Founder:
The founder of Judaism was thought to be Abraham. He lived around 2000 BCE. It was founded in Mesopotamia around 1300 BC.
Followers and location:
There is about 12-14 million followers in the Judaism religion today. They are located in America, Israel, Iran, India, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia, France and Canada.
Holy Books/Sacred Texts
One of the holy books are the Torah. There is 5 books in it. The next book is the Nevi'ium. It has 8 books. The last book is the Ketuvim which has 11 books.
Religious Holidays:
The religious holidays that the Jewish celebrate are Shabbat, which is every Saturday, Rosh Hashanah, which is the new year, Yom Kippur which is when you fast all day, Sukkot which is Tabernacles, Hanukkah which lasts 8 days, Purium which is Passover, Shavuot which is Pentecost.
Particular Dress/Clothing
The Jewish men wear scullcaps (coverings on their head). They are also know as yarmulke or kipa. All married women must have their head covered. Those are called a tichl. Some other things they wore were a kittel which wasa white robe, a shaytl which was a wig, and a tallit which is a prayer shawl.
Hierarchy/Organization
Each synagogue hires a rabbi. The rabbi is the one that teaches the people about the Torah within the synagogue. In the synagogue there is a president and council. The presidents are elected to his post by the members of the synagogue. Each synagogue is allied with one another. In the Jewish Hierarchy, there is no priest because there is no temple in Jerusalem and the temples are essential to preform duties of the priests.
