Jew
From Wikireligion
(Difference between revisions)
(...) |
(cleaning & wikifiying) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| - | '''Jews''' (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים, Yehudim; Yiddish: ייִדן, Yidn) are followers of the religion Judasim | + | '''Jews''' (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים, Yehudim; Yiddish: ייִדן, Yidn) are followers of the [[religion]] [[Judasim]]. There are between 12 and 14 million Jews, mostly living in the US or Israel. In the [[Hebrew bible]] it says that they are the chosen people of God. |
==Hannukah== | ==Hannukah== | ||
| - | The religion's most popular holiday is "Hannukah" celebrated in December. Hannukah marks the ever lasting oil which lasted for eight days in a time where oil was not around much. | + | The religion's most popular holiday is "[[Hannukah]]" celebrated in December. Hannukah marks the ever lasting oil which lasted for eight days in a time where oil was not around much. |
| - | There are 9 candles on a m'nora. Every night on sunset, the Shamash and one other candle are litten. On the second day two others besides the shamash are litten and so on until the 8th day. | + | There are 9 candles on a [[m'nora]]. Every night on sunset, the Shamash and one other candle are litten. On the second day two others besides the shamash are litten and so on until the 8th day. |
Revision as of 19:53, 9 January 2007
Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים, Yehudim; Yiddish: ייִדן, Yidn) are followers of the religion Judasim. There are between 12 and 14 million Jews, mostly living in the US or Israel. In the Hebrew bible it says that they are the chosen people of God.
Hannukah
The religion's most popular holiday is "Hannukah" celebrated in December. Hannukah marks the ever lasting oil which lasted for eight days in a time where oil was not around much.
There are 9 candles on a m'nora. Every night on sunset, the Shamash and one other candle are litten. On the second day two others besides the shamash are litten and so on until the 8th day.
