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Judaism is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people. Judaism, originating in the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanakh) and explored in later texts such as the Talmud, is considered by Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship God developed with the Children of Israel. According to traditional Rabbinic Judaism, God revealed his laws and commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of both the Written and Oral Torah. This was historically challenged by the Karaites who maintain that only the Written Torah was revealed, and, in modern times, liberal movements such as Humanistic Judaism may be nontheistic. The Hebrews / Israelites were called (referred to) as Jews, already, as early as in the Book of Esther. The term Jews replaced the title "Children of Israel."
Judaism claims a historical continuity spanning more than 3,000 years. It is one of the oldest monotheistic religions, and the oldest to survive into the present day. Its texts, traditions and values have inspired later Abrahamic religions, including Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i Faith. Many aspects of Judaism have also directly or indirectly influenced secular Western ethics and civil law.
Jews are an ethnoreligious group that includes those born Jewish and converts to Judaism. In 2007, the world Jewish population was estimated at 13 million, of whom about 40% reside in Israel and 40% in the United States. The largest Jewish religious movements are Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism and Reform Judaism. A major source of difference between these groups is their approach to Jewish law. Orthodox and Conservative Judaism maintain that Jewish law should be followed, with Conservative Judaism promoting a more "modern" interpretation of its requirements than Orthodox Judaism. Reform Judaism is generally more liberal than these other two movements, and its typical position is that Jewish law should be viewed as a set of general guidelines rather than as a list of restrictions whose literal observance is required of all Jews. Historically, special courts enforced Jewish law; today, these courts still exist but the practice of Judaism is mostly voluntary. Authority on theological and legal matters is not vested in any one person or organization, but in the sacred texts and the many rabbis and scholars who interpret these texts.
American Jews, also known as Jewish Americans, are American citizens or resident aliens of the Jewish faith and/or Jewish ethnicity. The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe, and their U.S.-born descendants. A minority from all Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented, including Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and a number of converts. The American Jewish community manifests a wide range of Jewish cultural traditions, as well as encompassing the full spectrum of Jewish religious observance.
Depending on religious definitions and varying population data, the United States is home to the largest or second largest (after Israel) Jewish community in the world. The population of American adherents of Judaism was estimated to be approximately 5,128,000 (1.7%) of the total population in 2007 (301,621,000); including those who identify themselves culturally as Jewish (but not necessarily religiously), this population was estimated at 6,489,000 (2.2%) as of 2008. As a contrast, Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics estimated the Israeli Jewish population was 5,664,000 in 2009 (75.4% of the total population).
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Introduction to The Basics of Judaismby MediaGreco3,221 views
Its a beautiful religion but i dont understand the simple woman man handshake thing :) but again its your religion who am i to judge
AlexxiiPrincess 6 days ago
I really do not like the idea of being asked to remove my Yarmulke but I will if the officer really really needs to insure im not hideing somthing
KingOystar 1 month ago
@Jacobus180670
Ah, I see. A hypothetical scenario.
Well, to be fair, I think Islam has a lot of the "old lost beliefs" about the person of Jesus- rather than the Hellenized God-man figure. That made the faith palatable to monotheist jews, and to Christians with an affinity for the character of Jesus. Considering the first Muslim nation, Yemen, was entirely Jewish before the advent of Muhammad (and that old tribes of Israel like the Hebronites converted to Islam) it worked.
LuckyDukeSeven 1 month ago
@LuckyDukeSeven that's why I said "could argue" as opposed to "do argue". I'm talking in terms of how both Jews and Christians have converted to Islam seeing it as their way forward. What I was referring to it as a technicality in that Islam has in some ways united both Christians and Jews, not as a definitive belief.
Jacobus180670 1 month ago
@TheAmazingamerica
Funny. Muhammad is the final law giver in Islam. The job of final messiah is held by Jesus in Islam, as specified by the Koran. Muhammad has no Messianic qualities or attributions in Islam, where as Jesus is supposed to return and rule as a King.
LuckyDukeSeven 1 month ago
@emencz Their hair is like the burka?
TheAmazingamerica 1 month ago
@LuckyDukeSeven Was the Chicago Outfit, reformed or Orthodox?
TheAmazingamerica 1 month ago
@Jacobus180670
But Muslims don't believe Muhammad was the Messiah.
LuckyDukeSeven 1 month ago
@SarahShlomo The use of Sheitels is controversial for the exact reason you stated with different levels of stringency in different communities.
emencz 4 months ago
Let's not discuss what these 'contributions' are
Zareste 5 months ago