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Religion (Judaism)
3/28/2020

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Essay: Judaism religion
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people which is comprised of the cultural, collective
religious, civilization and legal tradition. This religion is the expression of God that was
established with the children of God1. This religion holds the God of YHWH which is Abraham,
Jacob, Isaac, and the Israelites.
There are several characteristics of the Judaism religion which are the symbol of the Jewish
holiday is the menorah of Chanukah2. The right branches ate there in the candelabra with the
ninth branch called Shamash which is the candle of so-called helper. Another major
characteristic of the Judaism religion is that during the morning prayers garments are worn on
the four-cornered of the hands called the Tallit. Mezuzah is the object which is found in this
religion on the homes of the Jewish on the right doorpost. It is considered as the blessing when it
is hung and it is stored in the protective case as it is written by hand.
Abraham believes in one God and he was the holy man so God told him to leave the city and
their relatives and to live in the holy land. From their story of this religion has originated. The
characteristic of Judaism is that the Torah also means teaching. It is the book of the Bible that
was given to Moses with the oral commentary in the written form. Tanakh is the scared text
made up of the Torah which includes the Writings and Prophets.
Another characteristic of this Judaism religion is that it is the branches of three things which are
orthodox, conservative and reform. The capital of Israel is Jerusalem and it is the holy city of this
religion3. The major place of worship of Judaism religion is the Synagogue which is a Jewish
house of worship and serves the education and the community center also. There are several
1 Friedman, H.H., Warter, I. and Warter, L., 2016. What are the Essential Core Values for Individuals and
Organizations? Lessons from Judaism. Journal of Applied Ethics and Biolaw, 1, p.4.
2 Jotkowitz, A.B., Agbaria, R. and Glick, S.M., 2017. Medical ethics in Israel—bridging religious and
secular values. The Lancet, 389(10088), pp.2584-2586.
3 Miller, D.M., 2014. Ethnicity, Religion and the Meaning of Ioudaios in Ancient
‘Judaism’.
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