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  • Essay / Understanding Judaism: Intriguing Features and...

    However, after many years, the Jews received permission from the Persians to return to Jerusalem where they began building the second temple. At the time when Roman rule came, the Jewish people were awaiting the arrival of the Messiah. There was an uprising of fanatics who opposed the Roman militants. The temple was destroyed and the only remaining part of this temple is the Western Wall. Another interesting factor is that being Jewish is not only religious, but also ethnic. That is, a person can be ethnically Jewish even if they do not have these religious beliefs. The Jewish perspective of God is that He is omnipotent and omnipresent. The Jewish religion is monotheistic and has the belief that exists outside of time. Another religious perspective is that Jews have a different calendar than the Christian calendar. There are also many different holidays in the Jewish calendar and their year begins with Rosh Hashanah. Additionally, Jews also celebrate their liberation from past Egyptian rule with Passover or Pesach. The celebration is accompanied by a Seder