After the Babylonians destroyed the first temple and the Romans destroyed the second temple, the Jewish believers then decided to have their worship practices inside their homes and synagogues, seemingly the same with the temples, a Greek term for Bet ha- Knesset that means the assembly house or the house for gathering for the Jewish believers to dwell, to study and to play.
The Western Wall and the Temple Mountain are two of the holiest paces for Jewish people to praise and worship. Conflicts between the Muslims and the Jews had set the Temple Mount controversy that’s why Muslims are prohibited on entering the said temple. A unique tradition of prayers written on a piece of paper and being inserted in a wall’s crack are practiced in the outdoor synagogue which is the Western Wall functions. One possible place of worship for the Jews is the Graves, a special place for the wise men, so called the tsaddikim. Israel and Ukraine are two of the Jewish practicing countries, cities like Jerusalem, Hebron and Safed in Israel and the city of Uman in Ukraine where the Breslover Rebbe’s grave is located, headed the mystical orthodox called the Chasidic.
Jewish males that is over the age of 13 are expected to wear their hats like the kipah, a Hebrew term, and the Yiddish term called yarmulke, which means their skullcap. Just like the Islamic behavior, all are required to dress conservative costumes and vests even in visiting the Jewish cemeteries, wearing garments that covers the women down the knees, and long sleeves that would be able to cover the upper arms from the shoulder. Women that are Orthodox Jewish are not allowed to show their body figures by wearing loose clothing, covering their hair with kerchief or even wigs upon entering their considered holy places such as the synagogue.
Languages such as Aramaic and Hebrew are the Judaism’s ancient and holy languages being used in worshipping inside thee synagogues all over the globe. Jewish people traditionally eat Kashrut and Kosher. During Sabbath or Shabbat for Jewish, wine is being used in any sacramental celebrations and holidays. Some known Jewish people are Moses, Joseph, David, Joshua, Isaiah, Moses Maimonides, and Abraham. Jewish Denominations are the Reconstructionist, humanistic, Modern Orthodoxy, Liberal, Orthodox, Reform and Conservative Judaism.
Judaism has two kinds of texts, the Talmud and the Torah, Talmud is the Jewish oral law and its subsequent commentaries. Originated from the 2nd century. Talmud is to teach or to learn. It is where Halakhah, the Jewish law is derived made up of Gemara means the rabbinic’s record of discussions that includes their views differences. While the Torah is the Jewish’s bible’s first part referring to Moses’ five books such as the Bresheit- the genesis, Sheemot- the eodus, Vayicra- the Leviticus, bamidbar- the numbers, and lastly, the devarim or the Deuteronomy in Christian Biblewhich Jewish believers has been used through ages. It is believed that Torah is the book that features God’s dictations to Moses in Mount Senai, the 613 commandments teaching the Jewish people on how to live righteously.