Judaism

FOLLOWERS: Followers of Judaism are called Jews

ORIGIN: Started in the region of Mesopotamia by Abraham around 1500 B.C.

SACRED TEXT: The Torah and the Tanach

SACRED RULES: The halakhah (includes the Ten Commandments)

GOD: Believe there is only one god whose name is Yahweh or Jehovah

AFTERLIFE: Hebrew Scriptures are silent about an afterlife, but later Rabbinical teachings speak of a type of heaven (Gan Eden) and hell (Gehenna)

PLACE OF WORSHIP: Synagogue

FESTIVALS:
Passover: celebrates the Exodus out of Egypt
Sabbath: day of rest (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday)

DIVISIONS:
Orthodox: emphasis on tradition, strict observance of Mosaic Law
Conservative: middle ground between Orthodox and Reform
Reform: liberal, emphasizes ethics