THE JUDAISM

Judaism
Judaism is considered the first monotheistic religion to appear in history. Its core belief that there is only one God, the creator of everything. For Jews, God made a covenant with the Jews, causing them to become the chosen people and promising them the promised land.
Judaism originated around the eighteenth century BC, when God commanded Abraham search for the promised land. Its development is shared by them to the Hebrew civilization,

And his followers are called Jews

Sacred book
And their holy books are The Torah corresponds to the following books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, levitítico, numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Jewish holidays
Purim - the Jews celebrate the salvation of a massacre prepared by the Persian king Assucro.
Passover (Pesach) - commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt in 1300 BC
Shavuot - celebrates the revelation of the Torah to Israel, around 1300 BC
Rosh Hashanah - is celebrated the Jewish New Year.
Yom Kippur - considered the Day of Atonement. Jews do fasting for 25 hours straight to purify the spirit.
Sukkot - the pilgrimage refers to 40 years in the wilderness, after liberation from the bondage of Egypt.
Chanukah - commemorates the end of the Assyrian rule and the restoration of Jerusalem time.
Simchat Torah - celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.

Jewish rites

The Shabbat:
On Shabbat, it is forbidden to work, it is a day of rest, reflection and renewal espitirual. It starts at the going down of the sun Friday and ends at the setting of the sun Saturday .O Shabbat is central to the life of a Jew, is the most important day, surpassing the''Yom Kippur''.

 Circumcision (Brit Milah):
The Brit Milah is perhaps the most important ritual of judaismo.Todos Jewish parents have the obligation (and the mitzvah) to circumcise their children on the 8th day after birth, as it is written in the Torah, in Genesis. The rite of circumcision an outside symbol queliga the boy to his faith.
Equivalent ceremony also there for the girls and is known as Brit Bat.

some laws of Judaism
Judaism has several laws, but the main ones are the 10 commandments of God's law and some laws own as:
1. Do not take revenge
2. Do not blaspheme
3. Do not practice clairvoyance
4. The three annual pilgrimages
5. Revitalization of the vote

Judaism has the following symbols:
1 memorah- it is a candelabrum with seven branches representing Israel and Judaism.

2- the Star of David - six-pointed star made of two equilateral triangles, is the symbol of Judaism since the seventeenth century BC