Geography Starter
What things effect cultures? What are the 5 major religions of the world? Try to name one fact from Judaism, you might
know before we talk about Judaism today.
What we are learning today…
7.1.3 Compare and contrast the tenets of the five major world religions (i.e., Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism).
Judaism
Popularity 5 14 million
founder
Abraham –main
Moses –secondary
Deity
Jhvh (Jehovah) G-d (God) Monotheistic (one god)
The Messiah still coming
Differences
One God Messiah is still coming No real head leader (no pope)
Holy book
Torah (Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
Places of worship
Synagogue (temple)
After life
Heaven/ Hell
Place of origin
Middle East
Extra
Their synagogue leader is called a Rabbi
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Wailing Wall
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Hanukah
Extra
Bar Mitzvah
World War II
concentration camps 6 million Jews killed
War in Palestine
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