The elaborate cabinet holds the Torah.

The Western Wall

The Western Wall sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Sometimes people stick their prayers between the cracks on the walls.

Branches of Judaism

Holidays and Traditions

Sabbath Services - worship services

Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year

Yom Kippur - Day of AtonementPassover - Honors the deliverance of Jews from Egyptian slavery

Chanukah (Hanukkah) - Festival of Lights

Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah

Diffusion and SpreadJews do not seek converts but has spread across the

world through Diaspora (scattering of people).

~Diaspora occurred due to persecution and forced exile

~Thought to have begun in the 8th-6th century BCE (documented in the Old Testament and other ancient texts) and occurred throughout history until the creation of the nation of Israel in 1948