The first of the Abrahamic religions.
Judaism is the original of the three Abrahamic faiths, which also includes Christianity and Islam. According to information published by The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, there were around 13.1 million Jewish people in the world in 2007, most residing in the USA and Israel. According to the 2001 census 267,000 people in the UK said that their religious identity was Jewish, about 0.5% of the population. |
Worldview
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Worship
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Buildings and Places of Worship
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Sacred Texts
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Origins / Founder
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Rites of Passage
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Festivals
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Holy Places
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Geography
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SOURCES:
Text:
http://www.jewfaq.org/shul.htm
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/religion/jewish.htm#abraham
Images:
http://www.czechtourism.com/c/pilsen-great-synagogue/
http://blogs.nd.edu/oblation/tag/penance-2/
http://hauensteincenter.org/roots-of-american-order-jerusalem/
http://geology.com/world/israel-satellite-image.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_holidays
http://geology.com/world/israel-satellite-image.shtml