Judaism
By: Anna Lambert
Symbol
The Star of David symbolizes the connection of both the inner and external dimensions of God.
Founder
Abraham is the sole founder of the religion Judaism but also Isaac and Jacob could be considered the founders along with Abraham.
Map of religion
Judaism is mostly found in Europe, only about .2% of the population of the world practices this religion.
Practices in the Synagogue
- Prayer services
- study the jewish texts
- "social welfare"
Synagogue
Tanakh (jewish bible)
Divorce
For Judaism, divorce is not prohibited and in certain cases, it is encouraged. The jewish people accept divorce as a way of life. In biblical law, a husband has the right to divorce his wife, but a wife cannot initiate the divorce. About 1,000 years ago, decreed that a husband could no longer divorce his wife without her consent. Since the Jewish marriage is entered into by the issuance of a legal contract between husband and wife, it can be terminated only by the issuance of a legal writ nullifying the original contract.
Abortion
The judaism religion believes that potential human life is valuable and may not be terminated casually,but it does not have as much value as a life in existence. They believe that it is okay if it threatens the mothers life, but they neither ban abortion nor do they allow abortion "on demand."