Judaism
By: Paul You, Vedanta Dasu, David Kim, and Nikita Nasta
Origin of Judaism
Basic Religious Beliefs: Judaism teaches that every person was created “b’tzelem Elohim” which in English means “in the image of God.” Because of this, they believe everyone is equally important and has infinite potential to benefit the world. Everyone can make choices of freewill but will have to be responsible for the consequences afterwords. They also believe that Jews are uniquely connected together.
Classification of Religion: Judaism is a monotheistic faith, in which there is only one god.
Below is a table portraying the branches and division of Judaism.
This is a video about the origin of Judaism.
Geographic Distribution
How the Religion Diffused: Judaism is diffused through relocation diffusion, but mostly stayed in Israel.
Where is it practiced today: This religion is mainly practiced at Israel but they are all over the world because where there are people there must be at least one that is Jewish. The Jewish population is around 1% throughout the world.
Number of Followers: There is 1% of Jewish people around the world.
Unique Features
Religious Symbol
The Star of David
Place of Worship
Synagogue
Important People
Rabbis are important because they are religious leaders in synagogues.
Holy Texts
Tanakh and the first five books of this are called the Torah
Impact on Social and Family Structures
In the orthodox branch Boys and girls are separated at a young age and are very pure. Also orthodox kids are not allowed to view pop culture.
Impact on Cultural Beliefs and Expectations
They are supposed to read the Torah and study and it, possibly taking years.
Essential Question
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