Jew, any person whose religion is judaism In the broader sense of the term, a jew is any person belonging to the worldwide group that constitutes, through descent or conversion, a continuation of the ancient jewish people, who were themselves descendants of the hebrews of the bible (old testament). Judaism is based on the torah The foundation of all jewish beliefs, practices and scholarship is the torah, known as the five books of moses Next come the prophets and writings (neviim and ketuvim in hebrew) Together, they form the written torah, aka the hebrew bible.
The origins of jewish faith are explained throughout the torah According to the text, god first revealed himself to a hebrew man named abraham, who became known as the founder of judaism. Approximately 14.7 million people worldwide identify as jewish, with the vast majority living in either the united states or israel Jews come in all shapes, sizes, ethnicities, and nationalities There are black jews from ethiopia, chinese jews from shanghai and indian jews. Chuck schumer, the new york democrat and one of the most powerful jewish politicians in the united states, did not endorse zohran mamdani and would not say who he voted for in new york city.
Judaism is characterized by a belief in one transcendent god who revealed himself to abraham, moses, and the hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with scriptures and rabbinic traditions. As of 2022, israel is a parliamentary democracy with a population of 9.6 million people, of whom 7 million are jewish The largest jewish community outside israel is the united states, while large communities also exist in france, canada, argentina, russia, united kingdom, australia, and germany. In the time that has past since that covenant was made, the jewish people have been exiled twice from their land and have inhabited almost every place in the world Today, there are an estimated 15 million jews spread throughout the world. Jfedla acts on shared values to create safe, joyful, and connected jewish life in los angeles, israel, and around the world
We care for our vulnerable by fighting poverty and combating antisemitism. Even today the various jewish groups—whether orthodox, conservative, or reform —all claim direct spiritual descent from the pharisees and the rabbinic sages New york city’s jewish community — the largest in the united states — is abounding with anxiety and friction a day ahead of an election that could give the city its first muslim mayor.
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