- "Judaism is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people."
A monotheistic religion that follows the teachings of the Torah and Talmund.
Jewish History: The history of Jews, their experiences and how their beliefs evolved over time.
Jewish Holidays: The various holidays and occasions celebrated by Jews such as Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Passover, and Yom Kippur.
Jewish Scriptures: The Hebrew Bible and the Talmud as the central texts of Judaism.
Jewish Customs and Traditions: The customs, traditions, and rituals that Jews participate in such as keeping kosher and observing the Sabbath.
Jewish Ethics and Morality: Jewish ethical principles such as charity, justice, and compassion.
Jewish Philosophy: The philosophical and theological ideas associated with Judaism, including concepts like the nature of God, human nature, and the meaning of life.
Jewish Life Cycle: The various milestones in Jewish life, including births, bar and bat mitzvahs, weddings, and funerals.
Jewish Mysticism: Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition that explores the relationship between God, the universe, and human beings.
Jewish Music: The role of music in Jewish life, including traditional songs for holidays and the Jewish liturgy.
Biblical Studies: This subfield focuses on the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and its interpretation throughout history.
Talmudic Studies: The Talmud is a collection of Jewish oral law and tradition. This field deals with the interpretation and application of the Talmud in Jewish life and practice.
Jewish Philosophy: This subfield explores the philosophical aspects of Judaism, including ethics, theology, and metaphysics.
Jewish History: Jewish history encompasses the origins, development, and experiences of the Jewish people, including their diaspora, persecution, and cultural achievements.
Jewish Mysticism: This field deals with esoteric and mystical aspects of Judaism, including the study of Kabbalah.
Jewish Law: The study of Jewish law involves the interpretation and application of halakha or Jewish legal principles in modern circumstances.
Jewish Literature: This subfield involves the study of Jewish literature, including works of fiction, poetry, and drama, as well as religious writing.
Holocaust Studies: This subfield deals with the study of the Holocaust, including its causes, consequences, and impact on Jewish life and culture.
Jewish Education: This field focuses on the study of education in Jewish contexts, including the development of curricula, teaching methods, and pedagogy.
Jewish Music: This subfield involves the study of Jewish music, including its history, theory, and cultural significance.
Jewish Art: This subfield explores the history and development of Jewish art, including religious, ceremonial, and cultural arts.
Jewish Sociology: This field deals with the social, cultural, and political aspects of Jewish life, including Jewish identity, gender roles, and community dynamics.
- "Modern Judaism evolved from Yahwism, the religion of ancient Israel and Judah, by the late 6th century BCE, and is thus considered one of the oldest monotheistic religions."
- "The Torah is part of the larger text known as the Tanakh... The Hebrew word torah can mean 'teaching,' 'law,' or 'instruction'."
- "The Torah's supplemental oral tradition is represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud."
- "Judaism's texts, traditions, and values strongly influenced later Abrahamic religions, including Christianity and Islam."
- "The largest Jewish religious movements are Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reform Judaism."
- "Orthodox Judaism maintains that the Torah and halakha are divine in origin, eternal and unalterable, and that they should be strictly followed."
- "Conservative Judaism generally promotes a more traditionalist interpretation of Judaism's requirements than Reform Judaism."
- "A typical Reform position is that halakha should be viewed as a set of general guidelines rather than as a set of restrictions and obligations whose observance is required of all Jews."
- "In 2021, about 45.6% of all Jews resided in Israel and another 42.1% resided in the United States and Canada..."
- "Major sources of difference between these groups are their approaches to halakha (Jewish law), the authority of the rabbinic tradition, and the significance of the State of Israel."
- "Authority on theological and legal matters is not vested in any one person or organization, but in the sacred texts and the rabbis and scholars who interpret them."
- "Jews are an ethnoreligious group including those born Jewish (or 'ethnic Jews'), in addition to converts to Judaism."
- "In 2019, the world Jewish population was estimated at 14.7 million, or roughly 0.2% of the total world population."
- "In 2021, about 45.6% of all Jews resided in Israel and another 42.1% resided in the United States and Canada..."
- "It has its roots as an organized religion in the Middle East during the Bronze Age."
- "The Tanakh is also known to secular scholars of religion as the Hebrew Bible, and to Christians as the 'Old Testament'."
- "Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenant that God established with the Israelites, their ancestors."
- "Modern Judaism evolved from Yahwism, the religion of ancient Israel and Judah, by the late 6th century BCE, and is thus considered one of the oldest monotheistic religions."
- "Hebraism, like Hellenism, played a seminal role in the formation of Western civilization through its impact as a core background element of Early Christianity."