Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and was founded over 3500 years ago in the Middle East. Jews believe that God appointed the Jews to be his chosen people in order to set an example of holiness and ethical behaviour to the world.
Formed at mount Sinai. It was actually a nationality before it became a religion.
Judaism is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion, dating back nearly 4,000 years. Followers of Judaism believe in one God who revealed himself through ancient prophets. The history of Judaism is essential to understanding the Jewish faith, which has a rich heritage of law, culture and tradition.
Judaism Beliefs
Jewish people believe there’s only one God who has established a covenant—or special agreement—with them. Their God communicates to believers through prophets and rewards good deeds while also punishing evil.
Most Jews (with the exception of a few groups) believe that their Messiah hasn’t yet come—but will one day.
Jewish people worship in holy places known as synagogues, and their spiritual leaders are called rabbis. The six-pointed Star of David is the symbol of Judaism.
Today, there are about 14 million Jews worldwide. Most of them live in the United States and Israel. Traditionally, a person is considered Jewish if his or her mother is Jewish.
Torah
The Jewish sacred text is called the Tanakh or the “Hebrew Bible.” It includes the same books as the Old Testament in the Christian Bible, but they’re placed in a slightly different order.
The Torah—the first five books of the Tanakh—outlines laws for Jews to follow. It’s sometimes also referred to as the Pentateuch.
Founder of Judaism
The origins of Jewish faith are explained throughout the Torah. According to the text, God first revealed himself to a Hebrew man named Abraham, who became known as the founder of Judaism.
Jews believe that God made a special covenant with Abraham and that he and his descendants were chosen people who would create a great nation.
Abraham’s son Isaac, and his grandson Jacob, also became central figures in ancient Jewish history. Jacob took the name Israel, and his children and future generations became known as Israelites.
More than 1,000 years after Abraham, the prophet Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt after being enslaved for hundreds of years.
According to scriptures, God revealed his laws, known as the Ten Commandments, to Moses at Mt. Sinai.
Jewish Temples
Around 1000 B.C., King David ruled the Jewish people. His son Solomon built the first holy Temple in Jerusalem, which became the central place of worship for Jews.
The kingdom fell apart around 931 B.C., and the Jewish people split into two groups: Israel in the North and Judah in the South.
Sometime around 587 B.C., the Babylonians destroyed the first Temple and sent many Jews into exile.
A second Temple was built in about 516 B.C. but was eventually destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D.
The destruction of the second Temple was significant because Jewish people no longer had a primary place to gather, so they shifted their focus to worshipping in local synagogues.
Jewish Holy Books
While the Tanakh (which includes the Torah) is considered the sacred text of Judaism, many other important manuscripts were composed in later years. These offered insights into how the Tanakh should be interpreted and documented oral laws that were previously not written down..Around 200 A.D., scholars compiled the Mishnah—a text that describes and explains the Jewish code of law that was previously orally communicated.
Talmud
Later, the Talmud, a collection of teachings and commentaries on Jewish law, was created. The Talmud contains the Mishnah and another text known as the Gemara (which examines the Mishnah). It includes the interpretations of thousands of rabbis and outlines the importance of 613 commandments of Jewish law.
The first version of the Talmud was finalized around the 3rd century A.D. The second form was completed during the 5th century A.D.
Judaism embraces several other written texts and commentaries. One example is the 13 Articles of Faith, which was written by a Jewish philosopher named Maimonides.
Shabbat
Shabbat is recognized as a day of rest and prayer for Jews. It typically begins at sunset on Friday and lasts until nightfall on Saturday.
Observing Shabbat can take many forms, depending on the type of Judaism that a Jewish family may follow. Orthodox and Conservative Jews, for example, may refrain from performing any physical labor, using any electrical device or other prohibited activities.
Most observant Jews celebrate Shabbat by reading or discussing the Torah, attending a synagogue or socializing with other Jews at Shabbat meals.
Judaism and Persecution
Throughout history, Jewish people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. Some well-known events include:
1066 Granada Massacre: On December 30, 1066, a Muslim mob stormed the royal palace in Granada and killed more than 1,000 Jewish families. The group also kidnapped and crucified Joseph ibn Naghrela, the Jewish vizier to the Berber king.
Israeli – Palestinian conflict began in late 19 century when anti Semitism and jingoism spread in Russia and Europe caused Zionist movement and jews started to emigrate towards Palestine, the main reason were anti jewish programme and targeted riots in 1881 – 1884 russia , after that we seen in 20th century hitller had killed more than 80 lakh jews in gas chambers. Very bad things happened with jews people and can anyone give to sorry towards them , no.
In britishers under balfour declaration promised Palestine for JEWISH HOMELAND but got opposed in 1919 by Palestinian population, the great arab revolt of the Palestine in 1936 palestine did massive revolt against britisher which got chrushed by british till 1939 , finally from UNO done a part of Palestine- Israel . and Jerusalem had controlled by UNO ,
UNITED NATIONS under the resolution no 181 did partition of Palestine and Jerusalem was in international control which was about to be governed by UN .
A 8 month long war started between arab states and Israel which is called 1st ARAB ISRAEL WAR, form this war 760000 palestinians to emigrate to west bank , gaza and neighbouring arab countries, and due to Palestinian and israeli conflict in 1964 was established the Palestine liberation organisation ( PLO) .
IN 1967 , in the six day war Israel captured east Jerusalem, west bank , gaza strp, and golden hights, again in 1973 , arab states attacked Israel but Israel successfully countered it , and from 1987 – 1993 palestinian revolt , the first intifada happened in which Israel and plo had a secret negotitation for peace but failed , after that plo leader Yasser Arafat in 1994 started self rule established in Jericho village.
After the visit of ariel Sharon visit to al aqsa mosque gave birth to 2nd intifada, this is also a holy site for jews and muslims both , al aqsa mosque is also known as haram al sharif , after bombing and suseite bombing Israel invilding a west bank and this is also a largest operations , after the new leader of Palestine came after that Israeli forces who were at gaza strip left after 38 years , after that the story was not stopped but make more conflict starts, in 2007 hamas took charge of gaza strip from abbas’s moderate faction fatah , exasium of hamas after Israel threaten again, now in 2014 israel started again a operation in gaza to control hamas , and in 2017 hamas and fatah again sign a recordination pact and the aim is finish a conflict 1 decades old .
According to pact hamas would provide full civilian control of gaza strip to fatah , and conduct a election for Palestine control authority, and the process is going till today , this is the overview of Israel Palestine conflict
Judaism was founded in the Southern Levant, a region of the Eastern Mediterranean that roughly corresponds to modern-day Israel, Palestine and Jordan.
The name "Judaism" comes from the Kingdom of Judah, which had its capital in Jerusalem.
Acoording to the Hebrew Bible, Abraham was born in Ur Kaśdim, which most scholars identify with Ur in modern Iraq. Abraham was then given the land of Canaan.
Well said Mr. Pattrick. However, I might humbly add that although as a formal nation they were, as you so eloquently say, founded at Sinai, as a concept it originated with Abraham at the age of three in Ur, the capital of Mesopotamia.
Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and was founded over 3500 years ago in the Middle East. Jews believe that God appointed the Jews to be his chosen people in order to set an example of holiness and ethical behaviour to the world
The religion of Judaism began in Haran, in what is now Turkey when Abraham founded it. Having moved from Haran to the area of present-day Israel, he brought with him "the souls he had forged in Haran," that is, the people he had taught. He gathered the entire religious community and moved.
However, if you mean the Jewish nation, it began at Mount Sinai, which is now in Egypt.
C'est la naissance du judaïsme, première religion monothéiste. Abraham suit l'ordre de Dieu et part avec les siens. Moïse, un des descendants d'Abraham, naît en Egypte au moment où le pharaon ordonne de tuer tous les nouveaux nés des hébreux répits en esclavage ...
As a jew myself, I know first hand this is an open-ended question, which can have 1 or 2 answers. Judaism was founded by Moses. We believe and celebrate the stories of Passover, Hannakah, and many others. We follow beliefs as written in our holy and sacred book the Torah (ToRR-Ah). Judaism was founding in Israel in the Middle east by Moses. Moses used to be the Prince of Egypt, and had fled from his brother upon finding out he was not the Pharaoh's son. He was actually a Jew saved by his mother who sent him to the palace via the Nile. I recommend watching the movie, The Prince Of Egypt for more details. Later he became a Sheppard and finally met his siblings Merriam and Aaron. He also married his wife Ziporriah. Later, while following a stray sheep, he encountered a holy place beholding a entity depicted as "The burning bush." God had told him to free the slaves in Egypt, and "Bring them to the promised land." This is just one of the many stories that founded Judaism. Let me know if I'm wrong, Have a nice day!
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Judaism IS a religion.
Judaism ... the religion of the Jewish People ... is comprised of a single religion, known as "Judaism".
Judaism at 75% is the religion professed by most Israelis, but since Israel has no official state religion, it does not overwhelm politics.Judaism..
No, Judaism is not a centralised religion.
Judaism is an ethnic religion.
There is no leader of the Judaism religion.
Yes, Judaism is the Hebrew religion.
Judaism ... the religion of the Jewish People ... is comprised of a single religion, known as "Judaism".
Judaism itself is one religion; the religion of Judaism. See also:Divisions within Judaism
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