10 Facts about Judaism

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• 10 Facts about Judaism

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Fact 1

• Monotheistic religion
• Jewish people believe that God is all-knowing,
  all-powerful, just, and merciful.
• Christians and Muslims are also believers in an
  all-knowing, all-powerful, just, and merciful God.

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Fact 2

• The Jewish religion teaches that people have free
  will and are responsible for their choices.
• The Christian and Muslim religions also teach this

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Fact 3

• The Torah (Holy Book) is the primary document
  that reveals Gods instructions to the Jewish
  people.The Torah is the first five books of the
  Old Testament from the Bible.
• It has 613 Commandments of which the 10
  Commandments are considered to be the most
  important.

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Fact 4

• Jewish people share a belief in the Old Testament
  with Christians.
• Jewish people are waiting for the Messiah to come
  for the first time to claim the righteous.
• Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Son
  of God and the Messiah who will come to earth the
  second time to claim the righteous.
• Jesus is an important prophet to the Jewish
  faith, but not the Messiah.

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Fact 5

• Jewish people recognize that Muslims and
  Christians worship the same God as they do.
• The Jewish religion teaches that all righteous
  people go to heaven regardless of their religion.

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Fact 6

• Traditional Judaism uses matrilineal descent to
  determine who is Jewish.
• For example If your mother is Jewish and your
  father is not, you are considered Jewish.
• If your father is Jewish, but your mother is not,
  you are not considered Jewish.
• Depending in the type of Judaism, this rule may
  or may not be recognized today.

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Fact 7

• The Jewish day of rest is called Shabbat.
• It is the most important ritual observance named
  in the 10 Commandments.
• All Jewish days begin and end at sunset
  therefore, the Shabbat begins on Friday night at
  sundown and lasts until Saturday at sundown.
• Jewish people are not supposed to carry money or
  ride in cars on Shabbat. Many people will park
  their cars a few blocks from the synagogue and
  walk because of the long distance they might have
  to drive to worship.

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Fact 8

• Synagogue is a Jewish house of worship, also know
  as shul or temple depending on the branch of
  Judaism.
• Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox are the three
  main branches. Orthodox is the strictest.
• Orthodox Jews separate the seating of the men and
  women in the synagogue.

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Magen David Star of David represents the shield
of King David. It is a relatively new symbol of
Judaism. In the 17th century, it was used to
identify synagogues. In 1897 it was adopted as
the emblem of the Zionist Movement (push for
Jewish homeland) Today it is a symbol of the
country of Israel, and on its flag.
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Fact 10

• Israel is tied to Jewish law. Living outside of
  Israel is considered an exile for the Jewish
  people.
• In 1947 the United Nations divided Palestine
  into Jewish and Arab sections. In 1948, the
  Jewish people declared Israel a nation, and it
  was recognized by many western nations.
• One-third of the worlds Jewish population lives
  in Israel.

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