Judaism
Followers are called Jews!!!
Beliefs
Jews believe that there is only one god, Yahweh. Believing in one God is called Monotheism. They also believe that Moses freed Jews from slavery in Egypt. Moses had climbed Mount Sinai and and that their God, Yahweh, had given him the 10 Commandments, which gave Jews guidelines on how to live their lives. They also believe that they should not eat pork, shellfish, or other meats. Some only eat kosher. A bar (boy) or a bat (girl) mature at the age of 13 (they become an adult at age 13). Finally, they believe that their God considers them all equal.
Symbols
These are some of the symbols of Judaism. The Dreidel, the Torah, the Star of David, the Silent Cup, and the Menorah, are some of these symbols.
Star of David
The Star of David is the most common symbol in Judaism.
The Western Wall
The Western Wall is the last remnant of the Jewish temple. It is located in Jerusalem. It is also known as the Wailing Wall.
Menorah
Jews use a Menorah on Hanukkah, which is one of their holidays. Hanukkah is the celebration of when the temple only had enough oil for one day but it lasted eight instead.
Dreidel
Jews use the Dreidel on Hanukkah. Some Jews make their own Dreidels. Dreidel means "turn". The words on the Dreidel mean "a great miracle has happened there."
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur means Day of Atonement. It is the day where Jews act like Angels, they apologize, and they cannot eat all day.
Synagogue
A synagogue is the Judaism place of Worship.
Worship Leaders
A Jewish worship leader is called a Rabbi, which means teacher.
Holy Book
The Jewish holy book is called the Torah. Another name for the Torah is Tanakh.
Holy Cities
A holy city of Judaism is Jerusalem. It is located in Israel. Hebron and Tiberias are some other holy cities of Judaism. Safed is the last one. These are the 4 holy cities of Judaism.
Common Figure
Abraham is the common figure to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
Yahweh
Yahweh is the god of Judaism. They think of him as great, excellent, and very powerful. Jews think that Yahweh thinks of them all as equal.