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Judaism is one of the original monotheistic religions and was founded around 3500 years ago within the Middle East. The religion is based off of one God and his all powerful ability. The religion states that God had appointed Abraham to be the caregiver for God and his supposedly chosen people, the Jews. The religion is the primary faith for the Jewish people.

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Belief: A unique set of ideas that form Judaism.

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Belief: A unique set of ideas that form Judaism.

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- The Jews are monotheistic
- The Jews keep God's laws
- The Jews seek to bring holiness to their lives
- You have to be born a Jew to be considered a Jew but they can be converted to Judaism if they aren't but it is hard to do
- Everything a Jewish person does is for God
- They believe that God created the whole universe

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Obey: How does the religion pull in the faithful?

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Obey: How does the religion pull in the faithful?

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- Non-Israelites joined the Israelite community often through marriage or acceptance of the beliefs and practices of the community which means that assimilation was a form of their conversion to Judaism
- Abraham & his descendants obtained many servants and pagans to their group increasing the amount of Israelite people
- After their journey from Egypt, the Israelites returned to their land of Israel and once again increased the number of their people who were non-Israelites and those who entered the land
- The miracles that Moses performed during their journey from Egypt was able to gain belief from the Isralites which is why they developed their faith in God

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Worship: The set of practices and rituals that the faithful "do" to show belief.

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Worship: The set of practices and rituals that the faithful "do" to show belief.

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- God is an act of worship
- The synagogue is the Jewish place of worship
- There is an Ark in every synagogue that has the 10 commandments written on it
- The Torah scrolls are the laws of God that were revealed to Moses which were in the first 5 Hebrew books
^The Torah desk and the Ark of the Synagogue^

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Spread: The set of methods and ways Judaism spread.

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Spread: The set of methods and ways Judaism spread.

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- Judaism was originated in Israel and both Roman and the Babylons destroyed the Jewish temple in separate years around 500 BC which sent the Jews away
-  According to the Bible, one day, God told Abraham to leave his home in Mesopotamia.  He was to make a long journey, west. God promised to lead him to a new land and to make his descendants leaders of a mighty nation. He ended up in Canaan
-  His descendants, the Hebrews lived there for many years.  Later however, some Hebrews moved to Egypt. The population grew and grew. This worried the pharaoh. He feared that the Hebrews would get too much power so he enslaved the Hebrews in Egypt.
- Moses led the Jews out of Egyptian slavery back to Canaan.
-  They then departed across Egypt bound for the Red Sea. They went through Mount Sinai, towards Canaan. They then heard from their spies that the land beyond was a land of giants. They refused to go on. Then, Moses commanded them to live in the desert until the generation that left Egypt with him, passed away. After this Moses divided the seas and they crossed with chariots.
- These groups were able to obtain more followers to deliver the teachings of Judaism to and practice their religion.

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Symbol: Written and visual images used by Judaism

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Symbol: Written and visual images used by Judaism

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Hebrew-

Five roses- grouped together are said to be represented/symbolize the five wounds of Christ.

Magen David-   is a popular motif in Jewish jewelry. There is nothing really Jewish about the Hand, but it is said to be a protection from the "Evil Eye". The Evil Eye is caused by other peoples jealousy.

Menorah-   is a popular motif in Jewish jewelry. There is nothing really Jewish about the Hand, but it is said to be a protection from the "Evil Eye". The Evil Eye is caused by other peoples jealousy.

Hamesh Hand-   is a popular motif in Jewish jewelry. There is nothing really Jewish about the Hand, but it is said to be a protection from the "Evil Eye". The Evil Eye is caused by other peoples jealousy.