1. The Birth of Three Religions Judaism, Christianity and Islam

2. Judaism The first religion to affirm the existence of a single God. Monotheism. The founder of Judaism was Abraham. Religion arose in 4000 B.C The holy book is known as the Torah. The Torah consists of the first five chapters of the Hebrew Bible. Holy city is Jerusalem

4. Judaism The leader of worship is known as a rabbi. The rabbi teaches the laws of the Torah. Jews worship in a synagogue. Jews come to the synagogue to pray and learn the rules of the Torah. The Jewish faith celebrates many holidays. The most famous is Hanukkah

6. Hanukah Words To Know Yamica Latke Yiddish Kosher Matza Balls Torah Menorah Rabbi Synagogue

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8. Hanukkah Many years ago Israel was ruled by the Greeks who wanted to capture the people of Israel. A small group of Jews defeated the Greek army and took the holy temple in Jerusalem. When they went to light the Temple’s menorah there was only enough oil for one day. They used the oil they had and it burned miraculously for 8 days.

9. Hanukkah Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights. For eight days a candle is lit to represent the defeat over the Greeks.

10. Symbols Star of David-Two intertwined triangles. Six points represent God’s rule over the nation in all six directions, N,S,E,W,Up and Down.

11. Rosh Shana Jewish New Year. Not celebrated like our New Year. A time to reflect on the past year and to plan a better year.

12. Christianity Founder of faith is Jesus Name for the deity or god is God, Jesus (son) and Holy Spirit. (Holy Trinity) Beginning date 30 A.D. Holy cities are Bethlehem and Jerusalem Sacred writings of Christians is known as the Bible. The Old Testament is part of the Hebrew Bible.

13. Symbols Major symbols are the holy cross, doves, saints, cathedrals and chapels.

16. Holidays Christmas- Celebration of the birth of Jesus the founder of Christianity. Easter- Celebration of the day Jesus rose from the dead

17. Place of Worship Christians worship in a church. The architecture of the church can depend upon the denomination of that church. –For example: Catholic is a denomination. Their churches may look more elegant. They will also have a cathedral, the place where the bishop sits.

18. Jesus the Messiah Jesus, the founder of Christianity, was born in Bethlehem. Jesus was Jewish. When he was 30 he traveled and taught the Jewish beliefs. These teachings are called the New Testament. Jesus drew many followers. However, some of his teachings the religious leaders did not agree with. Jesus was arrested and executed around 30 A.D.

19. Jesus the Messiah According to Christian belief, Jesus rose from the dead after he was crucified. This is known as the Resurrection.