​Main Ideas

• ​The Persians took control of Babylon, and many exiled Jews returned to Judah.

• Under Persian rule, the Jews were not allowed to have their own government leaders, so they looked to their priests and scribes for guidance.

• The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings make up the Hebrew Bible.

​Each of these main Ideas will be the heading for each page of notes. This lesson we will be taking three pages of notes.

Return to Judah

1. ​

2. ​A synagogue is

​Rebuilding Judah

1. ​Some Jews wanted to return to judah some day

   1. The persians defeated the ______ and took over Babylon

      1. The New King let Jews return in ____

2. ​Once in Judah they rebuilt a new temple known as ________

3. ​The Persians ruled over the jews during this time

   1. ​They did not allow Jews to _______,_______,______

​What is in the Hebrew Bible?

1. ​Series of 24 books

   1. ​organized into ___ main sections

      1. ​Torah

      2. ​Prophets

      3. ​Writings

2. ​The first book of the Torah is _______

   1. ​It describes __________________________________

   2. ​

​Jewish Daily Life

• ​Many aspects of Jewish life, such as family roles, clothing, and food, were influenced by the Torah.

​Jewish daily life continued

1. ​The Torah was used as an educational tool to teach reading, writing, history, and ethics.

   1. Boys were taught_______________________________

   2. Girls were taught__________________________________

• Religious teachers often became community leaders due to the Torah’s prominence in daily life.

​Jewish Diet

1. ​Jews believed they were showing obedience to God by following rules about kosher foods and celebrating Passover with special foods.

   1. ​Kosher means__________________________