Today we learned about the fifth most important religion which is Judaism. Here are my notes from class:
Judaism:
number of adherents: 14-18 million (9th largest)
call them Jews
geographic location: Israel
founder: Abraham
holy books: 1. Talmud
2. Torah (first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy)
beliefs: ethical monotheism- God is one, and concerned with the actions of humankind
1. Ten Commandments
2. 13 Principles of Faith
In 8th grade in English class, we read a story about a Jew who survived the Holocaust. From that novel, I leaned a lot about what Jews went through during that time. I know how they were captured, put into concentration camps to be worked to death; they were gassed and some were burned alive in human ovens. After reading that story, it made me want to learn more about Judaism and what Jews are really like.
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