Judaism: Equality | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Judaism: Equality
- 97 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Judaism, one religion of seven
- Paper 3
Judaism: Equality is examined in Paper 3, Area of Study 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if Judaism is the religion studied for that area.
It covers Jewish teaching on human rights, Jewish attitudes to equality and ahavat ha-beriot, religious freedom and the story of Esther, Jewish attitudes to prejudice and antisemitism, Jewish work for racial harmony, Jewish attitudes to racial discrimination, Jewish attitudes to social justice and Jewish teaching on wealth and poverty.
Sample questions from Judaism: Equality
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Jewish teaching on human rights
How might Jews use Proverbs 14:31 to support human rights?
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Proverbs 14:31 links how people treat the poor to how they treat God. The rights of the vulnerable must therefore be protected as a religious duty. -
Jewish attitudes to equality and ahavat ha-beriot
What does Leviticus 19:16 forbid?
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Leviticus 19:16 forbids spreading slander and standing idly by while a neighbour's life is in danger. -
Religious freedom and the story of Esther
How did Esther risk her life for her people?
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Esther approached the king without being summoned, which could mean death. Esther said, “If I perish, I perish”. -
Jewish attitudes to prejudice and antisemitism
Give two historical examples of antisemitism before the Holocaust.
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Jews were expelled from England in 1290 by Edward I. Jews were massacred in pogroms in the Russian Empire in the late 19th century. -
Jewish work for racial harmony
How did Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel work for racial harmony?
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Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel marched with Martin Luther King at Selma in 1965. Heschel said he felt his legs were praying. -
Jewish attitudes to racial discrimination
How do Jews interpret Genesis 3:16's statement that a husband will rule over his wife?
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Many Jews read Genesis 3:16 as describing a consequence of disobedience, not a command. The domination of one group by another is then a sign of a broken world. -
Jewish attitudes to social justice
What does Exodus 22 teach about lending to the poor?
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Exodus 22 forbids charging interest on a loan to a poor person. A cloak taken as a pledge must be returned before sunset, since it may be their only covering. -
Jewish teaching on wealth and poverty
What promise does Deuteronomy 14:29 attach to giving to the poor?
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Deuteronomy 14:29 promises that God will bless the work of those who provide for the needy.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Jewish teaching on human rights | René Cassin and the history of modern rights, Proverbs 14:31, the Holocaust, the UK charity that bears Cassin's name, situation ethics, duties alongside rights, and Humanist arguments. | 12 |
| Jewish attitudes to equality and ahavat ha-beriot | Leviticus 19:13–18 on workers, disabled people, judgement and neighbours, the causes and harms of inequality, why all people are equal, lessons from Jewish history, and Jewish groups working to reduce inequality. | 12 |
| Religious freedom and the story of Esther | Haman's plot and his words in Esther 3:8, Esther's risk and Mordecai's persuasion, how the story is celebrated, life in a multi-faith society, and debates over faith schools, shechitah and circumcision. | 13 |
| Jewish attitudes to prejudice and antisemitism | Proverbs 24:23, antisemitism before the Holocaust, how Nazi discrimination developed, tracking and opposing antisemitism in the UK, situation ethics, Holocaust Memorial Day, and work against prejudice today. | 12 |
| Jewish work for racial harmony | Leviticus 19:33–34 on the stranger, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the civil rights movement, JCORE, a multi-ethnic Jewish people, Israel and Ethiopian Jews, and the story of Ruth. | 12 |
| Jewish attitudes to racial discrimination | Genesis 3:16–24 and the unity of humankind, the Mishnah on why Adam was created alone, UK law on racial discrimination, racism within Jewish communities, and why chosenness is not superiority. | 12 |
| Jewish attitudes to social justice | Exodus 22:20–26 on strangers, widows, orphans and lending to the poor, tikkun olam, World Jewish Relief, work in the UK, situation ethics, and the history of Jewish involvement. | 12 |
| Jewish teaching on wealth and poverty | Absolute and relative poverty, Deuteronomy 14:22–29 and what it commands every third year, tzedakah and ma'aser kesafim, Maimonides' levels of giving, Perkei Avot 4:1 on riches, and pe'ah. | 12 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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