| * Judaism’s sacred documents are called Haftra & Torah. * I know some of their major holidays like Passover and Hanukkah for example, and I also know the significance of the Sabbath or Saturday services. * I know the Ten Commandments Judaism religion goes by. * They believe that every person was created in the image of God. * Judaism is a monotheistic faith meaning they believe in only one god.…
Before 70 CE Jews lived together in Judea with self autonomy. Jews worshipped god in their temple and they were very focused on rituals. Additionally, in this time period there was a lot of diversity in beliefs and many different sects. However, things began to change when Jews began to revolt against Rome. The Roman’s violent actions toward the Jews and the Jews not wanting to give up leads to the development of Rabbinic Judaism.…
Moses: The holy book of Judaism is the Torah. It is composed of 39 books creating the complete Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible.…
Judaism was developed in a land called Cannan, which is presently Israel. They worship in temples called synagogues. Most people credit Abraham to be the founder with creating Judaism, because he made a covenant with God. Some people credit Moses to be the founder of Judaism because he helped the Jews leave Egypt, and got the 10 Commandments from God at Mt. Sinai. The 10 Commandments are one of the teachings of Judaism. It gives followers laws to live by. Jews also believed in Monotheism.…
Christians main book is the Bible. With writings about Christians religion into two sections- Old and New Testament. Hebrew Scriptures (the old…
2. God, Torah, and Israel are the three things that make Judaism a living religion. God is the creator of heaven and earth, shows us mercy and justice, and gave Moses the Torah. The Ten Commandments, word to humanity, and God’s will are expressed in the Torah. Children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who received the Torah from God on Mount Sinai are referred to as Israel. (World Religions in America, 125-126.)…
God used Abraham and “blessed” him with a large family. Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, would later be named “Israel” by God. Jacob had 12 sons that would establish the 12 tribes of Israel in the land of Canaan. This began the foundation of Israel and the Jewish people. The name “Jew” is used because the Jewish people came from the tribe of Judah. Israel would leave the land of Canaan because of a famine and be slaves in Egypt for 400 years. After 40 years of wondering in the desert, Moses led the people to the promised land of…
Judaism: 3 main : Land, People, and Belief. 3 main people Abraham, Moses and David…
The Judaism religion is better described as an Israel way of life that’s based off of the Tanakh. The Tanakh is essentially a different version of the Christians “Old Testament.” Including the creation of the world by God, and his commandments. The Torah aka “The Penateuch” are the teachings of the Jewish religion referenced by the five books of Moses. The Torah consists of Genesis, Exodus, Levicticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Another group of books from The Tanakah are the “Prophets” The Prophets are a group of books that are ascribed to the leading of reformers such as Isah, and spoke about the flaws in society, promising a Messiah to freeing them and leading them to power. Jewish theology elaborates on the principles of faith in the light of contemporary life and thought. Philosopher Maimonides blends the theology of the Jews with Greek and Muslim Philosophy, creating his “Thirteen Principles of Faith.” An example of the spiritual side of Judaism that expresses the soul’s “mystical journey toward God” is known as Mystical Kabbalism, and it began during the second temple period. Mystical Kabbalism began to seriously develop during the European Middle Ages. Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer was the founder of the mystical Jewish Hasidic sect in Eastern Europe in the 1700’s. Eliezer was known as Baal-Shem Tov, which means “Master of God’s Name.” Rabbi Eliezer strived to want others to live by the Torah with its insight, and to follow God’s principles. God’s principles are: Ecstasy (Hitlahavut), embracing God beyond time and space, Service (Avoda) to God in time and space, Intention (Kavana), the mystery of the soul directed to redeeming the…
Judaism is the oldest of the monotheistic religions, and its history is heavily connected to the history of the Jewish people themselves. Its story begins with the original agreement made between Abraham and God, circa 1900 BCE, when Abraham was called to leave his home in Ur and migrate to Cannan (later known as Palestine and Israel), a land God promised to give to his descendants. The second and chief agreement was made 450 years later when Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt (the exodus) back to the lands of Canaan. At Mt Horeb (Sinai), God gave the Jewish people the 10 Commandants and other rules to live by (contained in the Torah, the first five books of the Bible), marking the beginning of Judaism as a structured religion. Jewish civilisation after the mass migration thrived in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, initially headed by effective lords like Saul, David and Solomon, who built the first great temple in Jerusalem.…
1. The contribution to Judaism of ONE significant person or school of thought, other than Abraham or Moses, drawn from:…
When prehistory shades into history, in the Middle East, there has already occurred the first identifiable movement of a group linked by their language - the Semitic tribes.…
Those who study religions often focus on the history of it. They look for key things like stories, myths, important people, and key events that took place. It is always easier to learn about a topic if you break it down into sections like, people of importance and key events that happened during their life.…
As a way to look for ancient religions and by what I found about Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world. Judaism is not just a religion, but it is the way and the law for Jews life. Judaism laws are based on Torah. The Torah is the writing of God. Torah is the basis for all sects of all Jews. Torah came from God so it is holey laws and the laws must follow. All Judaism believes in one God and creation. Israel is the Jews homeland. The place where the Jews pray in called Synagogues. The Synagogues built around the eighteenth century as a special action to show their liability to the Jaws and to prove the Jews base. The oldest synagogues located in the United State. It built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island. It is Touro Synagogue.…
The children of Israel are the descendants of Prophet Ya’qoob (Jacob) who was the son of Prophet Ishaaq (Isaac), son of Prophet Ibraaheem (Abraham), peace be upon them all. Their history in the Holy land started when Prophet Ibraaheem, peace be upon him, migrated from Iraaq to Shaam (which comprises of modern day Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and parts of Iraq and Saudi Arabia) where his son Prophet Ishaaq and grandson Prophet Ya’qoob were born.…