Judaism

The Thirteen Articles of Jewish faith are as follows:

• Belief in the existence of the Creator, be He Blessed, who is perfect in every manner of existence and is the Primary Cause of all that exists.
• The belief in God's absolute and unparalleled unity.
• The belief in G-d's noncorporeality, nor that He will be affected by any physical occurrences, such as movement, or rest, or dwelling.
• The belief in God's eternity.
• The imperative to worship Him exclusively and no foreign false gods.
• The belief that God communicates with man through prophecy.
• The belief that the prophecy of Moses our teacher has priority.
• The belief in the divine origin of the Torah.
• The belief in the immutability of the Torah.
• The belief in divine omniscience and providence.
• The belief in divine reward and retribution.
• The belief in the arrival of the Messiah and the messianic era.
• The belief in the resurrection of the dead.

History- Abraham was the first Hebrew and Father of the Jews. He refused the idolatry and worshipped monotheism. For this action he was promised many offspring. His second son, Isaac, was to continue Abraham's work and inherit the land of Israel (Canaan) after already being exiled. Jacob and his family were sent to Egypt, where they became slaves and were to be rescued by Moses. Once rescued, the Israelites gathered at Mount Sinai and received the Torah. This combined with other elements, produced the written as well as oral Torah. God led these people to the land of Israel. Once settled, the tabernacle was planted in Shiloh for over 300 years in which God provided great men and some women to ward off attacking enemies. The tabernacle was stolen by the Philistines once religious levels declined in Israel. Solomon built the first permanent temple according to God's will, in Jerusalem. In World War II, over 6 million Jews where killed in genocide by Germans. This was a horrific event in Jewish as well as the world's history. Heaven- Jewish believe in eternal life of a man's soul. Major Leaders/Prophets- Moses Isaiah Abraham Sacred Times during a year- Hanukkah Rosh Ha-Shanah Location of Most Followers- Israel Europe USA Number of followers Total- 14 million Orthodox Conservative Reform Cause of Split in Denominations- Different views of acceptable breaks in Historic Judaism

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Judaism compared and contrasted to Rastafari
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