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Judaism ﻿  this is a picture of Abraham and Jesus ﻿ The history of judaism The founder of this religion is abraham and he founded it around 1800 b.c. there religious leaders are Jesus, Abraham, and Moses. They also have a place of worship and its called a Synagogue. The synagogue is were all the Jewish worshipers come to worship there one and only god Jesus. Where did this religion begin? well it began in Israel in the middle East, and all over the world. the main beliefs in this religion are that there is only one God, don't use Gods name in vain, don't be jelious, don't cheat, and don't kill. this religious has only one God there sacred writeing are in the book called the bible. there religious festavals are Christmas and Hanuakah.

The beliefs of Judaism

This diversity in Jewish belief arises in part because actions (good deeds and the mitzvot), not beliefs, are the most important aspect of Jewish religious life. In addition, the term "Jewish" can be used to describe a race and a culture rather than a religion, so some who identify themselves as Jewish may have little interest in the beliefs and practices associated with the religion of Judaism. spiritual places

 The Jewish Museum of Greece in traces the history of the Jewish communities of Greece from the 3rd century BC to the present. Founded in 1977 and expanded over the years, the museum moved to a larger building in the heart of the city in 1997.  The museum contains some 8,000 artifacts illustrating the history, faith and daily life of Jews in Greece over 2,300 years. Included are many objects related to the Sephardic Jews, who fled Spain and Portugal in the 15th century to settle throughout Greece in the religiously tolerant years of the Ottoman Empire.  Many traditional costumes and religious objects are on display in the museum, including a reconstruction of the ehal, the ark from the 1920s Pátra synagogue.  The museum also contains displays of documentation recording the German occupation of Greece during World War II, when 87 percent of the Jewish population was wiped out. Over 45,000 Jewish Greeks from alone were sent to Auschwitz and other concentration camps during a period of five months in 1943.

Sacred Writings

 The Prophet Muhammad called the Jews "People of the Book," and appropriately so. After the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE and the subsequent exile, sacrifices became impossible and Jewish religious life turned to Torah study and prayer in the synagogue. Study of Torah and other jewish texts has been central to religious life ever since.  The Torah, the Talmud, and other Jewish writings are precious sources of Jewish history and divine commandments (the mitzvot), both of which continue to play a dominant part in Judaism. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> To remember the great things God has done for the Jewish people in history, and what he asks of them in return, selections from the Torah and the Prophets are read in the synagogue several times a week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> To assist in proper interpretation and application of the mitzvot, a great body of rabbinical writings has developed and continues to develop to this day. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Study of Torah (prefably in its original language, Hebrew) is an integral part of a Jewish child's education, and even Jewish mysticism is focused on intensive textual study.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Spiritual Leaders

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute (JSLI) offers a unique course of study for the preparation of modern and liberal rabbis based anywhere in the world. You will not need to uproot yourself or your family to study at our rabbinic seminary as we join together online as Havurah each week. Our community is thriving and we welcome you to join us! JSLI strives to foster an open minded and liberal community of rabbis dedicated to spreading the joy of Jewish thought and rituals. In our rabbinical seminary program, wefocus on preparing our rabbinical students to meet the needs of Jewish unaffiliated and interfaith families. It is our goal to train Modern Rabbis in as little as one year.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Traditions and Holidays.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Jewish holidays, some of which are very ancient, are based on the seasons of the year and mark the agricultural cycle. A calendar based on the appearance of the new moon, however, is not compatible with the natural cycle of a 365-day year (the length of time required for the earth to complete its orbit of the sun). A system was therefore developed in order to synchronize the lunar months with the solar year. Since the very beginnings of Jewish tradition, the custom of a leap year was instituted. Every two or three years, based on precise calculations, a year will have 13 months instead of 12, thus maintaining the synchrony between the lunar month system (and the Jewish holidays) and the seasons of the year. The “leap” - or doubled - month is always Adar, the sixth month in the Jewish calendar (approximately March-early April)