There are many difficult questions that people ask with the hope of
             explaining why the world is the way that it is. These types of questions are often
             explained by religion, a very powerful thing. Religion can be explained in a
             variety of ways, depending on which specific religion is being talked about, but
             an excellent definition of religion in general is a quote from Wilkinson:
             A religion is a set of beliefs and practices, often associated with a
             supernatural power... Adherence to a religion implies a belief in a divine
             force, as well as offering moral guidance for believers. Religion also
             binds people into communities with common goals and values. (55)
             The four sets of non-Christian beliefs that are most practiced in the East all are
             in agreement with this quote, but Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are
             very much different when compared to each other.
             Dating back to 700 BC, Judaism is the oldest religion that teaches belief in
             one all-powerful god (Wilkinson 76). Although practiced all over the world, the
             homeland of Judaism, where one-third of its followers live, is in Israel (Parrinder
             140). The Patriarchs, or forefathers, of Judaism are Abraham, his son Isaac,
             Isaac's son Jacob, and Jacob's twelve sons. Judaism follows the Torah as its
             religious tome; this is their divine guidance (Savage 224). The word Torah
             means "guidance" and is similar to the Old Testament of the Bible (Wilkinson
             Jews believe that there is one God that created everything, and that Jesus
             was a prophet. It is thought that God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and
             told him that Jews were to live by them and all the Torah (Parrinder 90). If these
             were obeyed, God would protect them. A Jewish religious leaders is called a
             rabbi, which means "teacher" in Hebrew (Savage 224).
             The Jewish people have certain practices that are very important to them,
             such as their...