O level Notes : FRS - How Judaism encourages inter-dependency among families
During the Exodus, the Israelites encountered a number of challenges, chief among them were food and water problems which they experienced in the wilderness. It was through the exodus experience that interdependence among families was encouraged and is still being encouraged.
How Judaism encourages inter-dependency among families
From the period of the Exodus, various groups of the Hebrews shared a common objective of reaching the Promised Land of Canaan. During the Exodus, the Israelites encountered a number of challenges, chief among them were food and water problems which they experienced in the wilderness. It was through the exodus experience that interdependence among families was encouraged and is still being encouraged.
(i) Miracles by Moses
Through the inspired leadership of Moses, they were able to get food in the form of manna and water that gushed out of a rock. The great crowd shared what was made available by their God. The idea of inter- dependency among families was cultivated during that period in Judaism.
(ii) Religious feasts
Modern Jews commemorate the Passover. They remember the period of the Exodus. During the Passover feast, Jews contribute towards the successful holding of the Passover ceremony and share the holy meal. The Passover, the Pentecost and the Tabernacles are feasts where Jews share what they have during the commemorations, encourages inter-dependency among families in Judaism.