Judaism originated around 1300 BCE with Abraham in ancient Mesopotamia. It is a monotheistic religion that believes in one God, YHWH or Yahweh. Rabbi's serve as spiritual leaders. Key beliefs are outlined in the Torah and Talmud. Important holidays include the Sabbath on Saturday and Hanukkah. There are an estimated 14 million Jewish followers worldwide today.

1. Judaism
Emily June Mahon
Rose Angelica Puebla
Samantha Valerie Perez

2. Founder
 Who? - Abraham
 When? - 1300 B.C.
 Where? - Ancient Mesopotamia
 How? -

3. Leadership
 A Rabbi is the spiritual leader of
Judaism.

4. Monotheistic or
Polytheistic?
 Monotheistic – believed in one God.
 YHWH(Yahweh) -The Forbidden Name
or the Unutterable Name – When
reading the Torah the replace with
Adonai(“Lord”)
 Modern Jews refrain from writing the
word “God”, replacing it with “G-d”

5. Sacred Books
Torah
 Genesis - Bereisheet ("In the beginning")
 Exodus - Sh'mot ("Names")
 Leviticus - Vayikra ("And he called")
 Numbers - BaMidbar ("In the wilderness")
 Deuteronomy - D'varim ("Words")
Talmud
 a collection of rabbinical writings that interpret, explain and apply the Torah
scriptures

6. Holy Days
 Sabbath – Saturday – Begins
Friday at sundown
 Hanukkah – falls four days before
the new moon

7. Basic Beliefs
 13 Basic Beliefs – Articles of Faith
 1. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, is the Creator and
Guide of everything that has been created; He alone has made, does make, and will
make all things.
 4. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His Name, is the first and the
last.
 7. I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses, our teacher, peace be unto
him, was true, and that he was the chief of the prophets, both of those who preceded
and
 10. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, knows every deed
of the children of men, and all their thoughts, as it is said. It is He that fashioned the
hearts of them all, that gives heed to all their works.of those who followed him.
 13. I believe with perfect faith that there will be a revival of the dead at the time when
it shall please the Creator, blessed and exalted be His name for ever and ever.

8. Number of followers
worldwide – Where are
they today?