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