Studies of Religion is an elective NSW Higher School Certificate subject offered in many schools. Within that subject, Judaism is one of the religions which may be studied.
This section of our website links to a number of informational pages which may be of assistance to students of the Studies of Religion HSC and Preliminary courses. For more detailed information about any of the topics covered, please click on one of the links in the Table of Contents below. We also have more information about Jewish Ethics in the Ethics section of our website, and more information about Jewish texts in the Texts section of our website.
- What is Judaism?
- Jewish Life in Australia
- Environmental Aspects
- Animal Rights & Welfare
- Shmittah (the Sabbatical Year)
- Ethics
- Mitzvot (commandments)
- Social Ethics
- Peku’ach Nefesh (saving a life)
- Kabbalah (mystical traditions)
- Music
- People & Personalities
- Rites of Passage
- Shabbat (Sabbath)
- Synagogue Architecture
- Synagogue Interiors
- Texts
- Introduction
- Hebrew Bible
- Midrash
- Mishnah
- Talmud
- Siddur (Jewish Prayer Book)
- Women
