Jewish Religion Essay

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People that believe in Judaism know, that there are a lot of beliefs that are really important to people with their faith. Judaism was first found in the Middle East over 3500 years ago.The main founder whose name is moses was the one who found Judaism first. Judaism is a really famous religion today and there were a lot of conflicts about this religion in the past. Millions and millions of Jews were murdered in Holocaust to wipe judaism away. Judaism has over 13 million followers that are spread all around the world. Today, you can mostly find people with this religion in Israel or USA. A lot of people in the UK have confirmed that their religious identity was jewish.

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They believe that In exchange for everything good that God has given or done to them, they will have to keep God’s laws by trying to bring in joy and good to their lives. Jews have a holy book that is called “Torah” which was actually revealed to Moses by God on Mount Sinai over 3000 years ago. There is also a book that is called Talmud which is the “commentary” on the Torah book. Talmud gives the Jewish people rules for everyday life that might help them. They follow God, and they worship Synagogue. It is a place that jews worship, but it is also used as a place to study and also is used as a community centre. The Orthodox jews use a word in Yiddish “shul” which is pronounced as school which refers to their synagogue. Synagogue in the US is also called a temple. A Jewish leader in synagogues is called a “Rabbi” which mean “teacher”. Jews have a lot of important days, but they have one really special and important day for the families and the Jewish community and Judaism followers. The day that is the most important day of the week is called Shabbat. It is a day on which Jews remember the seventh day of creation of the world which God created. On Shabbat people who believe in Judaism don't work and relax and make time for God and their family. Shabbat always begins with a family meal and it starts on Friday and usually ends at the sunset on

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