Congregation Shaare Zedek - New York City - was created in 1923.
Judaism came from the Land of Israel, but not from any specific city.
Yes. For Judaism, see: Jerusalem in Judaism.
No. Mecca is a Moslem city. The holy city of Judaism is Jerusalem, where the Holy Temple stood for centuries. See the attached Related Link.
No, Jerusalem is.
Jerusalem is considered the most central city in Judaism. The temple once stood on Mount Moriah and it is a basic tenent of Judaism that it will once again be rebuilt. All prayers are recited facing Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the capital city of Israel.
Jerusalem is a holy city for the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. To other faiths it is not a holy place.
No. The birthplace of Judaism was Israel. Nineveh was a non-Jewish city in Iraq where Jonah went to prophesize.
Jerusalem is a Holy city in Judaism, Christianity & Islam.
Charles Aaron Rubenstein has written: 'History of Har Sinai congregation of the city of Baltimore' -- subject(s): Baltimore. Har Sinai Congregation, Baltimore
Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Though Islam doesn't view Jerusalem in the same manner as Judaism or Christianity. For Judaism and Christianity, Jerusalem is place of the world's foundation and the city where G-d's presence once rested. Islam's holy city is actually Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. Islam's claim to Jerusalem is political, not religious (or at least not at all in the way Christians and Jews view Jerusalem).
Mecca is the holy city of Islam, and has no particular significance in Christianity or Judaism. There are many holy cities for each faith however. For example Jerusalem is a holy city of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.