FOUNDER: (Bottom)
Well, to start with the founder of Judaism is named Abraham. Other people think the founder was Yahweh b
ut the original religion itself was started by the covenant between God and
Abraham.
FOLLOWERS AND LOCATION:
In the whole world today there are about 12 to 14 million known Jews. Judaism is believed to be practiced everywhere in the world. Most of the countries you will find some Jewish people. Another fact, Jews take up 1 to 2 percent of the world population so they must be spread around.
HOLY BOOKS/TEXTS: (Torah can be viewed to the left)
There are three sections of their Hebrew Bible. The first is called the Torah (teachings). Then comes Nevi'i
m (Prophets), and last but not least comes Ketuvim (writtings).
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:
Hanukkah is what I'm going to talk about. Hanukkah is eight nights, starting on the 26th day of Kislev according t the Hebrew calendar, and may occur from late November to late December on the Gregorian calendar.
RITUALS AND CUSTOMS:
Jewish people have a custom that when a child is born, the infants father is called over at the synagogue to recite the Aliyah and ask blessings for the health of that child's mother and the child itself.
JEWISH DRESS CODE:
Men usually wear slacks and long-sleeved shirts and a kippah. They might wear a jacket over their long-sleeved shirts or they might wear a bigger hat over their kippah. Now women have to have their collar bones, elbows, legs and knees covered. If they are married they also have to cover their hair.
HIERARCHY:
Jewish people don't happen to have a real hierarchy.
