Prophets
Judaism religion is among the oldest religions in existence, in the modern contemporary world. The religion is dated centuries, with its roots traced in a small nation dominated by Hebrews who suffered persecution dispersion and suffering. Currently, it is approximated that the Judaism religion has a following of about 14 million people with the modern Judaism incorporating people from different nations. A prophet in the Judaism religion is a person sent to speak to people delivering God's message or teaching God's word while portraying as role models of holiness and standards of the whole community. The Hebrews refers to prophets as navi, which is derived from the term Niv sefatayim, which means the fruit of the lips. Prophets are not necessarily men but also women.
For example, the scriptures recognize women prophetesses such as Sarah. More so, a prophet must not strictly be a Hebrew although they were not elevated for prophets’ duties in Israel. The greatest prophet recognized is Moses, since they attributed him with seeing what had been seen by other prophets and more. For example, they state that Moses had seen the whole of the holy book Torah including prophecies and writings that were written many decades after him. Therefore, subsequent prophecies are seen as expressions and prophecies of Moses. However, there are various other prophets recognized in Judaism religion such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joshua, Pinchas, Gad, Azariah among others. The women prophets were seven and included Sarah, Miriam, Devorah, and Hannah among others.
Worship
Judaism has its own practices of worship just like any other religion. Traditionally, in Judaism Jewish pray three times a day in a congregation. During this worship periods, there are various activities, but the study of Torah is an important aspect during worship. The study of Torah enables the worshippers reveal the will of God. In addition, during Sabbath day Torah is read religiously worshipers engaging prayers, studying, resting and family feasting. In the course of a year, the religious leaders ensure that the entire Torah is read during Sabbath and festival days. In the Jewish calendar, there are five major religious festivals, which include Passover, Shabuoth, Sukkot, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. However, there are other minor festivals such as Hanukkah and Purim. In Judaism, Jews worship in synagogues, temples and Shul, in which men and women are separated. However women learning faith is always placed in the context of the home.
The Holy Books
The Hebrews holy book is commonly referred to as the Old Testament by Christians. In Judaism, it is referred to as Tanakh, which is an acronym of three different parts of the book. These include Torah, which comprises the first five books of the Old Testament also referred to as Pentateuch. This is followed by The Nevi’im, which comprises the books of prophets and Ketuvim comprising other writings. Hebrew also has other holy book referred to as Talmud, which comprises the Mishnah meaning repetition or study and Gemara meaning addition or completion. Mishnah comprises the changes made in Torah since there was a need for changing it from its original emphasis on agriculture. Mishnah also provides a description of the Jewish life during the second temple period. It is subdivided into six sections, which include Zeraim (seeds), Moed (Seasons), Nashim (women), Neziqin (damages) Qodashim (holy things) and Tohorot (purifications).
