1. What do Jewish People Believe? Mr. Ornstein Willow Canyon High School Go Go Wildcats Go

2. Judaism People who follow the religion of Judaism are Jewish Judaism is a religion and a culture.

3. Roots in the Middle East Like Islam and Christianity, Judaism Starts in the Middle East

4. Jerusalem Holy City for Judaism Holy for Christians and Muslims too!

5. Monotheism Judaism is a Monotheistic Religion. So are Islam and Christianity. Belief in One God.

6. Abraham 1 st Jew Patriarch of the Religion Important to Islam and Christianity

7. The Covenant Jewish People Believe They Have a Covenant or Agreement with God. In Exchange for Following God the Jewish People Will God’s “Chosen People”

8. Holy Book The Torah First Five Books of the Old Testament

9. Differences Between Judaism and Christianity Jewish People DO NOT View Jesus as the Messiah or the Son of God. Jewish People believe in a messiah but that the Messiah has not come yet.

10. The 10 Commandments Moral and Legal Guideline for the Jewish People

11. 3 Branches of Judaism Orthodox Conservative Reform

12. Jewish Holidays and Traditions Keeping Kosher Bar or Bat Mitzvah Friday-Sabbath Hanukkah Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur-Holiest Holidays

13. Diaspora Israel/Palestine was the Jewish Homeland in the Middle East. Romans Kick the Jewish People Out. Until 1948 the Jewish People had no country

14. Zionism Theodore Herzl Belief that the Jewish People Should Have a Country on their old homeland in the Middle East

15. Israel 1948 State of Israel Created on Land that had been the Ancient Jewish Homeland.

16. Jewish Population 12-14 Million Jewish People 2 Billion Christian 1 Billion Muslim 800,000,000 Hindus

17. Summary _____ is the belief in one god. ______ is the holy book of Judaism. ______ provides a moral compass for the Jewish people. ____ and ____ are the two holiest Jewish holidays. ____ is the Jewish country ?