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Judaism By: Helena, Lisa, Sohum, Lukas
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Beginning and Spread Abraham is known as a founding father of Judaism (patriarch) - he was told by God to travel to Canaan because God promised him that his descendants would create a great nation Isaac was a son of Abraham, he and his son Jacob together formed the Jewish religion and created Israel- they were also known as patriarchs to the Jews- the Jews believe they are all descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob When Solomon, the king of Israel died Israel was divided in to two parts, Israel and Judah, the people in Judah were known as Jews In 586 B.C.E Judah fell to the Babylonians and Judah was taken into exile, the jews were conquered again in 63 B.C.E by Romans Later on the Jews settled in different countries treated unfairly and driven out of those countries
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Sacred / Holy Texts & Holidays Tanakh Torah Prophet Writings Shema Shekhina Sabbath Day Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Shallot
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Supreme Beings Monotheistic One God (Yahweh, also called JHWH) Moses God exists, and he is the only one. The Torah was given to Moses by God. The dead will revive. The Messiah will come. Basic Beliefs
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End of Life Symbols Star of David symbolizes nature of the jewish people Menorah Used for daily basis worship Torah Represents the god speaking Jews believe in after life like the christian people are put in a dark and bad place and the people that have been good are put into a better place. Tree of life The path to god
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Citations "Jewish Memorials - Religious Art Series Part 2." Jewish Memorials. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2014.. www.monuments.com/blog/ "What Is the Torah? (Judaism's Most Important Text)." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014. "Judaism 101: Moses, Aaron and Miriam." Judaism 101. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.
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