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= Judaism =

Founder:
The founder of Judaism was Abraham. It was originated in 2000 BCE with a divine covenant between the God of the ancient Israelites and Abraham.



Religious Leaders:
Rabbis- Leaders of synagogues Abraham- Founder of religion Moses- Gave Jews the Torah around 1250 BC

Place of Worship:
Synagogue (Like a church)- Where Jews come together for community prayer services. Temple- Reform Jews say the word "temple" because they consider every one of their meeting places to be equivilant to, or a replacement for, The Temple.

Where Judaism Began:
Judaism began in the Middle East area, around Israel. Today, basically where ever there are people, there are Jews.

Main Beliefs:
Only believe in one God. Each person was created in the image of God, therefore, everyone is created equally.

Gods:
 Believe in only one God, which is their Jewish God.

Sacred Writings:
Torah- contains 613 mitzvot (rules) that were given to Moses 10 Commandments:
 * You shall have no other Gods but me.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">You shall not miss use the name of the lord, your God.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">Respect your mother and father.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">You must not kill.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">You must not commit adultery.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">You must not steal.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">You must not give false evidence against your neighbor.
 * <span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">You must not be envious of your neighbors good's. You shall not be envious of his house, nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor.

<span style="color: rgb(238, 167, 23);">Religious Practices:
<span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">They worship in their house, or public meetings for special occasions, or holidays.

<span style="color: rgb(238, 167, 23);">Religious Festivals/Holidays:
<span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">Rosh Hashanah- Takes place in late September and early October. Celebrated on the 1st and 2nd days of the Jewish month of Tishri. Yom Kippur- Takes place on Tishri 10, and is 9 days after Rosh Hashanah. It is the holiest day in the Jewish year. They fast and pray all day. Hanukkah- Kislev 25(December 12-19). 8 days long. Is also called the festival of lights.

<span style="color: rgb(238, 167, 23);">Religious Symbols:
<span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">Star of David- named after King David of ancient Israel. It represents the shape of his sheild.

<span style="color: rgb(238, 167, 23);">Interesting Facts:
<span style="color: rgb(249, 112, 11);">1st major monotheism religion There are 14 million Jews in the world 0.22% of the world population are Jewish 2 out of 3 Jews were killed in the Holocaust 10 Commandments are centerpiece of Jewish law Sabbath- Holy day; Friday - Saturday Yalmuke- Head covering There are three branches of Jews: Orthodox, Reform and Conservative Kosher- Dietary laws