Similarities Between Judaism And Abrahamic Religions

Religion is a set of beliefs that followers have about a supernatural being. These beliefs come from a faith that promotes community and fellowship. We are all equal and were created in God's image. “Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?”- Malachi 2:10. As a Christian we believe that everyone is equal therefore, I believe no religion is better than another. Religions are considered as one of the important element in everyone’s life because our basic beliefs and rituals are framed by religion. Christianity, Islam and Judaism all believe in God the creator of Earth. Although, they all believe in one God, they each have different morals, rituals

A sense of community provides group cohesion and identity, as well as a way for rituals and traditions to be passed down from generation to generation. Similarities that exist between the three Abrahamic religions, are that they are all monotheistic religions meaning that they believe in one God and believe that the Prophet Abraham is the father of Monotheism. All recognize a sacred text/holy book which is considered to be the word of God through Prophets. The similarities that exist between the Eastern Religions like Hinduism and Shinto are they are polytheistic religions meaning that they worship more than one God. Hinduism and Buddhism both believe in reincarnation which is the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or

In Abrahamic religions Christians come together as a community during Christmas and Easter time to celebrate and remember the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. During this time people celebrate, pray, worship,and set a day aside for the remembrance of Jesus Christ's death and crucifixion. Jewish holy days are based on a Lunar calendar and have more festivals than holy days, which last for more than one day. During these festivals such as Hanukkah, which is also called the “feast of dedication” last for 8 days straight. During Hanukkah one of the most well-known rituals is the lighting of a single candle each night for 8 nights. Hanukkah is a time of joyous celebration, which brings together parents and their children to celebrate and receive gifts. The Islamic traditions are similar to Jewish festivals as they last for more than one day. Eid Al -Fitr which means “festival of breaking the fast” is the most celebrated Muslim holy day, it is celebrated for 1-3 days at the end of Ramadan.During this time there are rituals which include a mandatory gift of charity to the poor, which fulfils the 5 pillars of Islam. The negative effects are that different religions can be seen to inspire conflict in the world, people disagree on