Judaism (Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

The Basics of Judaism

Prophets

Belief in God

Holy Book

Code of Laws

Abraham (1800 BCE)

Moses (1300 BCE)

There is one all
powerful God

The Torah

History and religious
traditions of Judaism

The Ten

Commandments

Worship/Clergy

Holidays

Population

Areas

• Synagogue on

Saturday

• Rabbi’s

•Rosh Hashanah

Jewish New Year

•Passover
Celebrates the
escape from
Egypt

Small population with

only 14.8 million

followers worldwide

• North America
• Israel

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Torah - Holy book of Judaism

Timeline of Jewish History:

Jewish World Population:

Modern Nation

of Israel

(75% Jewish)

Assessment #3:

Which of the following statements is TRUE
about Judaism:
A. Its largest populations are in the U.S. and Israel
B. It has the largest population in the world today
C. It can mainly be found in South America and Asia
D.
Christianity & Islam do not share any common beliefs
with Judaism