JUDAISM

JUDIASM

• Judaism is monotheistic.
• Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world that still exists today.

MAIMONIDES IS CALLED RAMBAM

• HE WAS A JEWISH PHILOSOPHER AND WROTE MANY BOOKS ABOUT THE JEWISH FAITH
• He died December 13,1204 in Fustat,Egypt.

FUSTAT,EGYPT

MAIMONIDES THIRTEEN PRINCIPLES OF FAITH

• God exists
• God is one and unique
• God is incorporeal (not composed of matter)
• God is eternal
• Prayer is directed to God alone and nobody else
• The words of the prophets are true
• Moses' prophecies are true, and Moses was the greatest of the prophets

THE REST OF THE THIRTEEN PRINCIPLES OF FAITH

• 8.The Written Torah (first 5 books of the Bible) and Oral Torah (teachings now contained in the Talmud and other writings) were given to Moses
• 9.There will be no other Torah
• 10.God knows the thoughts and deeds of men
• 11.God will reward the good and punish the wicked
• 12.The Messiah will come
• 13.The dead will be resurrected

KIPPAHS

• The Kippah is a cap or hat Jewish people wear to the synagogues on Saturdays(Sabbath).
• A kippah a brimless cap, usually made of cloth, worn by Jews to fulfill the customary requirement held by orthodox halachic authorities that the head be covered at all times.
• Men usually wear the Kippahs,woman usually don't.

HANAKUAH

• Hanukkah is celebrated on different days each year. In last year it started on December 6 and last until December 14.
• It lasts eight days.The first candle of the menorah is lit at nightfall of the first date.

SYNAGOGUE

• King Solomon built a magnificent Temple, dedicated to God, in Jerusalem.It consisted of three rooms: an entryway; an oblong room containing the menorah, incensealtar, and table of twelves loaves of bread; and an inner sanctum, called the Holy of Holies, which contained the Ark of the Covenant.

STAR OF DAVID