Unit 02 · Move 01 · Meet
02.1 / COVENANT FIELDWORKMeet a Jewish neighbor
How do memory, family, peoplehood, and practice shape a Jewish person’s story?
Meet · Person first
Listen for story, identity, memory, and practice.
A Jewish neighbor may describe Jewishness as religion, ancestry, peoplehood, culture, covenant, or some combination. Ask rather than assume.
Identity
What does being Jewish mean in your own life?
Memory
Which family stories or holidays have shaped you most?
Practice
Are there Jewish practices that carry special meaning for you?
Scripture
How do you relate to the Torah or the rest of the Tanakh?
Messiah
What associations does the word Messiah have for you?
Permission
Would you be open to hearing why I believe Jesus belongs within Israel’s story?
Field notebook · Judaism · Move 01
Write four questions that would help you understand a Jewish neighbor’s actual identity and beliefs.
Judaism is lived by people whose identity cannot be reduced to a list of doctrines.