Geography Starter What things effect cultures? What are the 5 major religions of the world? Try to name one fact from Judaism, you might know before we talk about Judaism today.
What we are learning today… Compare and contrast the tenets of the five major world religions (i.e., Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism).
Judaism Popularity 5 14 million
founder Abraham –main Moses –secondary
Deity Jhvh (Jehovah) G-d (God) Monotheistic (one god) The Messiah still coming
Differences One God Messiah is still coming No real head leader (no pope)
Holy book Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
Places of worship Synagogue (temple)
After life Heaven/ Hell
Place of origin Middle East
Extra Their synagogue leader is called a Rabbi
Extra Wailing Wall
Extra Hanukah
Extra Bar Mitzvah
World War II concentration camps 6 million Jews killed
War in Palestine
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