1. By: Nick Collins, James Hughes, Yves Ishimwe, Ryan Mermelstein, and Jacob Shippel.

2. In the Jewish religion, there is only one God who completed all of creation. Although there are many names for the Jewish God, this God is a single entity. Some of these names are: 1) Adonai- my lord 2) Hashem- the name 3) The Eternal One 4) Yah (Yahweh)- Mighty God of Right Now 5) Avinu- our father, our king

3. The 13 basic beliefs of Judaism are: 1) God exists 2) God is one and unique 3) God is incorporeal 4) God is eternal 5) Prayer is directed to God alone 6) The words of the prophets are true 7) Moses’ prophecies are true, and Moses was the greatest of the prophets 8) The Written Torah (first 5 books of the Bible) and Oral Torah (teachings in the Talmud) were given to Moses 9) There will be no other Torah 10) God knows the thoughts and deed of men 11) God will reward the good and punish the wicked 12) The Messiah will come 13) The dead will be resurrected

4. ● Yarmulke- circular cloth that Jewish men wear on their head during prayer out of respect and to be closer to God ● Sabbath/Shabbat- from Friday night to Saturday night, the Sabbath is celebrated, and on the Sabbath Jewish people have a day of rest and relaxation and some go to Temple for services ● Kosher- being Kosher, some Jewish people are and some are not, means that a Jew has accepted the complex lifestyle of many dietary restrictions providing a good, clean life ● Tallit/Tzitzit- when reading the Torah, a man or woman must wear tallit which is a long-blanket like sheet with fringes on the end called Tzitzit

5. Rosh Hashanah- The Jewish new year. (The ten days in between are referred to as the days of atonement.) Yom Kippur- A day devoted to repenting ones sins from the past year through fasting. Sukkot- A harvest festival commemorating the wandering of the children amongst the desert,and the harvest of fruit when they arrived to their destination. Shavu’ot- The commemoration of the giving of the Torah and first fruits to the people/temple. Passover- Commemorates the Exodus after years and years of slavery Hannukah- The day celebrating a suspected day of oil lasting eight days following the the destruction of the Second Temple Tu Bishvat- a day celebrating the “New Year of the Trees”

6. ● Historically, women were not treated with as much respect as they are today. ● In history (as well as certain movements), women were not permitted to read the Torah, sit with any men throughout the time of prayer at synagogue, or be clergy members (“Jewish Administration”). ● In certain modern movements, women are able to read the torah, sit with men during prayer, and be a part of the clergy. ● God has an undefined gender, but is commonly referred to as a male.

7. ● The Torah (contains Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy and received by Moses on Mt. Sanai) ● Nevi’im (Book of the prophets.) ● Talmud (Explanation of Jewish law)

8. ●Jewish people do not actively seek converts. ●Not a universalizing religion. ●The Jewish faith diffused through the people who were continuously scattered and persecuted against. ●Judaism had influence in much of Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa at the time.

9. ● Dates back more than 4000 years ● Founded by the prophet Abraham ● Originates in Canaan (modern Israel/Palestine) ● Influence found in Egypt due to enslavement circa 1300 BCE ● The Jewish kingdom fell to the Neo-Assyrians and Babylonians and forced Jews to flee ● Jewish culture and religion spread throughout Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa due to Diaspora ● Under Roman rule, Jews practiced freely, but revolts in Judaea led to conflict

10. ● Judaism came in contact with Christianity between 45 and 55 C.E ● The Jew, Paul, spread the word about Christianity through Syria-Palestine, Anatolia, and Greece. ● Paul was a Jew from Greece and because of his Hellenistic background, he was able to travel through Syria-Palestine, Anatolia, and Greece. ● He gathered non-Jewish people while preaching Christianity and establishing churches. ● Today Christianity is the largest religion with 2.3 billion people.

11. Similarities: 1)Monotheistic 2)Believe in the universe, people, and the afterlife 3)Have a sacred text 4)Both sacred texts called the Bible 5)Believe in angels & demons 6)Holy city is Jerusalem 7) Founded in Palestine 8)Jesus died by crucification Differences: 1)Founder of Judaism was Moses or Abraham while the founder of Christianity was Jesus. 2)Believed the birth of Jesus was a normal birth whereas in Christianity Jesus had a virgin birth. 3)Denied resurrection of Jesus; Christianity affirmed the resurrection of Jesus 4)Original language for Judaism is Hebrew; For Christianity it is Aramaic and Greek 5)The Bible in Judaism is the Jewish Bible, yet the Bible in Christianity is a combination of the Jewish Bible and the New Testament

12. Similarities: 1)Monotheistic 2)Have a sacred text 3)Have strict monotheistic beliefs 4)Denied the resurrection of Jesus 5)Believe in angels and demons Differences: 1)Sacred text for Judaism is the Bible; Sacred text for Islam is the Qur'an(Koran) 2)Judaism founded in Palestine; Islam founded in Saudi Arabia 3)Believed that Jesus had a normal birth; Islamic belief say that Jesus had a virgin birth 4)Judaism's believes Jesus died by crucification; Islamic beliefs say that he did not die but ascended to heaven 5)Judaism denies of the second coming of Jesus; Islam affirms the second coming of Jesus

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