JUDAISM
BY: Elizabeth sparrow and Drew Bateman
all about judaism
The followers of judaism are called jews. The jews god is called adonai. The common figure is abraham. They believe in the ten commandments. Their sacraments include to fast, which means not to drink or eat anything for a day. They worship in a synagogue. their worship leader is called a rabbi and he leads through prayer. Their holy book is called a tenakh. It is wrotten in hebrew and is like the holy bible but without the new testiment. One of the holy days is called yom kippur and celebrates the day of atonement. It is like saying sorry and to make up fights and bad decisions. They also fast. They also celebrate Rosh shanana. During that holiday, they eat apples and honey to represent the next year will be sweet. The holiday celebrates the new year. There is also someone who blows a horn in the morning. It is like a wake up call for the people. Their holiest city is Jerusalem for their sacred city of the prophets.
holy book
The Jews holy book is called Tenakh. It is in Hebrew language and is like the holy bible but only the old testament.
jerusalem
Jerusalem , the holiest city for jews is the sacred city of the prophets.
synagogue
The synagogue is the place of worship for Jews and the Rabbi leads in prayer.
Worship leader
The Rabbi is the worship leader and leads in prayer in the place of worship.
Traditions/sacrements
Some of the traditions are eating apples and honey during the holiday Rosh Shanana meaning the year to be sweet.
Holidays
Rosh Shanana and Yom Kippur are the jews holidays and rosh shanana celebrates the new year and the eating of the honey and apple for the new year to be sweet. Also the horn represents the wake up call and to be happy and look at the happy things in life. Yom Kippur celebrates the day of atonement, the sorryness and the forgiveness in a year. Also to make up fights.