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JUDAISM
BASIC BELIEFS OF JUDAISM
God is not associated with other gods, only people
and the world
 God is only concerned with the actions of human
beings
 Prayer to God is the only way to connect with
him
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ORIGIN OF JUDAISM
Began during the 6th-5th century BCE
 According to scholars, exiled Judahites in
Babylon altered ideas for monotheism, divine law
and Covent becoming Judaism
 Then they returned to Jerusalem to build a
kingdom based on Judaism
 According to the Hebrew bible, Judaism started
when God chose the children of Israel as his own
people
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THE IMPORTANT SYMBOLS AND
TRADITIONS OF JUDAISM
The mezuzah: an important symbol that reminds
people of the presence of God.
 Baby naming ceremonies, also known as Simchat
Bat ceremonies for baby girls takes place in
synagogues eight days after birth.
 Simcha (marriage ceremony) celebrates the union
between two Jewish people
 The marriage traditionally takes place under a
canopy, or chuppah.
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IMPORTANT EVENTS CAUSED BY JUDAISM
The sacking of Jerusalem by the Roman Empire
 The Crusades by Catholic Christians
 WWII and the Holocaust
 Today’s Palestinian-Israeli conflict
 The making of the country of Israel
 http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judai
sm/jewpop.html
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THE GOD(S) OF JUDAISM
There is one god
 The only proper name for God is “YHWH”
 Elohim also means god
 God can also be called “El” or “Shadda” which
mean the mighty one and almighty respectively
 Elyon=most high
 Avinu=our father
 All refer to same god
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THE HISTORY OF JUDAISM
Abraham was regarded as the first Hebrew, and
the father of the Jewish
people.
 After he fulfilled his promise in worshipping only
one God, Abraham was rewarded with his son
Jacob inheriting the land of Israel.
 They later went to Mount Sinai where they
received the Torah, which is the
book of Moses.
 63BCE, Romans take over Israel
 70CE, Sacking of Jerusalem, Jews scatter (The
Diaspora
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THE HISTORY OF JUDAISM
After WWII (1948), the Jews are given the
country of Israel
 Currently, there is a “religious war” in the
Middle East between Israel and Arabian
countries
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POPULARITY OF JUDAISM
Over 15 million
Jewish people
 Countries with top
Jewish populations
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Jews
% of World Jewish
Population
Rank
Country
1
Israel
5,313,800
40.6%
2
United States
5,275,000
40.3%
3
France
491,500
3.8%
4
Canada
373,500
2.9%
5
United Kingdom
297,000
2.3%
6
Russia
228,000
1.7%
7
Argentina
184,500
1.4%
8
Germany
118,000
0.9%
9
Australia
103,000
0.8%
10
Brazil
96,500
0.7%
11
Ukraine
80,000
0.6%
12
South Africa
72,000
0.6%
13
Hungary
49,700
0.4%
14
Mexico
39,800
0.3%
15
Belgium
31,200
0.2%
THE PLACES THE RELIGION IS PRACTICED
Judaism is practiced in countries all around the
world, but the majority
of Jewish people dwell in Israel, United States,
Russia, England, and
Canada
 Next to none in Muslim countries
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RACE/CULTURES ASSOCIATED WITH
The Jewish people technically have a culture of
their own
 Most Jewish people are Caucasian
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish
Belief, Tradition and
Practice, Wayne Dosick, no date
A history of Jews, Paul Johnson, Harper Collins, 1988
Philosophy of Judaism, Julius Guttman, translated
by David Silverman, 1964
Stillman, Norman. "The Jews of Arab Lands." 1979
(Magazine)
Tracy Rich. "Judaism
101." http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm. 1995
Yona Williams. "Basic Beliefs and Clothing."
http://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publish/article_
8761.shtml. 2 November
2008
“Judaism.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism. 2010