Judaism

Judaism and Hinduism are both well practiced religions. Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions. Judaism in approximately 3,000 years old whereas Hinduism is approximately 4.5 billion years old. Both of these religions are monotheistic, but Hinduism being an older practice, is also referred to as 'The Vedic Religion'. Both both believe that God is transcendent but Hinduism believes that he is immanent AND transcendent. Immanent means existing or operating within and transcendent…

Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world. However it is estimated today judaism only has 14 million followers around the world. Unlike other religions judaism is predicted to shrink over time. Most followers of judaism are found in Israel and America. Followers of judaism are called jews. Judaism is a monotheistic religion.Jews holy book is called the Tohar. Everything in Judaism is very traditional and structured. The Judaism place of worship s called a synagogue. They usually have…

because there is no true way to measure or determine an answer. In Judaism death is a natural process, something that should be honored and not looked down upon. Life is valued above all else and the idea of an afterlife is strong and prevalent. The Judaist way of death involves simplicity and modesty throughout every process from care of the body to burial. As far…

Today, we have reached the topic of Judaism. Judaism is a very interesting and diverse religion that has many different important events, rituals, concepts, and stories that are very fascinating and that we can compare to other religions, such as Christianity. However, we only get 50 minutes in this classroom, so today I will begin discussing three different topics that involve Judaism that will help give you a better understanding of what the core ideas of Judaism are. To begin, I would like…

Judaism is one of the oldest religions that is still widely practiced today. Growing up, I had a few Jewish friends and I was always fascinated with the religious traditions and the reverence for history. For this project, I was interested in learning how a Jewish college student practices their religion. I interviewed Michael Falkenstein, a Jewish 21-year-old college senior. I also interviewed Hanna Taft who is also Jewish and a 21-year-old college senior. Both these students grew up practicing…

Septuagint The Septuagint is important and significant in understanding the history of Judaism. The word that should be highlighted in this statement is history. For something to have historical significance to a religion like Judaism, it must be important in the religion’s past and should relate to human affairs. The Septuagint is important and significant in understanding the history of Judaism because it is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, resulting in the understanding and sharing…

Kondash West Versus East The Vedic Religion of Hinduism and Rabbinical Judaism are practiced around the world, yet, it would be senseless to believe that they are entirely different. In fact, there are some similarities between the two, especially when considering Paden’s categories. However, the problems, solutions and techniques for each religion are uniquely specific to the respective religions. The problem of each religion differs as the problem, specifically in the Vedic religion is…

Judaism is an old monotheistic religion, which uses Torah as the foundational text, on the other hand; Christianity is the religion of most people in the world, and they believe in Jesus being the son of God and their saviour. There are many contradictions in trying to show how these two religions relate, the following passage explains their relation. Many people insist that Judaism is the foundation of Christianity because Judaism began when God revealed himself to Abraham and Moses; Christians…

lifelong journey of discovering Judaism and my belief in god. I began this journey by being enrolled at Seattle Jewish Community School. Kindergarten began with learning to write my name in Hebrew and learning the holiday train, the basic fundamentals. This basic understanding of Judaism continued through 5th grade as I explored the different ways I can be Jewish in my future. The majority of the time we were told—to some extent—what to believe and what is fact about Judaism. In third grade our…

Judaism is a western belief system that gives a better guide to living one’s life in comparison to Buddhism, and eastern belief system. Judaism is a religion whose founders are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the Twelve Children of Israel. Siddhartha, the first buddha, is the founder of Buddhism. These two belief systems are very similar but also different in many ways. Buddhism's rules and beliefs focus more on escaping suffering, rather than guiding one's life, but Judaism is a religion that is…