Judaism is the term used for the religion of the Jews. It is one of the world’s oldest religions that still exists today. Jewish traditions and beliefs were first recorded in the Hebrew Bible as early as the 8th century BCE. Judaism is a monotheistic religion as their beliefs center on the conviction that there is only one God. Judaism is the original of the three Abrahamic faiths, which include Christianity and Islam. There is an estimated 13 million practicing Jewish people in the world today. The religion was founded in the Middle East, and though it’s still practiced there today, its existence extends throughout the world as well.
The Jews regard Abraham as the first Patriarch of the Jewish people. God had promised a nomad leader, Abraham, …show more content…
They believe that God is an all-powerful being who continues to work in the world, affecting everything that people do. Some of the attributes which Jews believe about God are; there is only one God and no others, Jews should worship only the one God, God does not have a body therefore God is not female nor male, God created the universe without help, God can do anything, God has always existed and will continue to exist always. There is no official creed but there is a central set of beliefs for the Jewish. The 5 basic beliefs are, belief in God, belief in the words of the prophets, belief that God gave the law to Moses, belief that the Messiah will come someday, and that there will be a resurrection of the good “in the world to come”. The Jewish believe that God appointed the Jews to be his chosen people to set an example of holiness and ethical behavior to the world. The Judaism faith is very family oriented, the religious ceremonies start at an early age. For example when a Jewish baby boy is eight days old he undergoes a circumcision ceremony known as a Brit Milah. Every week religious Jews observe the Jewish holy day, the Sabbath or Shabbat. Shabbat is one of the most important ritual observances within Judaism. It is the only observance that is in the Ten Commandments. The primary purpose of Shabbat is for a day of …show more content…
The most traditional is referred to as Orthodox, this branch of Judaism is committed to retaining traditional practice and belief. Some of the specific practices are, orthodox synagogues separate males and females, only males may celebrate the coming of age ceremony, and the orthodox household keeps strictly to the kosher diet. While this branch is thought to be the strictest and the lifestyle burdensome by outsiders, it is the closest to maintaining traditional practice and belief. Conservative Judaism is a branch that accepts change, but it only accepts change based off of study, and discussion to guide the change is done carefully. The third main branch is known as Reform Judaism. The early influence of this movement was Moses Mendelssohn, he argued for religious tolerance, that Judaism could be combined with civil culture, and embraced many of the ideals of the European Enlightenment: human dignity, equality, democracy, and individual liberty. Because he brought about these ideals every traditional Jewish belief and practice could then be questioned. As a result of this reform synagogue worship services did not separate men and women, and many women have become
The Jews regard Abraham as the first Patriarch of the Jewish people. God had promised a nomad leader, Abraham, …show more content…
They believe that God is an all-powerful being who continues to work in the world, affecting everything that people do. Some of the attributes which Jews believe about God are; there is only one God and no others, Jews should worship only the one God, God does not have a body therefore God is not female nor male, God created the universe without help, God can do anything, God has always existed and will continue to exist always. There is no official creed but there is a central set of beliefs for the Jewish. The 5 basic beliefs are, belief in God, belief in the words of the prophets, belief that God gave the law to Moses, belief that the Messiah will come someday, and that there will be a resurrection of the good “in the world to come”. The Jewish believe that God appointed the Jews to be his chosen people to set an example of holiness and ethical behavior to the world. The Judaism faith is very family oriented, the religious ceremonies start at an early age. For example when a Jewish baby boy is eight days old he undergoes a circumcision ceremony known as a Brit Milah. Every week religious Jews observe the Jewish holy day, the Sabbath or Shabbat. Shabbat is one of the most important ritual observances within Judaism. It is the only observance that is in the Ten Commandments. The primary purpose of Shabbat is for a day of …show more content…
The most traditional is referred to as Orthodox, this branch of Judaism is committed to retaining traditional practice and belief. Some of the specific practices are, orthodox synagogues separate males and females, only males may celebrate the coming of age ceremony, and the orthodox household keeps strictly to the kosher diet. While this branch is thought to be the strictest and the lifestyle burdensome by outsiders, it is the closest to maintaining traditional practice and belief. Conservative Judaism is a branch that accepts change, but it only accepts change based off of study, and discussion to guide the change is done carefully. The third main branch is known as Reform Judaism. The early influence of this movement was Moses Mendelssohn, he argued for religious tolerance, that Judaism could be combined with civil culture, and embraced many of the ideals of the European Enlightenment: human dignity, equality, democracy, and individual liberty. Because he brought about these ideals every traditional Jewish belief and practice could then be questioned. As a result of this reform synagogue worship services did not separate men and women, and many women have become