| Place of worship | Synagogues, shuls, the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Rachel's Tomb, and the Tomb of the Patriarchs. |
Synagogues and temples, home, Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem |
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| Founder | Baal Shem Tov. |
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses |
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| Use of statues and pictures | Forbidden. |
Ancient times: Not allowed as it is considered Idolatry. Today, great artwork is encouraged. Statues of people are fine, but not as religious icons. |
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| View of the Buddha | N/A. |
N/A. |
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| Belief of God | One God, often addressed as HaShem (Hebrew for 'The Name'), or spelled 'G-D'; or Adonai, when prayed directly to. |
One God (monotheism), often called HaShem—Hebrew for 'The Name', or Adonai— 'The Lord'. God is the one True Creator. God has always existed, none existed before him and will exist forever. He transcends life and death. |
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| Clergy | Rebbes, rabbis. |
Ancient times: Hereditary privileged priest class--Kohen and Levi. Present day: Religious functionaries like Rabbis, Cantors, Scribes, Mohels. |
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| Scriptures | The Torah. |
Tanakh (Jewish Bible), which includes the Torah |
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| Place of origin | Western Ukraine |
The Levant |
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| Literal Meaning | 'Piety.' |
Grateful person (named for Judah, who was named "gratitude" by his mother, Leah) |
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| Followers | Hasids. |
Jews, Jewish people |
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| Prophets | Moses, and the subsequent Prophets in the Tanakh. |
Moses, and the subsequent Prophets of Israel as told in the Jewish Bible (Tanakh). |
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| Second coming of Jesus | Denied. |
Denied. (not part of liturgy) |
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| Means of salvation | Through belief in God and Mitzvot (good deeds). |
This is not a concept held in Judaism. Jews do not strive to achieve a status at the time of death. |
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| Position of Mary | Not applicable, as Jews do not believe that Jesus Is the Messiah. Rather, it is Rachel the Matriarch and favoured wife of the Patriarch Jacob, that receives devotion from Chassidim and Orthodox. |
Not applicable, as Jews do not believe that Jesus is their Messiah, and therefore, his Jewish mother plays no role in the Jewish religion other than history. |
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| Holy Days | Shabbat, Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Chanukah, Tu BiShvat, Passover, Lag BaOmer, Shavout. |
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Chanukah, Tu B'Shvat, Passover, Lag B'Omer, Shavuot. Shabbat (Sabbath). Sabbath most important—one day a week no work, just peace, joy and prayer. |
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| Jesus | A fellow Jew, and a respected and learned scholar. However, not the Messiah. |
Not mentioned in the Jewish texts. No specific beliefs about this individual. |
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| Position of Abraham | The first Patriarch of Judaism. |
The first patriarch and father of the Jewish religion. His father was an idol-maker but Abraham did not believe in idolatry or polytheism. |
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| Symbols | Star of David, Menorah. |
Star of David, Menorah. |
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| Abrahamic Lineage | Through Isaac and Jacob. |
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are thanked every prayer day. Jacob's 12 sons became the 12 tribes of israel. Of these, 10 were lost during Assyrian Exile. |
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| Status of Muhammad | N/A. |
N/A. |
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| Virtue on which religion is based upon | Justice. |
Justice. |
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| Birth of Jesus | Normal Birth. |
Not mentioned in Jewish texts. |
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| Ressurection of Jesus | Denied. |
Denied. |
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| View of other Dharmic religions | N/A. |
N/A. |
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| On Clothing | Men always wear hats, or at least yarmulkas. Women either wear hats or wigs in public. |
Orthodox men always wear hats; Orthodox women either wear hats or wigs. Orthodox dress is modest. |
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| No. of Gods and Godesses | 1 God. |
1 God |
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| Praying to Saints, Mary, and Angel | They pray at the graves of Tzadiks, especially at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, and the Tomb of Rachel. |
Jews only pray to God. They do not need Rabbis to pray. Each Jew can pray directly to God whenever he or she wants to. That said, they do choose to pray at the graves of holy men and some in Judaism. The Tomb of Rachel the Matriarch especially. |
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| Primary God(s) | The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel). |
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel). |
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| Revered People | The Patriarchs, Moses, various rabbis, and Tzaddics, down through the centuries. |
The Patriarchs, Moses, various rabbis, and Tzaddics, down through the centuries. |
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| Most Common Sects | Chabad Lubavitch, Satmar, Vizhnitz. |
Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Renewal and Reconstructionist. |
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| Important Tenets | The Law of Moses. |
The Law of Moses. |
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| Status of Adam | First known use of the Adam/Eve mythology. |
First known use of the Adam/Eve mythology. |
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| imams identified as | N/A. |
N/A. |
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Comments: Chassidim vs Judaism