Judaism Notes

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Judaism

Demographics Symbol

Judaism

• The smallest of the 5 major world religions:

20 million followers

• That’s less than 1 % (0.023%) of the world’s population

<1% (mathematically)

Question #4

Judaism

• Mostly located in the Middle East

• Israel is a Jewish country in the Middle East

– Located along the Mediterranean Sea in between

Egypt and Mesopotamia

Flag of Israel

Question #5

Judaism throughout the World

• Most Jews live in Israel (about 8 million)

• About 6 million Jews live in the United States

• Several million Jews live in Europe

– France, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Austria

Question #6 & #7

Judaism

• This is the world’s first monotheistic religion

– Founded in 535 BCE

• Based on the teachings of The Torah

– The Holy Book

• Abraham is considered to be “the father” of

Judaism

Question #8

Main Beliefs

• Created by Abraham. Abraham had two sons:

– Isaac and Ishmael

• The Hebrew people fled to Egypt because of a drought, but the pharaoh took them as slaves

• Moses led the Hebrew people across the Red

Sea back to Israel to escape slavery

– They wandered the desert for 40 years in search of

Israel

• Believe that God revealed his laws and commandments to Moses on Mt. Sinai

Question #9

Monotheism

• At the time, other religions focused on the belief of many gods

• Judaism was the first major religion to follow monotheism:

– the belief in one all-powerful god

Question #10

Similarities between

Christianity and Judaism

• Jewish people believe that the Ten

Commandments are the laws that God put forth to live by

• Later, Christianity would develop many of the same beliefs as Judaism

– Jesus Christ was Jewish

Question #11 & #12

Judaism

• Jews believe that the Messiah has not yet come to earth and that God will soon send them one

• Jerusalem is a holy city

• Jews worship in a synagogue

• Rabbis are spiritual leaders

Modern-Day Israel

• Today, there is violence between the

Jewish people and Palestinian people

– 75% Jewish People

– 25% Palestinian

• After World War II, a treaty was signed to make a new Jewish nation

– Israel was created from Palestinian land

• Parts of Israel have been given to the

Palestinian people

– Golan Heights

– West Bank

– Gaza Strip

Question #13

Jerusalem

• A sacred city to 3 different religions

– Christianity

– Islam

– Judaism

• Both Israelis and Palestinians claim

Israel

– This is an on-going issue in the Israeli-

Palestinian conflict

• Promises - A documentary that shows the conflict through eyes of the children

Judaism

Possible extra credit questions:

• What does the “Star of David” symbolize?

• What are the different branches of Judaism?

• Who are some famous Jewish people in the world?

• What is the largest Jewish Synagogue in the

United States?

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