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Judaism puts great importance on education. Here, a girl in cheder (a Sunday morning religious class) practices writing a phrase in the Hebrew alphabet.

will be a human leader who is descended from King David, an important figure in Jewish history. Jews believe the Messiah’s arrival will bring about the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem and all its rituals, and will also mark the establishment of God’s Kingdom on Earth. Jewish Holy Writings The most important Jewish holy text is the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible. It is a collection of 39 books divided into three parts—the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. The Torah is composed of the Five Books of Moses— known as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and

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