Can someone give me an overview of Judaism as of this day?
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Here are some websites which may be helpful to you:\n\nhttp://www.pinenet.com/rooster/hasid1.html\nhttp://www.convert.org/\nhttp://www.aish.com/\nhttp://www.jewsforjudaism.org/\nhttp://www.jewfaq.org/\nhttp://www.beingjewish.com/\nhttp://www.torah.org/
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The Jewish faith underwent considerable reforms about 2000 to 1500 years ago in which it was decided that animal sacrifices were no longer required, possibly because there is no Temple to sacrifice them in but also because the Jewish people were forced by the Romans to leave Israel and spread out all over the world.  This required a change in how the faith was practiced.\n\nThis is referred to as the development of "rabbinic" Judaism, led by famous names like Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Hillel.\n\nHowever even if the Temple was reconstructed it is unlikely that anyone but the most orthodox of Jews would want to perform animal sacrifices there -- the faith has moved on since its days spent wandering in the desert.  As the guy below me says, repentence and prayer has taken the place of animal sacrifice.\n\nAnd anyway there's the Dome of the Rock in the way and a whole lot of Muslims who would be unhappy if it were removed.\n\nSee links below for a timeline and other details:
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there u go: http://kodesh.snunit.k12.il/i/t/t3301.htm\nthis link is chapter 1 but you have links to all 10 chapters at the top of the page...\n\nHappy Purim! :)
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Go here, it might help.\n\nhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/cc.html
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JEWISH - OF OR RELATING TO JEWS, / OF JUDAISM\nJUDAISM - THE RELIGION OF THE JEWS, /  THE JEWS COLLECTIVELY. \nTHE ABOVE DEFINITIONS ARE FROM THE ILLUSTRATED OXFORD DICTIONARY.\n\nWhen Moses was on the Mount to get the law there is no mention of Judaism. In fact there is no translation that metions this religion, not even once. Therefore it was created by man not by the most high. Which should tell you that any form of Judaism is a transgression against Gods Law. One of the books of Judaism is the Talmud or Oral law again there is no metion of this. They say Jesus taught a oral law, untrue. He may have said the law oral, but not a oral law mention. The Talmud was created sometime in the 2nd - 5th century C.E. (common Era)by rabbi's.
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see, the whole points of Judaism (or a big part of it) is the fact that it is the exact same thing as it was hundreds of years ago.  it NEVER changed.  the proof is that the thousands of Jews that were at the giving of the torah and it would be hard to convince all those thousands of people, as witnesses, to change it suddenly.  but if you mean how it looked like etc., dont ask me.  hope this helps..8)
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http://www.jewishaustralia.com/community.htm
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Judaism, from a historical perspective (which is important in understanding it's philosophy) even though it's considered "Western", has it's origins in the Middle East, of course.  It is the spiritual ancestor of both Christianity *and* Islam.\n\nIt is a religion of the people of Israel and includes faithful devotion to one God (the God of their tribes) and believes that Divine teaching was revealed by this one God to the fathers and mothers of the people of Israel through Moses and the Prophets and Sages.\n\nThe goal of the Covenant between the Jews and their tribal God is relatively simple as it's base:\n\nA good life for all, through obedience to God's teachings (Torah) and Commandments (Mitzvot); harmony on earth (individual and societal) culminating in peace and well-being for all humanity, through all peoples' acceptance of their God as the primary/universal/only God.  This acceptance does NOT mean conversion, however - it means that non-Jews must simply abide by the moral laws (separate from the covenant between God and the Jews) that God requires of them.\n\nJudaism is classified as a religion of deed, of acts, rather than faith. God needs the faithful (Jews) just as much as people need God.  It is through the right actions of the faithful that the order of the universe is maintained and chaos is held at bay.\n\nIt is a "Way" by which humans are capable of understanding and responding to the teachings of their God.\n\nAs Judaism developed, the concept of God as their tribal God changed into a "universal" God, who was responsible for a universal Creation , with a universal Revelation to Moses and the people at Mount Sinai, leading to the Redemption of Israel and all humanity.\n\nThere is a vast body of teaching and lore that has grown up over centuries, much of which takes the form of interpretation of the oldest biblical texts; the Halacha or "Way", and the Aggada, a collection of stories, homilies, parables, and poetry.  The Talmud is a rabbinic text (meaning "Teaching"), and is second only to the Bible in importance.\n\nThe mystic teachings of Judaism, collectively, is the Kabbalah (the received tradition) which teach of the emanation of the Godhead into the world, the experience of communion with God in transcendence of the self, and the maintenance of the balance and order of the cosmos through human action in Covenant with God.\n\nIn this way,  Jews are panentheists - that is to say, for them, as in  many other religious traditions, God is both in everything and beyond containment in anything.\n\n********\nNote: I'm not Jewish, just a student of religions.  I'm more than willing to be corrected on anything here that I've misunderstood.
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YEP FOREVER JEW IT IS THE BEST RELIGION. I LOVE BEING JEWISH AND YES ALL JEWISH PEOPLE ARE CLOSELY BONDED. I AGREE WITH YOU ON EVERYTHING YOU JUST STATED
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Judaism follows the Tora, which is pretty much the Old Testament of the Bible.
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I have one big problem with your statement. Exactly how many Jews have tried to convert you? Jews have no inclination, and quite to the contrary according to Judaism there is no reason for you to convert. All people are judged on our actions not what faith we espouse. So from a Jewish perspective the only thing that truly matters is if you live a Just life or not.\n\nAnyone who claimed to be Jewish and tried to convert you had no concept of what Judaism is.
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This site has all the details you need.  Numbers were as of 2005.\n\nhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/jewpop.html
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This question is a blanket statement "modern religion" is a very large term.  Then you go on to address Christianity.  As a matter of interest, in numbers, it falls number 3 after Islam and Jews.\n\nThe fact is there are many alternates these days because they just don't wish to be guided by an outdated book which the above religions have...each is a religion of the book.\n\nFor an open minded look at what religion can be...guiding, comforting, loving, caring, kindness and acceptance...go to Spiritualism, Unity, Universal, etc. etc.
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Nothing bad came out of Judaism. The question should be "What bad things have gone into Judaism?"
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Glad to know you're interested in Judaism!  The Jewish religion is actually quite similar to the Muslim religion in some basic tenets.\n\nJudaism has many different branches, and as study and debate are important parts of our tradition, Jews worship in many different ways.\n\nSome of the central tenets of Judaism are the Ten Commandments:\n1. I am God your Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, from the place of slavery. Do not have any other gods before Me. \n\n2. Do not represent [such] gods by any carved statue or picture of anything in the heaven above, on the earth below, or in the water below the land. Do not bow down to [such gods] or worship them. I am God your Lord, a God who demands exclusive worship. Where My enemies are concerned, I keep in mind the sin of the fathers for [their] descendants, to the third and fourth [generation]. But for those who love Me and keep My commandments, I show love for thousands [of generations]. \n\n3. Do not take the name of God your Lord in vain. God will not allow the one who takes His name in vain to go unpunished. \n\n4. Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy. You can work during the six weekdays and do all your tasks. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to God your Lord. Do not do anything that constitutes work. [This includes] you, your son, your daughter, your slave, your maid, your animal, and the foreigner in your gates. It was during the six weekdays that God made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. God therefore blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. \n\n5. Honor your father and mother. You will then live long on the land that God your Lord is giving you. \n\n6. Do not commit murder. \n\n7. Do not commit adultery. \n\n8. Do not steal. \n\n9. Do not testify as a false witness against your neighbor. \n\n10. Do not be envious of your neighbor's house. Do not be envious of your neighbor's wife, his slave, his maid, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that is your neighbor's. \n\nHere's something else from the Wikipedia article below that you might find useful:\n\n"Over the centuries, a number of clear formulations of Jewish principles of faith have appeared, many with common elements, and though they differ with respect to certain details, they demonstrate a wide variety of tolerance for varying theological perspectives. Of these, the one most widely considered authoritative is Maimonides' thirteen principles of faith:\n\n*God is one - strict unitarian monotheism, in which the eternal creator of the universe is the source of morality. \n\n*God is all powerful (omnipotent), as well as all knowing (omniscient), and the different names of God are ways to express different aspects of God's presence in the world \n \n*God is non-physical, non-corporeal, and eternal. All statements in the Hebrew Bible and in rabbinic literature which use anthropomorphism are held to be linguistic conceits or metaphors, as it would otherwise be impossible to talk about God. \n\n*One may offer prayer to God alone — any belief in an intermediary between man and God, either necessary or optional, has traditionally been considered heretical. \n\n*The Hebrew Bible, and much of the beliefs described in the Mishnah and Talmud, are held to be the product of divine revelation. How revelation works, and what precisely one means when one says that a book is "divine", has always been a matter of some dispute. Different understandings of this subject exist among Jews.\n \n*The words of the prophets are true. \n\n*Moses was the chief of all prophets. \n\n*The Torah (five books of Moses) is the primary text of Judaism. \n\n*God will reward those who observe His commandments, and punish those who violate them. \n\n*God chose the Jewish people to be in a unique covenant with Him (see also: Jews as a chosen people). \n\n*There will be a moshiach (Jewish Messiah), or perhaps a messianic era. \n\n*The soul is pure at birth, and
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This is a good "beginners" article on Kashrut (Kosher) practices:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher\n\nPeace.
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From a Jew, from a Jewish perspective:\nWe pray to God.\nWe ask for forgiveness in out prayers.\nWe do teshuva- which literally means "to return" - to repent and arrive at a different spiritual and emotional place that is even higher and holier than before.\nWe perform deeds of lovingkindness - visiting the sick, helping the poor, giving extra charity especially - which is required by Jewish Law anyway.\n\nRepentance is a very important topic about which many Jewish sages have written.  It's possible to get very in depth here, so I just tried to get the basic info.