Created By:
Tenitsa De La Cruz,
Darius Hopkins,
and Roger Gray
The religion of Judaism began around
2000 B.C., and is the oldest of western
religions. It was practiced in a
synagogue in the Middle East, where the
Jews would pray to their God and read
from the “Torah”, a guide for the Jews to
do God’s will and show respect and love
for their God.
Jews are chosen people of God.
All humans are equally God’s children.
God revealed himself to the prophets, and provided the
Jews with the Torah to show the Jews what an obedient
and Holy life is like.
There is one universal God who is omnipotent( all
powerful), omniscient( total knowledge), and
omnipresent( present everywhere).
It is expected of every Jew to follow the 10
commandments.
Abraham and Moses key figures in Judaism history.
Holocaust - Biggest, Most Important, Dramatic turning
point.
World War II – Many Jews died and were put through
hard Situations.
The Judaism Reform – Gave them equal rights ; more
independence.
The Enlightenment – led to reductions in
European laws that did not allow the Jews to
have a normal, more stable lives.
The Jewish Emancipation – the freeing of Jews
to have equal rights as equal citizens
Daily – Mainly centers around prayers which are said 3
times per day.
Weekly – The 7th day of the week is a holy day known as
the Sabbath. This brings that family closer together during
the times that they attend services.
Monthly – Not very important. In the beginning of the
month, some additional prayers are said, but they’re not as
important as other prayers.
Annually – There are specific religious celebrations that are
more important to them then others
--Ex- New Years, Days Of Awe, The Feast Of Booths, and The
Festival Or Passover
Judaism today can be broken down into 4 major and 3 minor
forms of Judaism.
-Zionism And Zionists: Made up of Jews who support Judaism
in its modern state.
-Secular: Judaism is not as important to them or as strong in
their lives.
-Orthodox: Jews disagree with Judaism and how it is today.
They believe they have the true religion within them.
-Reform Judaism: Based on ethics; how the people should
behave. It is Currently the form of Judaism with the most
followers.
- Conservative Judaism: Lies in between the life on Earth
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and Beyond. They believe that “Some kind of divine
revelation took place at Mount Sinai”
- Reconstruction Judaism: A modern American version
of Judaism whose ideas come from Mordecai Kaplan, a
rabbi from New York City.
-Hasidic Judaism: Promotes spirituality
and joy as fundamental
aspects of Jewish faith.
http://www.Jewfaq.org/beliefs.htm
http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/judais
m/jtime.htm
http://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/Jsource/Judaism/T
he_Origins_Of_Reform_Judaism.html
http://www.ehcweb.ehc.edu/faculty/fkellog/211u2.
htm
http://www.rossel.net/basic04.htm
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