What is Judaism? 

• Judaism has been described as a religion, a race, a culture, and a nation
• All of these descriptions have some validity
• The Jewish people are best described as an extended family

                                                        Source:  http://www.jewfaq.org/judaism.htm​

Origins & Beliefs

• Judaism does not have a formal mandatory beliefs
• The most accepted summary of Jewish beliefs is Rambam's 13 principles of faith
• Even these basic principles have been debated
• Judaism focuses on the relationships between the Creator, mankind, and the land of Israel

Jewish Sects & History

Moses, along with his brother Aaron and sister Miriam, led the Children of Israel out of Egypt and to the Promised Land

Conflicts& Present Day

• Israel is the land promised to Abraham in the Bible
• Israel is central to the Jewish religion
• Zionism is a political movement to establish a Jewish homeland
• Israel is a democratic country
• Israel is home to more than 1/3 of the world's Jews
• 20% of Israel's citizens are not Jewish