JEWISH LIFE CYCLE
LESSON IV
1.
Have students list the seven scraments of the Catholic church, and discuss what role each plays in the life of a Catholic (what events/milestones do they mark, how are they celebrated, etc...).

Handout
on Jewish Life Cycle (to either be distributed and read as a class or used as a resource for lecture material)

Activity: Divide students in to small groups and have them come up with their own answers to the following:
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3.
Compare Bar/Bat Mitzvah to Confirmation.  How are they similar, and how are they different?  What obligations do these rituals place on the person receiving them.
NOTES:
Vocabulary words: brit milah, pidyon-ha-ben, kohein, bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, kiddushin, nisuin
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