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Founding the Religon

jearanowsk16 — 2013-12-13 19:21:36 UTC

The origin of Judaism starts with Abraham who, in the Torah, makes a covenant with Yahweh that he would make Abraham and his lineage a great people and deliver them to the holy land. Scholars believethat this happened sometime around c. 2000 B.C.E. It is believed to have been centered around the region of Canaan

Fundamental Beliefs and Importat Pratices

jearanowsk16 — 2013-12-13 19:34:07 UTC

In Judaism, there is formal set of formal mandatory beliefs that one must follow to be a Jew. Instead Judaism focuses more on actions rather than beliefs. The closest thing to a set of accepted beliefs in Judaism is Rambam's thirteen principles of faith.

Jewish Holidays

jmmuhleck16 — 2013-12-16 18:59:18 UTC

Rosh Hashanah 9/5/2013 Yom KIppur 9/14/2013 Sukkot 9/19/2013 Shemini Atzere t9/26/2013 Simchat Torah 9/27/2013 Chanukkah 11/28/2013 Tu B'Shevat 1/26/2013 Purim 2/24/2013 Pesach (Passover) 3/26/2013 Lag B'Omer 4/28/2013 Shavu'ot 5/15/2013 Tisha B'Av 7/16/2013

Important People and Figures

jearanowsk16 — 2013-12-16 19:05:59 UTC

The Patriarchs: Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, they are considered the fathers of Judaism. Another important figure is the prophet Moses who is considered to be the greatest of all the prophet

Jewish Texts

jmmuhleck16 — 2013-12-16 19:14:21 UTC

The sacred books for the religion Judaism are;

Tanakh
Torah
Talmud: The oral Torah
Midrash
Responsa
The Septuagint
Zohar

Methods of Reaching Paradise

jearanowsk16 — 2013-12-16 19:16:04 UTC

In this believe the methods for reaching paradise is to live a holy and righteous life dedicated to Yahweh, the god of creation. To worship and to celebrate on the appropriate holidays.

Impact on Society

hjklass16 — 2013-12-16 19:17:47 UTC

They created the first polio vaccine, discovered insulin, and

discovered that aspirin dealt with pain. They also have a peculiar

relationship with the United States. Each U.S. president has committed to

guaranteeing the military security of Isreal.

Holy Places

jmmuhleck16 — 2013-12-16 19:18:42 UTC

Some of Judaism's holy sites are : The Western Wall, Rachel's Tomb, The Tomb of King David, The Temple Mount, Jerusalem

Size of Religion

jearanowsk16 — 2013-12-16 19:19:54 UTC

because of the lack of a formal definition of what it means to be Jewish a census of the population is hard. In 2012 the population of Jewish people in the world was roughly 14 million. Less than 0.2 percent of the world is Jewish

Bibliography

jmmuhleck16 — 2013-12-16 19:23:06 UTC

ww.jewfaq.org/beliefs.htm

http://religions.findthedata.org/q/2/1471/What-are-Judaism-s-holy-sites

http://www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/jews-less-than-0-2-of-world-population/2012/09/20/

Primary Location

jearanowsk16 — 2013-12-16 19:37:00 UTC

Israel

Primary Location of Religion

hjklass16 — 2013-12-16 19:37:28 UTC

Isreal

Symbol

hjklass16 — 2013-12-16 19:39:05 UTC