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Judaism

Judaism is a religion of the Jewish people. It is a monotheistic religion originating in the Hebrew Bible. Judaism states that god stated the laws and comandments to Moses on Mount Sinai. Judaism claims a 3,000 year continuous history.

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Judaism

Yom Yerushalayim

Religion; Judaism

Holiday celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem in the hands of the modern state of Israel.

Yom Kippur

Religion; Judaism

Lit. Day of Atonement. A day set aside for fasting, depriving oneself of pleasures, and repenting from the sins of the previous year.

Yom Ha-Zikkaron

Religion; Judaism

Israeli Memorial Day.

Yom Ha-Shoah

Religion; Judaism

Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Yom Ha-Atzma'ut

Religion; Judaism

Israeli Independence Day.

Yochanan ben Zakkai

Religion; Judaism

Founder of the school at Yavneh, which became the center of Jewish learning for centuries.

Yizkor

Religion; Judaism

Lit. May He remember. . . Prayers said on certain holidays in honor of deceased close relatives. See Mourning.

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