JUDAISM

JUDAISM BELIEFS

• Judaism has no official requirements for membership.
• In Judaism, they worship one, all-powerful God. They are monotheistic.
• Jewish people believe that a future heroic figure will restore peace to the world.
• The basic laws of Judaism come from a book called the Torah.

JEWISH RITUALS

• Keeping kosher, Jews eat kosher foods to have obedience to God.
• Jews pray in a Synagogue.

BRIEF HISTORY OF JUDAIUSM

• Established more than 3,200 years ago, Judaism is the oldest
• of the Southwest Asian religions. Judaism is concentrated in Israel.
• Many Jews spread out to the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

JEWISH HOLIDAYS

• Rosh Hashanah is celebrated as two days everywhere because it occurs on the first day of a month. Messengers were not dispatched on the holiday, so even people in Israel did not know whether a new moon had been observed, and everybody celebrated two days. The practice was also maintained after the mathematical calendar was used.
• Yom Kippur is celebrated only one day everywhere, extending the holiday's restrictions for a second day would cause an undue hardship.
• Chanukkah, it remembers the Temple after it was spoiled by the Greeks.