Does the Jewish religion have saints?

Answer 1

Exactly, there is a huge mosaic of St. Joachim on the front of the rc church where I live. I continually ask myself why do we have a Jewish guy on the front of our church. Also, most people don't realize that the above-mentioned were Jewish. In addition, St. Peter, St Paul. St Jude, St. Thomas, St. Bartholomew, St. James, St John, St. Philip, St Matthew, St. Mary Magdalene, St Andrew...actually most of the followers of Jesus, and Jesus himself, were all Jewish.
Jewish answer
We don't have that concept or terminology. Those who might be given as examples (Peter, Paul) were canonized in Christianity only.

Answer 2

Actually, there are a number of saints who are recognized in the Catholic Church who were Jewish and died before Our Lord began his public ministry:
Saint John the Baptist
Saint Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
Saint Zachary
Saint Joseph
Saint Anne
Saint Joachim

Answer 3

Jews have a concept called Tzadikim, which are similar to saints, but they do not perform miracles and do not need to be dead to be called Tzadikim. They are simply righteous individuals.

Jews also have the prophets of the Hebrew Bible, and the sages of the Rabbinic era.

But, there is nothing in Judaism that compares to Christian saints.

Answer 4

At least these and perhaps more:

• St. Edith Stein (converted to Catholicism)
• St. Elijah (the Old Testament prophet)
• Ss. Joachim and Anne (parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
• St. Joseph (husband of the BVM)
• St. John the Baptist
• St. Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist)

Answer 5

No, the concept of saints does not exist in Judaism.

Answer 6

i would think none... well i hope... that's a catholic thing

Answer 7

There are no saints in Judaism. The concept and terminology are quite different.

Answer 8

Is this a question about Jews hailed as saints by Christians (the apostles, for example) or is it a question about whether Jews consider some people as saints? If the latter, then the answer is perhaps. Jews do not do anything analogous to praying to saints. Jews pray only to God, but Jews do recognize some people as tzaddikim, righteous ones. Jews pray, for example, that God will remember us the way He remembered the patriarchs Abriham, Issac and Jacob. Certain great rabbis of the past are remembered as tzaddikim, their stories are repeated, and in some cases, this includes stories of martyrdom. A Catholic used to the way Catholics talk about saints would find the way Jews talk about these great men to be very familiar.