| Place of worship | Synagogues and temples, home, Western Wall of the Temple in Jerusalem |
Synagogue, Shul, Temple. |
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| Founder | Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses |
Noah. |
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| Use of statues and pictures | Ancient times: Not allowed as it is considered Idolatry. Today, great artwork is encouraged. Statues of people are fine, but not as religious icons. |
Forbidden. |
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| Belief of God | 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. |
One God. |
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| View of the Buddha | N/A. |
N/A. |
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| Scriptures | Tanakh (Jewish Bible), which includes the Torah |
The Torah. |
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| Literal Meaning | Grateful person (named for Judah, who was named "gratitude" by his mother, Leah) |
Laws that are still expected to be followed by Gentiles (because they too, are descended from Noah). |
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| Place of origin | The Levant |
Middle East. |
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| Followers | Jews, Jewish people |
Noahides. |
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| Prophets | Moses, and the subsequent Prophets of Israel as told in the Jewish Bible (Tanakh). |
Noah and Moses. |
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| Means of salvation | This is not a concept held in Judaism. Jews do not strive to achieve a status at the time of death. |
Follow the 7 Noahide Laws |
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| Position of Mary | 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. |
Not applicable, as they do not believe that Jesus Is the Messiah. |
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| Jesus | Not mentioned in the Jewish texts. No specific beliefs about this individual. |
Not believed to be the Messiah. |
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| Position of Abraham | The first patriarch and father of the Jewish religion. His father was an idol-maker but Abraham did not believe in idolatry or polytheism. |
The first Patriarch of Judaism. |
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| Marriage | Ancient times: unlimited polygamy with concubinage. In modern times, monogamy officially since 1310 AD. |
Monogamistic. |
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| Abrahamic Lineage | 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. |
Denied, but, follow Jewish belief. |
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| Status of Muhammad | N/A. |
N/A. |
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| Birth of Jesus | Not mentioned in Jewish texts. |
Normal Birth. |
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| View of other Dharmic religions | N/A. |
N/A. |
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| Ressurection of Jesus | Denied. |
Denied. |
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| Religious Law | Halakhah. Ethics. Commandments. 613 mitzvahs to be followed. Charity. Prayer. Rabbinical rulings with minority opinions. Debate very important part of system. Debate is encouraged in schools. Part of Bible addresses specific laws for everyday life. |
The 7 Noahide Laws. |
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| God's role in salvation | Salvation is not a concept in Jewish faith. Each New Year, during Yom Kippur, Jews fast and pray for forgiveness from God, and if accepted, are written into the Book of Life, for the next year. |
God Gave the world certain Commandments to abide by. |
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| Identity of Jesus | Simply not part of liturgy. Not mentioned one way or the other. |
They do not believe He was the Messiah. |
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| Offshoot religions | Abrahamic religions -- Christianity and Islam. |
N/A. |
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| Views on other religion | Judaism is the chosen faith, however, others are good too, provided that they follow Noahide Laws. |
Everyone must worship the One True God. |
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| Rites | Mitzvahs. Bar & Bat Mitvahs are the most well known, but, there are others too. |
Mitzvahs. |
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| imams identified as | N/A. |
N/A. |
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| Prophet | Moses, Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, Elisha, etc. |
Noah, Abraham, & Moses. |
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| View of Animistic religions | The earliest Jewish holidays correspond to agricultural seasons. Jews uniquely developed monotheism as a God of All. They were surrounded by pagen tribes who believed in gods based on their location, or nature. |
Pagan. |
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| Virtues in which religion is based upon | Justice, faithfulness, charity, modesty, Tikkun Olam (improving the world), mitzvot (good deeds, following God's law), Love of the creations. Ethics. Social Justice. Intellectual discussions, and study. |
Justice. |
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| Praying to Saints,Mary, and Angel | N/A. |
They do not believe in praying to Mary, because they do not believe her Son Is the Messiah. |
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| Concept of God | One God |
One God. |
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Comments: Judaism vs Noahide Laws