JUDAISM

ORIGINS OF RELIGION

• Judaism began 2000 B.C.E
• Its origin is Canaan, which is the area of Israel and Palestine
• It is the oldest of the major religions that believe in one God.

MAJOR LEADERS

• Abraham was the founder of Judaism.
• Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt.
• Rabbi, Chazzan, Gabbai

ESSINTIAL TENETS OR BELIEFS

• Monotheistic faith.
• Torah
• A messiah will come.
• All connected.
• God knows all.

CURRENT NUMBER OF ADHERENTS

INTERESTING FACTS

• Many Jews are taught to read Hebrew.
• The oldest monotheistic religion in the world.
• According to Jewish law, once a Jew, always a Jew.
• Eight days after a baby is born, a ceremony is held.

DIVISIONS BETWEEN BELIEVERS

• Orthodox
• Conservative
• Reform Judaism
• Reconstruction Judaism

IMPACT OF THIS FAITH

• Christianity and Islam are based on Judaism.
• Respect for human life.
• Education

FESTIVALS

• Bar Mitzvah
• Rosh Hashanah
• Passover

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.jewfaq.org/
• http://www.patheos.com/Library/Judaism/Origins/Beginnings.html
• http://www.abc.net.au/religion/stories/s796551.htm
• http://www.compellingtruth.org/
• People of the world: Customs and beliefs & Cambridge: Religions