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Judaism religious model
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| Foundation |
| Date Founded |
1,300 BCE |
Place Founded |
Mesopotamia |
| Founder |
Abraham |
Adherents |
14 million |
| Major Sects |
Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox |
| Main Locations |
Israel, Europe, and USA |
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| Sacred Objects, Rituals and Locations |
| Sacred texts |
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| Original language |
rabbi (rebbe in Hasidism) |
| Spiritual leaders |
rabbi (rebbe in Hasidism) |
| Place of worship |
synagogue ("temple" in Reform Judaism) |
| Day of worship |
Saturday (Shabbat/Sabbath) |
| Major holidays |
• Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year (1 Tishri)
• Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement (10 Tishri)
• Sukkot: Festival of Booths (15 Tishri)
• Hanukkah (25 Kislev)
• Tu B'Shevat: New Year for Trees (15 Shevat)
• Purim (15 Adar)
• Pesach: Passover (15 Nisan)
• Shavuot: Pentecost (6 Sivan) |
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| Fundamental philosophy |
| Theism ("god") |
Monotheism |
| Ultimate reality |
One God (YHWH) |
| Human nature |
created good |
| Purpose of life |
obedience to God |
| How to live |
obey the law and atone for sin |
| Afterlife |
views vary: Gan Eden, Gehinnom, nonexistence, or reincarnation |
| Cosmology |
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| Laws and commandments |
| Seven days of creation |
• Separation of light from darkness.
• Separation of water above and waters below.
• Separation of land from water.
• Sun, moon, and stars.
• Sea creatures and birds.
• Land creatures and man.
• God rested |
| Ten Commandments |
• Worship no other gods.
• Do not worship idols.
• Do not misuse the name of the Lord.
• Keep the Sabbath holy.
• Honor your father and mother.
• Do not murder.
• Do not commit adultery.
• Do not steal.
• Do not give false testimony
• Do not covet. |
| Twelve tribes of Israel |
• Reuben
• Levi/Simeon
• Judah
• Issachar
• Zebulun
• Benjamin
• Dan
• Naphtali
• Gad
• Asher
• Ephraim
• Manassah |
| 13 Articles of Faith |
• God exists
• God is one and unique
• God is incorporeal
• God is eternal
• Prayer is to God only.
• The prophets spoke truth.
• Moses was the greatest of the prophets.
• The Written and Oral Torah were given to Moses.
• There will be no other Torah.
• God knows the thoughts and deeds of men.
• God will reward the good and punish the wicked.
• The Messiah will come.
• The dead will be resurrected |
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