Judaism is the oldest monotheistic religion in the world, having originated in the Middle East more than 3,000 years ago with patriarch Abraham.
As the first Abrahamic religion, Judaism has played a major role in shaping the history of the world, having greatly influenced the development of Christianity and Islam, despite having always had a relatively small amount of adherents by comparison.
The religion itself is built off of the "written Torah" of the Bible, known in Judaism as the Tanach, and the "oral Torah" of the Mishna, Talmud and other great works of leading rabbis throughout history.
Judaism itself has no single leading figure, and is divided into multiple streams, such as the ultra-Orthodox (haredi), Orthodox, Conservative and Reform. Further differences also exist along the lines of historic Diasporic communities, such as Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewry.
Today, the largest concentration of adherents of Judaism can be found in Israel, with the US having the second-largest.
The film challenges assumptions widely held in the Jewish community such as whether a woman needs children to be complete.
When he’s at home in Los Angeles, he attends services at Young Israel of Century, a Modern Orthodox congregation.
The portrait will be shown beginning in October as part of a 21-work collection titled “Recent Acquisitions” that largely features portraits by or of women.
In today’s challenging times, Israel can choose to be a rallying point for Jewish exceptionalism, rooted in a commitment to our heritage.
AI is already shaping our world positively, aiding in healthcare, science and the most basic literary tasks.
Zionism’s old-new centripetal liberalism is still open, democratic, tolerant, individualistic. But it is also communitarian, traditional, family-oriented, meaning-making and soul-stretching.
Women of the Wall continued to be a controversial presence at the Western Wall during their Rosh Hodesh prayer services on Monday.
Hate speech in religious discourse can take many different forms, and in the last several decades has found its way onto the internet.
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