ition, God gave
the Jewish people 613 Commandments, and all 613 of them are equally sacred, and equally binding. All of these Commandments are treated as equally important. The Ten Commandments are considered to be the words that God wrote on the two stone tablets that Moses brought down from Mount Sinai, which Moses smashed when he found his people worshipping a golden calf.
4. Jerusalem: According to Rabbi Ed Snitkoff, Jerusalem has been the central city of Judaism since the year 1000 B.C.E., when King David conquered the town and made it the capital of his kingdom. With the building of the Temple by King Solomon following the death of King David, the city becomes the focus of three pilgrimages each year for Jews celebrating the festivals of Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Jerusalem is a m
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