JUDAISM RELIGION |TRADITIONS AND BELIEFS| AMIDAH- THE STANDING PRAYER | GROUP 1 | GAS_2 11 PAVLOV |

Jewish culture is the culture of the Jewish people, from its formation in ancient times until the current age. Judaism itself is not a faith-based religion, but an orthoprax and ethnoreligion, pertaining to deed, practice, and identity.

Judaism began about 4000 years ago with the Hebrew people in the Middle East. Abraham, a Hebrew man, is considered the father of the Jewish faith because he promoted the central idea of the Jewish faith: that there is one God. At the time many people in the Middle East worshipped many gods. It is said that Abraham and his wife Sarah, who were old and childless, were told by God that their children would be as plentiful as the stars in the sky and that they would live in a land of their own -- the Promised Land. This gradually came true.

The Amidah- or the standing prayer is one of the traditional in Judaism religion.

The prayer is recited standing with feet firmly together, and preferably while facing Jerusalem.

The Amidah is another important prayer in Judaism and is the central prayer used in worship services. It is often referred to as the 'standing prayer' as it is always recited while standing and facing Jerusalem . This prayer consists of 19 blessings, which can be split into three sections: praising God.

During the worship service, the amidah is first recited by each individual as a silent prayer, giving any sinner a chance to atone without embarrassment.