Judaism
Sign in to saveJudaism () is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of observing the Mosaic covenant, which they believe was established between God and the Jewish people. The religion is considered one of the earliest monotheistic religions.
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Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion centered on the spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jewish people, with roots tracing back to what believers understand as a covenant between God and the Jewish people through Moses. It matters as one of the earliest monotheistic religions and continues to shape the identity and practices of Jewish communities worldwide.
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Key facts
- Religion.name
- Judaism
- Religion.native_name_lang
- he
- Religion.image
- judaica.jpg
- Religion.imagewidth
- 275px
- Religion.caption
- Candlesticks for Shabbat, a cup for ritual handwashing, a Chumash and a Tanakh, a Yad, a shofar, and an etrog box.
- Religion.type
- Ethnic religion
- Religion.main_classification
- Abrahamic
- Religion.theology
- Monotheistic
- Religion.area
- Israel and worldwide as minorities
- Religion.language
- Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Aramaic
- Religion.founder
- Abraham and Moses (according to tradition)
- Religion.founded_place
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70 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Biblical and Talmudic narrative
- The covenant with Abraham in the book of Genesis
- The Torah, ''Nevi'im'', and ''Ketuvim''
- The Talmud
- Historical analysis of the Bible
- History of Judaism
- Origins
- Iron Age kingdoms
- Babylonian captivity, return, and Second Temple
- Post-Temple Judaism
- Judaism in pre-Islamic Arabia
- Defining characteristics and principles of faith
- Core tenets
- Religious texts
- Legal literature
- Jewish philosophy
- Rabbinic hermeneutics
- Jewish identity
- Distinction between Jews as a people and Judaism
- Who is a Jew?
- Jewish demographics
- 2020 population estimate
- Jewish religious movements
- Rabbinic Judaism
- Sephardic and Mizrahi Judaism
- Jewish movements in Israel
- Karaites and Samaritans
- Haymanot (Ethiopian Judaism)
- Noahide (''B'nei Noah'' movement)
- Jewish observances
- Jewish ethics
- Prayers
- Religious clothing
- Jewish holidays
- Shabbat
- Three pilgrimage festivals
- High Holy Days
- Purim
- Hanukkah
- Fast days
- Israeli holidays
- Torah readings
- Synagogues and religious buildings
- Dietary laws: ''kashrut''
- Laws of ritual purity
- Family purity
- Life-cycle events
- Community leadership
- Classical priesthood
- Prayer leaders
- Specialized religious roles
- Historical Jewish groupings (to 1700)
- Persecutions
- Hasidism
- The Enlightenment and new religious movements
- Spectrum of observance
- Judaism and ecology
- Judaism and other religions
- Christianity and Judaism
- Islam and Judaism
- Syncretic movements incorporating Judaism
- Criticism
- See also
- Notes
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Selected cited works
- Further reading
- External links
Judaism () is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of observing the Mosaic covenant, which they believe was established between God and the Jewish people. The religion is considered one of the earliest monotheistic religions.
Judaism as a religion and culture is founded upon a diverse body of texts, traditions, theologies, and worldviews. Among Judaism's core texts are the Torah (), the ''Nevi'im (), and the Ketuvim (), which together compose the Hebrew Bible. In Modern Hebrew, the Hebrew Bible is often referred to as the Tanakh ()—an acronym of its constituent divisions—or the Miqra (). With some differences in order and content, what Christianity calls the Old Testament has the same books as the Hebrew Bible.