For thousands of years, millions of people around the world have been born into a family where religion is practiced. In a country like Canada, people are fortunate enough to be accepted no matter what their religious beliefs may be. The two dominant religions in Canada and in North America are Christianity and Judaism. Though Christianity and Judaism are quite different, there are more similarities than differences between the two faiths. Both Jews and Christians believe that there is one god, thus making both religions monotheistic. Furthermore, they believe in the same god. Jews and Christians alike also believe in ethical behavior and respecting values; the most important being respecting thy mother and father and elders. Judaism and Christianity also follow the Old Testament, and more importantly the Ten Commandments. Finally, both faiths recognize one day out of the week as a holy day.
             Although Jews observe the Torah and Christians observe the New Testament, the Old Testament is a scripture that is studied in both Judaism and Christianity. The Old Testament was studied initially by Jews and once Christianity was established, by Christians as well. Both Jews and Christians follow the Ten Commandments, a set of ethical values established in the Old Testament (Eskenazi 74). Though the Bible and the Torah are very different, Christians and Jews both believe in the story of the Adam and Eve (Abrahamic Faiths: n. pag) and that Adam was the first man to be created by God. A similarity one will find between every religion known to man, is practicing morals and values. Jews and Christians both preach the commandment of "honour thy mother and thy father" and follow similar moral guidelines of respecting their peers and more importantly their elders (Telushkin 20). This is a value that is taught and will always be passed down from parents to their children. Both Judaism and Christianity see violence and war as a negative situation and sh...