Judaism by BRIAN BLANCHARD

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The Sacred Text and Site

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The sacred text is called the Torah and the holy site is in Jerusalem.

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Works Cited

"Britannica School." Britannica School. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2013.

"How Many People Follow the Religion of Judaism?" How Many People Follow the Religion of Judaism? N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.

"Judaism 101: Jewish Population." Judaism 101: Jewish Population. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.

"Judaism 101: What Do Jews Believe?" Judaism 101: What Do Jews Believe? N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.

Sager, Robert J., and David M. Helgren. World Geography Today. N.p.: n.p., 2000. Print.

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This religion celebrates Hanukkah instead of Christmas, they have a Passover

every spring, and they have RoshHa-Shanah and Yom Kippur in fall.

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If a religion is monotheistic it means that they only believe in one

god, such as the Jews believe that there is only one God.

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The Star of David was taken by the Jews in the 19th century during the

time when the Germans were trying to take over Europe, and the star was

given the meaning of heroism.

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Almost every person in the Bible that spread God's word is important to

the Jews because they follow the word to the best of their abilities. A few examples

are Abraham and Moses when they helped lead the Jews.

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About 14.5 million people follow Judaism as their religion in the world

and there are about 5-6 million Jews in the United States.

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The Jews believe that there is only one God and that God will punish the wicked, but reward the good.

They also believe that Jesus will return and the dead will be resurrected and the world will come to an end.

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