JUDAISM

IS IT MONOTHEISTIC OR POLYTHEISTIC?

• Judaism is one of the oldest of the world's monotheistic religions

WHAT IS THEIR RELIGIOUS TEXT?

• The torah
• One of there teachings in the torah is thatOne night Abraham climbed
• Mount Sinai and it is believe that God gave him the 10 Commandments
• that eventually became part of the Old Testament. The 10 Commandments
• provided the Jewish people guidelines of how to live their lives.

WHO WAS THE FOUNDER?

• Abraham is believed to be the father of the Jewish people.
• According to jewish scripture, God visited Abraham one day and made a
• Sacred agreement with him. Abraham promised that he and his desendants
• Would follow god's teachings and God promised to love them.

WHAT IS THERE PLACE OF WORSHIP?

• Jews worship in synagogues

WHERE DID THE RELIGION ORIGINATE?

• Religion was originated in jerusalem, Israel
• Around 3500 years old
• One of the oldest of the world's monotheistic religions

SPREAD OF THE RELIGION

• Only nation where Jewish people are the majority of the population
• The smallest, with only about 12 million followers around the world

TRADITIONS, RITUAL, AND PEOPLE

• Abraham is believed to be the father of the Jewish people
• Men and women usually sit separately in the synagogues
• Men are required to cover their heads with a hat called a yarmulke
• Moses is the leader who freed the Jews from slavery

INTERESTING FACTS

• In ancient times Jewish people were called Hebrews or Israelite
• Jews can eat meat from any animal that chews its cud and has a split hoof
• When Jewish boys (aged 13) and girls (aged 12) become adults