Judaism started when God made a covenant with Abraham saying that the Hebrew are to be God's chosen people. Ever since Rome exiled the Jews from their home land, Israel, they mostly moved west and to Europe. During Roman rule and even today, Jews are prosecuted for their belief. Because of this prosecution, Jews often lived in ghettos, especially during the late 1800's and early 1900's in Europe. Today, most Jews around the world have returned to Israel and others continue to live outside their native country, especially in the United States and the UK. From an early age, Jews are taught the power of Mitzvah which is a kind act no matter how big or how small to make the world a better place. Jews are also have big supports in social action
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Believing in a one true god, and having a covenant with god. Their most sacred holy text is the Torah which contains the stories and laws that all Jews are meant to follow in order to live a happy righteous life. Along with the Torah come the Talmud which is extra ideas collected by Rabbis from generation to generation that argue the points of Jewish laws, philosophies, and other principals for Jews to live by. Jews have countless holidays and traditions that come with those holidays, but the few most significant holidays are Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Shabbat, and Passover. Rosh Hashanah is the mark of the Jewish new year and also marks the beginning of the high holy days and the 10 days of awe where Jews are supposed to go out and beg for forgiveness from those whom they’ve mistreated, and on Rosh Hashanah there is a big feast where traditional to dip food in honey to mark a sweet new year. On Yom Kippur Jews fast as a sign of asking for forgiveness from gods for all sins they have committed against god himself and at sundown they have a great feast called a breakfast. Yom Kippur is the absolute most important holy day on the Jewish calendar. Shabbat occurs every Friday, and it is the observance of God's day of rest so it is traditional to make it a day of relaxation; for example, Jews are not supposed to drive, turn on lights in the house, or spend money. Lastly, the other most significant holiday is
Believing in a one true god, and having a covenant with god. Their most sacred holy text is the Torah which contains the stories and laws that all Jews are meant to follow in order to live a happy righteous life. Along with the Torah come the Talmud which is extra ideas collected by Rabbis from generation to generation that argue the points of Jewish laws, philosophies, and other principals for Jews to live by. Jews have countless holidays and traditions that come with those holidays, but the few most significant holidays are Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Shabbat, and Passover. Rosh Hashanah is the mark of the Jewish new year and also marks the beginning of the high holy days and the 10 days of awe where Jews are supposed to go out and beg for forgiveness from those whom they’ve mistreated, and on Rosh Hashanah there is a big feast where traditional to dip food in honey to mark a sweet new year. On Yom Kippur Jews fast as a sign of asking for forgiveness from gods for all sins they have committed against god himself and at sundown they have a great feast called a breakfast. Yom Kippur is the absolute most important holy day on the Jewish calendar. Shabbat occurs every Friday, and it is the observance of God's day of rest so it is traditional to make it a day of relaxation; for example, Jews are not supposed to drive, turn on lights in the house, or spend money. Lastly, the other most significant holiday is