Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Juduism Facts

     Judaism has been around since 1300 B.C., especially after the destruction of the second Temple in 70 A.D. It has an approximate estimation of 14 million people worldwide. According to the attached website, the main god in Judaism. In Judaism, everyone obeys God's commandments, and live their life by it. Also, they live ethically. And also, they focus more on the current life, instead of the life they will have after death. The Judaism afterlife is not historically emphasized, but some believe vary from a shadowy afterlife, and it ranges to a world to come, which is similar to the Christian's Heaven. One practice of Judaism is the bah/ bar mitzvah, which is celebrated when a boy or girl turns fifteen. On saturdays, they have services at the synagogues. In the religion, they don't eat pork or other non-kosher foods.And the Jewish holidays are related to historical events. In Judaism, the holy book is called the Torah, and it's written in Hebrew. Some other facts about the religion is that it is on of the oldest religions in the world. Modern Judaism is a complex phenomenon that incorporates both a nation and a religion.

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