JUDAISM

Leaders
Judaism does not have a ingle leader. In ancient times, Kings, prophets, and sages where all leaders.

What do Jews believe?
Level: Basic
-Judaism does not have a formal mandatory beliefs.
-the most accepted summary of Jewish beliefs is Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith.
-even these basic principles have been debated.
-Judaism focuses on the relationships between the Creator, mankind, and the land of Israel.

13 PRINCIPLES OF FAITH.

• God exists
• God is one and unique
• God is incorporeal (not composed of matter)
• God is eternal
• Prayer is to be directed to God alone and no other.
• The words of the profit are true.
• Moses' prophecies are true, and Moses was the greatest of prophets.
• The written Torah (first five books of the bible) was given to Moses.
• There will be no other Torah.
• God knows the thoughts and deeds of men.
• God will reward the good and punish the wicked.
• The messiah will come
• The dead will be resurrected (come back to life)

Sacred Objects and Locations.
Location- Jerusalem.
Holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual center of the Jewish people.
Objects- The Hanukkah lamp.
Famous Sites
Kotel- Western Wall
Temple Mount (mount Moriah)-
Where the creation of the world began.

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AREAS mOST PROMINET

• Area-adherents-population
• Africa-337,000-.05%
• Asia-5,587,000-.2%
• Europe-1,469,00-.3%
• Latin America-1,092,000-.2%
• Northern America-7,003,000-2.5%
• Oceania-96,000-.4%
• Eurasia-2,236,000-.8%
• World-17,822,000-.3%

Holy Book
It's called Torah
It's basically the First Five books of the Bible
Genes's, Exodus, leviticus, and Deuteronomy.
Includes all Jewish Law and Trdition.

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