JUDAISM. Where is Judaism Practiced? According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics there is...
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JUDAISM
Where is Judaism Practiced?
Where is Judaism Practiced?
⬜ According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics there is 14,993,000 Jews worldwide
◼In Israel alone there is 5,703,700◼United States has 5,275,000
Important Beliefs
⬜They believe that Jesus existed, but he was not God’s son⬜They also believe that their Savior/Messiah has not come yet
⬜Monotheistic (one God)⬜Diaspora- when the Jews were
removed from Israel, their homeland.⬜Moses- most important prophet in
Judaism, the leader who freed the Jews from slavery in Egypt.
Holidays
⬜ Hanukkah- A Jewish festival, lasting eight days in December, that honors the building of their temple.
⬜ Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah - a special ceremony on a boy’s/girl’s 13th birthday that shows they’re becoming adults in the Jewish religion.
⬜ Passover- celebrated to honor when the Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt by Moses.
⬜ Rosh Hashanah- Jewish new year⬜ Yom Kippur- The holiest day of the Jewish year,
on which Jews fast and say prayers
Worship
⬜Religious Leader = Rabbi⬜Place of Worship = Synagogue⬜Name for God = Yahweh (in Hebrew)⬜Ceremonial Clothing = Yarmulke, men wear it on their heads to show respect to God.⬜Symbols =
◼Star of David
◼Menorah