JUDAISM FACTS
Major Holidays
- Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year
- Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement
- Sukkot: Festival of Booths
- Hanukkah
- Tu B'Shevat: New Year for Trees
- Purim
- Pesach: Passover
- Shavuot: Pentecost
13 Articles of Faith
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God exists
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God is one and unique
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God is incorporeal
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God is eternal
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Prayer is to God only.
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The prophets spoke truth.
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Moses was the greatest of the prophets.
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The Written and Oral Torah were given to
Moses.
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There will be no other Torah.
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God knows the thoughts and deeds of men.
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God will reward the good and punish the
wicked.
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The Messiah will come.
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The dead will be resurrected.
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Ten Commandments
Worship no other gods.
Do not worship idols.
Do not misuse the name of the Lord.
Keep the Sabbath holy.
Honor your father and mother.
Do not murder.
Do not commit adultery.
Do not steal.
Do not give false testimony
Do not covet.
Seven Days of Creation
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Separation of light from darkness.
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Separation of water above and waters below.
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Separation of land from water.
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Sun, moon, and stars.
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Sea creatures and birds.
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Land creatures and man.
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God rested.
Twelve Tribes of Israel
Reuben
Levi/Simeon
Judah
Issachar
Zebulun
Benjamin
Dan
Naphtali
Gad
Asher
Ephraim
Manassah
The place honors not the man; it
is the man who honors the place.
Hebrew Proverb