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myg0t (not Myg0t, mygot, Mygot or any variation) is an online gaming group (myg0t is NOT a clan) devoted to a technique of gaming called "raging". The myg0t is said to have originally formed in Chillicothe, Ohio.
{{dablink|For a discussion of [[Jew]]s as an [[ethnicity]] or [[ethnic]] group see the article on [[Jew]].}}


Many people dislike myg0t due to the style of gaming that "g0ts" (members of myg0t) have adpopted. The premise of raging is simple: annoy as many people as possible and take screenshots to prove it. These screenshots are then cut up and the in-game chat is posted into a larger image called a "rage". This rage is then posted on the myg0t forums. Occaisionally, especially with HL2 based games, demos can be recorded and a video rage can be made.
'''Judaism''' is the [[religion]] of the [[Jew]]ish people. It is one of the first recorded [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] faiths and one of the oldest religious [[traditions]] still practiced today. The tenets and history of Judaism are the major part of the foundation of other [[Abrahamic religion]]s, including [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]].


myg0t is known to many as "the cheating clan", though this is untrue. It is true that a g0t might use a cheat or a number of cheats in order to rage a server, however, cheating is not myg0t's aim. Their aim is to spread chaos on online games, and in real life. They can be found in just about every game available, from Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) such as World of Warcraft and Guild wars, to first person shooters such as Counter Strike and Battlefield 2.
Over at least the last two thousand years, Judaism has not been monolithic in practice, and has not had any centralized authority or binding [[dogma]]. Despite this, Judaism in all its variations has remained tightly bound to a number of [[Jewish principles of faith|religious principles]], the most important of which is the belief in a single, [[Omniscience|omniscient]], [[omnipotence|omnipotent]], and [[omnibenevolence|omnibenevolent]], [[transcendance|transcendant]] [[God]] who created the [[universe]], and continues to be involved in its governance. According to Jewish thought, the God who created the world established a [[Covenant (Israel)|covenant]] with the Jewish people, and revealed his laws and [[Mitzvah|commandments]] to them in the form of the [[Torah]]. Jewish practice is devoted to the study and observance of these laws and commandments, as they are interpreted according to various ancient and modern authorities.


Not every myg0t you will encounter in a game is a true myg0t. So long as you are raging an online game you are permitted to wear the myg0t tag to spread chaos and the myg0t mission.
Judaism does not easily fit into conventional [[Western culture|western]] categories, such as [[religion]], [[ethnicity]], or [[culture]], in part because of its 4,000-year history. During this time, Jews have experienced [[slavery]], [[anarchism|anarchic]] self-government, [[theocracy|theocratic]] self-government, conquest, occupation, and exile; they have been in contact with, and have been influenced by, [[Ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian]], [[Babylon]]ian, [[Persian Empire|Persian]], and [[Ancient Greece|Hellenic]] cultures, as well as modern movements such as the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] (see [[Haskalah]]) and the rise of [[Nationalism|nationalism]]. Thus, [[Talmud]] professor Daniel Boyarin has argued that "Jewishness disrupts the very categories of identity, because it is not national, not [[Genealogy|genealogical]], not religious, but all of these, in [[dialectic]]al tension."


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== Introduction ==
[[Image:Menorah7a.png|100px|right|framed|The seven-branched [[Menorah]] is an ancient symbol of Judaism. It was used in the [[Temple in Jerusalem|Temple in ancient Jerusalem]].]]


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According to both traditional Jews and critical historical scholars, a number of qualities distinguish Judaism from the other religious cults that existed when it first emerged. One characteristic was [[Monotheism|monotheism]]. The significance of this idea, according to critical historian Yehezkal Kaufman, lies in that Judaism holds that God created, and cares about, humankind. In polytheistic religions, humankind is often created by accident, and the gods are primarily concerned with their relations with other gods, not with people.


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Second, the Torah specifies a number of [[613 mitzvot|commandments]] to be followed by the Children of Israel. Other religions at the time were characterized by temples in which priests would worship their gods through sacrifice. The Children of Israel similarly had a temple, priests, and made sacrifices -— but these were not the sole means of worshiping God.


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===Monotheism===
Critical scholars argue as to when the notion of [[monotheism]] arose in Judaism. Orthodox Jews claim that it is expressed directly in [[Torah]] (the [[Hebrew Bible]]), where [[Names of God in Judaism|God]] incorporates it into the [[Ten Commandments#Exodus 20/Deuteronomy 5|Ten Commandments]]: "...I am the Lord your God. Do not have any other gods before Me. 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".


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Thus the belief in the existence of God, that God exists for all time, that God is the sole creator of all that exists, that God determines the course of events in this world, is the foundation of the Judaistic religion: "I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt..." To turn from these beliefs is to deny God and the essence of Judaism, according to the [[Ten Commandments#Jewish understanding|Jewish understanding]] of the Ten Commandments. Furthermore, one is required to believe in God and God alone. This prohibits belief in or worship of any additional deities, gods, [[spirits]] or incarnations. The idea of God as a [[dualism|duality]] or [[trinity]] is heretical for Jews to hold; it is considered akin to [[polytheism]].


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To deny the uniqueness of God, is to deny all that is written in the [[Torah]]: "You shall have no other gods besides Me...Do not make a sculpted image or any likeness of what is in the heavens above." It is also a prohibition against making or possessing objects that one or other may [[idolatry|bow down to or serve]], such as [[crucifix]]es or [[icons]], and any forms of paintings or artistic representations of God. One must not bow down to or serve any being or object but God. (See [[Ten Commandments#Jewish interpretation]])


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The significance of the idea is that an omniscient and omnipotent God created humankind as recorded in the [[Book of Genesis]], in the [[Creation according to Genesis]] starting with the very first verse of [[Genesis 1:1]]: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," a marked contrast with [[Polytheism|polytheistic]] religions in which the gods are limited by their preoccupation with personal desires irrelevant to humankind, by their limited powers, or by the interference of other powers. In Judaism, God is unlimited, fully capable, and fully available to care for Creation.


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===Practical worship and the laws===


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Second, the [[Torah]] (i.e., The [[Hebrew Bible]]) specifies a number of laws, known as the [[613 mitzvot]], to be followed by the [[Children of Israel]]. Other religions at the time were characterized by [[temples]] in which priests would worship their gods through sacrifice. The Children of Israel similarly had a [[Temple in Jerusalem]], a [[caste]] of [[Kohen|priests]], and made [[Korban|sacrifices]] — but these were not the sole means of worshiping God.


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As a matter of practical worship (in comparison to other religions) Judaism seeks to elevate everyday life to the level of the ancient Temple's worship by worshipping God through the spectrum of daily activities and actions. It has traditionally maintained that this is how the individual would merit rewards in the afterlife, called ''gan eden'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: "[[Garden of Eden]]") or ''[[Jewish eschatology#The afterlife and olam haba (the world to come)|olam haba]]'' ("World to Come"), though Judaism does not have a single concept of the afterlife, nor is the afterlife the focus of Jewish practice.


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==Traditional view of the development of Judaism==
[[Image:Duraeuropa.gif|thumb|300px|Scenes from the [[Book of Esther]], part of the [[Ketuvim]] portion of the [[Tanakh]], decorate the [[Dura-Europos synagogue]] dating from 244 CE]]
The subject of the [[Hebrew Bible]] is an account of the [[Israelites]]' (also called Hebrews) relationship with [[God]] as reflected in their history from the beginning of time until the building of the [[Second Temple]] (ca. [[350 BCE]]). This relationship is generally portrayed as contentious, as Jews struggle between their faith in God and their attraction for other gods, and as some Jews (most notably and directly, [[Abraham]], [[Jacob]] -- later known as [[Israel]]—and [[Moses]]) struggle with God.


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According to [[Orthodox Judaism]] and most religious Jews, the Biblical patriarch [[Abraham]] was the first [[Hebrews|Hebrew]]. [[Rabbinic literature]] records that he was the first to reject [[idolatry]] and preach monotheism. As a result, God promised he would have children: "Look now toward heaven and count the stars/So shall be your progeny." (''[[Genesis]]'' 15:5) Abraham's first child was [[Ishmael]] and his second son was [[Isaac]], whom God said would continue Abraham's work and inherit the [[Land of Israel]] (then called [[Canaan]]), after having been exiled and redeemed. God sent the [[patriarch]] [[Jacob]] and his children to [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], where after many generations they became enslaved. Then God sent [[Moses]] to redeem the [[Israelite]]s from slavery, and after [[the Exodus]] from Egypt, God led the Jews to [[Mount Sinai]] and gave them the [[Torah]], eventually bringing them to the [[land of Israel]].


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God designated the descendants of [[Aaron]], Moses' brother, to be a [[Kohen|priestly class]] within the Israelite community. They first officiated in the [[tabernacle]] (a portable house of worship), and later their descendants were in charge of worship in the [[Temple in Jerusalem]].


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Once the Jews had settled in the land of Israel, the tabernacle was planted in the city of [[Shiloh (Biblical)|Shiloh]] for over 300 years during which time God provided great men, and occasionally women, to rally the nation against attacking enemies, some of which were sent by God as a punishment for the sins of the people. This is described in the [[Book of Joshua]] and the [[Book of Judges]]. As time went on, the spiritual level of the nation declined to the point that God allowed the [[Philistines]] to capture the tabernacle in Shiloh.


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The people of Israel then told [[Samuel]] the [[prophet]] that they had reached the point where they needed to be governed by a permanent king, as were other nations, as described in the [[Books of Samuel]]. Samuel grudgingly acceded to this request and appointed [[Saul the King|Saul]], a great but very humble man, to be their King. When the people pressured Saul into going against a command conveyed to him by Samuel, God told Samuel to appoint [[David]] in his stead.


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Once King David was established, he told the prophet [[Nathan]] that he would like to build a permanent temple, and as a reward for his actions, God promised David that he would allow his son to build the temple and the throne would never depart from his children (David himself was not allowed to build the temple because he had been involved in many wars, making it inappropriate for him to build a temple representing peace). As a result, it was David's son [[Solomon]] who built the [[Solomon's Temple|first permanent temple]] according to God's will, in [[Jerusalem]], as described in the [[Books of Kings]].
[[Image:Western wall jerusalem night.jpg|thumb|The [[Western Wall]] in [[Jerusalem]] is all that is known to remain of the [[Second Temple]]. The [[Temple Mount]] is the holiest site in Judaism.]]


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After Solomon's death, his Kingdom was split into the two kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Israel|Israel]] and [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]]. After several hundred years, because of rampant [[idolatry]], God allowed [[Assyria]] to conquer Israel and exile its people. The southern Kingdom of Judah, whose capital was Jerusalem, home of the Temple, remained under the rulership of the [[Davidic line|House of David]], however, as in the north, idolatry increased to the point that God allowed [[Babylonia]] to conquer the Kingdom, destroy the Temple which had stood for 410 years, and exile its people to [[Babylon]]ia, with the promise that they would be redeemed after seventy years. These events are recorded in the [[Book of Isaiah]] and the [[Book of Jeremiah]].


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After seventy years the Jews were allowed back into Israel under the leadership of [[Ezra]], and the Temple was rebuilt, as recorded in the [[Book of Ezra]] and the [[Book of Nehemiah]]. The [[Second Temple]] stood for 420 years, after which it was destroyed by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] general (later [[Roman Emperor|emperor]]) [[Titus]]. The Jewish temple is to remain in ruins until a descendant of David arises to restore the glory of Israel and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.


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The Torah given on Mount Sinai was summarized in the five books of Moses. Together with the books of the prophets it is called the ''Written Torah''. The details and interpretation of the law, which are called the ''Oral Torah'' or ''[[Oral law#Oral law in Judaism|oral law]]'' were originally unwritten. However as the persecutions of the Jews increased and the details were in danger of being forgotten, [[rabbinic]] tradition holds that these oral laws were recorded in the [[Mishnah]], and the [[Talmud]], as well as other holy books.


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==Critical historical view of the development of Judaism==
Although monotheism is fundamental to [[Rabbinic Judaism]], many critical Bible scholars claim that certain verses in the Torah imply that the early Israelites accepted the existence of other gods, while viewing their God as the sole Creator, whose worship is obligated (a rather [[henotheism|henotheistic]] point of view). According to them, it was only by the [[Hellenic period]] that most Jews came to believe that their God was the only God (and thus, the God of everyone), and that the record of His revelation (the Torah) contained within it universal truths. They posit that this attitude reflected a growing [[Gentile]] interest in Judaism (some Greeks and Romans considered the Jews a most "philosophical" people because of their belief in a God that cannot be represented visually), and growing Jewish interest in [[Greek philosophy]], which sought to establish universal truths, thus leading - potentially - to the idea of monotheism, at least in the sense that "all gods are One".


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According to this theory, Jews began to grapple with the tension between their claims of particularism (that only Jews were required to obey the Torah), and universalism (that the Torah contained universal truths). The supposed result is a set of beliefs and practices concerning identity, ethics, and the relationships between man and nature and man and God that examine and privilege "differences" — for example the difference between Jews and non-Jews; the local differences in the practice of Judaism; a close attention, when interpreting texts, to difference in the meanings of three words; attempts to preserve and encode different points of view within texts, and a relative avoidance of [[creed]] and [[dogma]].


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In contrast to the Orthodox religious view of the Hebrew Bible, critical biblical scholars also suggest that the [[Torah]] consists of a variety of inconsistent texts that were edited together in a way that calls attention to divergent accounts (see [[Documentary hypothesis]]).


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==Religious doctrine and ''Principles of Faith''==
{{main|Jewish principles of faith}}


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While Judaism has always affirmed a number of [[Jewish principles of faith]], no creed, dogma, set of orthodox beliefs, or fully-binding "[[catechism]]," is recognized, an approach to religious doctrine that dates back at least two thousand years and that makes generalizations about [[Jewish theology]] somewhat difficult. While individual [[rabbi]]s, congregations, or movements have at times agreed upon a firm dogma, generally other rabbis and groups have disagreed, and because there is explicitly no central religious authority, no specific formulation of Jewish principles of faith could take precedence over any other. In attempting to define [[who is a Jew]], the ancient historian [[Josephus]] emphasized practices and traditions rather than religious beliefs, associating [[apostasy]] with a failure to observe traditional customs, and suggesting the requirements for conversion to Judaism included [[circumcision]] and adherence to traditional customs. Notably, in [[Orthodox Judaism]] some principles of faith (e.g., the Divine origin of the Torah) are considered important enough that public rejection of them can put one in the category of "''apikoros''" ([[heretic]]).


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Over the centuries, a number of clear formulations of Jewish principles of faith have appeared, many with common elements, though they differ in certain details, and comparisons demonstrate a wide variety of tolerance for varying theological perspectives. Of these formulations, the one most widely considered authoritative is [[Maimonides]]' thirteen principles of faith:


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* God is one - strict unitarian [[monotheism]], in which the eternal creator of the universe is the source of morality.
* 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 (''see also:'' [[Names of God in Judaism]]).
* God is non-physical, non-corporeal, and eternal. All statements in the [[Tanakh|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.
* 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.
* 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.
* The words of the [[prophet]]s are true.
* [[Moses]] was the chief of all prophets.
* The [[Torah]] (five books of Moses) is the primary text of Judaism.
* God will reward those who observe [[613 mitzvot|His commandments]], and punish those who violate them.
* [[Names of God in Judaism|God]] chose the Jewish people to be in a unique covenant with Him (''see also'': [[Jews as a chosen people]]).
* There will be a [[Jewish eschatology|moshiach]] ([[Jewish Messiah]]), or perhaps a messianic era.
* The [[soul]] is pure at birth, and human beings have [[free will]], with an innate ''yetzer ha'tov'' (a tendency to do good), and a ''yetzer ha'ra'' (a tendency to do bad).
* People can atone for sins through words and deeds, without intermediaries, through [[prayer]], [[repentance]], and ''tzedakah'' (dutiful giving of charity), if accompanied by a sincere decision to cease unacceptable actions and if appropriate amends to others are honestly undertaken, always providing a "way back" to God. (''see also'': [[Sin#Jewish_views_of_sin|Jewish views of sin]])


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==The traditional Jewish bookshelf==
[[Image:241530 7953 torah.jpg|thumb|A [[Torah]] scroll, the Torah contains the five books of Moses, which are the first five books of the [[Hebrew Bible]].]]
Jews are often called the "People of the Book," and Judaism has an age-old intellectual tradition focusing on text-based [[Torah study]]. The following is a basic, structured list of the central works of Jewish practice and thought. For more detail, see [[Rabbinic literature]].


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*The [[Tanakh]] ([[Hebrew Bible]]) and Jewish bible study, which include:
**[[Mesorah]]
**[[Targum]]
**[[Jewish Biblical exegesis]] (also see [[Midrash]] below)
*Works of the [[Talmud]]ic Era (classic rabbinic literature)
**The [[Mishnah]] and its commentaries.
**The [[Tosefta]] and the [[minor tractates]].
**The [[Talmud]]:
***The [[Jerusalem Talmud]] and its commentaries.
***The [[Talmud|Babylonian Talmud]] and its commentaries.
[[Image:Sifrei Torah at Portuguese-Israelite Synagogue in Amsterdam.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Torah Scrolls in the Portuguese-Israelite Synagogue in [[Amsterdam]]]]
**[[Midrash|Midrashic Literature]]:
***[[Halakhic Midrash]]
***[[Aggadic Midrash]]
*[[Halakhic]] literature
**The Major Codes of [[Halakha|Jewish Law and Custom]]
***The [[Mishneh Torah]] and its commentaries.
***The [[Arba'ah Turim|Tur]] and its commentaries.
***The [[Shulhan Arukh]] and its commentaries.
**Other books on Jewish Law and Custom
**The [[Responsa]] literature
*Jewish Thought and Ethics
**[[Jewish philosophy]]
**[[Kabbalah]]
**[[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] works
**[[Jewish ethics]] and the [[Mussar Movement]]
*The [[Siddur]] and [[Jewish liturgy]]
*''[[Piyyut]]'' (Classical Jewish poetry)
'''Related Topics'''
*[[Torah database]]s (electronic versions of the Traditional Jewish Bookshelf)
*[[List of Jewish Prayers and Blessings]]


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==Jewish Law and interpretation==
{{main|Halakha}}
The basis of Jewish law and tradition ("halakha") is the [[Torah]] (the five books of Moses). According to rabbinic tradition there are [[613 mitzvot|613]] commandments in the Torah. Some of these laws are directed only to men or to women, some only to the ancient priestly groups, the [[Kohen|Kohanim]] and Leviyim (members of the tribe of [[Levi]]), some only to those who practice farming within the land of [[Israel]]. Many laws were only applicable when the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] existed, and fewer than 300 of these commandments are still applicable today.


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While there have been Jewish groups which claimed to be based on the written text of the [[Torah]] alone (e.g., the [[Sadducees]], and the [[Karaism|Karaites]]), most Jews believed in what they call the [[oral law]]. These oral traditions were transmitted by the [[Pharisee]] sect of ancient Judaism, and were latter recorded in written form and expanded upon by the rabbis.


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Rabbinic Judaism has always held that the books of the [[Tanakh]] (called the written law) have always been transmitted in parallel with an [[Oral law|oral tradition]]. To justify this viewpoint, Jews point to the text of the [[Torah]], where many words are left undefined, and many procedures mentioned without explanation or instructions; this, they argue, means that the reader is assumed to be familiar with the details from other, i.e., oral, sources. This parallel set of material was originally transmitted orally, and came to be known as "the [[oral law]]".


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By the time of Rabbi [[Judah Ha-Nasi]] ([[200]] CE), after the destruction of Jerusalem, much of this material was edited together into the [[Mishnah]]. Over the next four centuries this law underwent discussion and debate in both of the world's major Jewish communities (in Israel and [[History of the Jews in Iraq|Babylonia]]), and the commentaries on the [[Mishnah]] from each of these communities eventually came to be edited together into compilations known as the two [[Talmud|Talmuds]]. These have been expounded by commentaries of various Torah scholars during the ages.


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[[Halakha]], the rabbinic Jewish way of life, then, is based on a combined reading of the Torah, and the oral tradition - the [[Mishnah]], the halakhic [[Midrash]], the [[Talmud]] and its commentaries. The Halakha has developed slowly, through a precedent-based system. The literature of questions to rabbis, and their considered answers, is referred to as [[responsa]] (in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], ''Sheelot U-Teshuvot''.) Over time, as practices develop, codes of Jewish law are written that are based on the responsa; the most important code, the [[Shulkhan Arukh]], largely determines Jewish religious practice up to today.


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===What makes a person Jewish?===
{{main|Who is a Jew}}


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According to Jewish law, someone is considered to be a Jew if he or she was born of a Jewish mother or converted in accord with Jewish Law. (Recently, the American [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] and [[Reconstructionist Judaism|Reconstructionist]] movements have included those born of Jewish fathers and gentile mothers, if the children are raised practicing Judaism only.) All mainstream forms of Judaism today are open to sincere converts.


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A Jew who ceases to practice Judaism is still considered a Jew, as is a Jew who does not accept [[Jewish principles of faith]] and becomes an [[agnostic]] or an [[atheist]]; so too with a Jew who converts to another religion. However, in the latter case, the person loses standing as a member of the Jewish community and becomes known as an apostate. In the past, family and friends were said often to formally mourn for the person, though this is rarely done today.


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The question of what determines Jewish identity was given new impetus when, in the [[1950s]], [[David ben Gurion]] requested opinions on ''mihu Yehudi'' ("who is a Jew") from Jewish religious authorities and intellectuals worldwide. The question is far from settled and occasionally resurfaces in [[Politics of Israel|Israeli politics]].


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===Jewish philosophy===
{{main|Jewish philosophy}}


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Jewish philosophy refers to the conjunction between serious study of philosophy and Jewish theology. Major Jewish philosophers include [[Solomon ibn Gabirol]], [[Saadia Gaon]], [[Maimonides]], and [[Gersonides]]. Major changes occurred in response to [[The Age of Enlightenment|the Enlightenment]] (late [[1700s]] to early [[1800s]]) leading to the post-Enlightenment Jewish philosophers, and then modern Jewish philosophers such as [[Martin Buber]], [[Franz Rosenzweig]], [[Mordecai Kaplan]], [[Abraham Joshua Heschel]], [[Will Herberg]], [[Emmanuel Levinas]], [[Richard Rubenstein]], [[Emil Fackenheim]], and [[Joseph Soloveitchik]].


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==Jewish denominations==
{{main|Jewish denominations}}


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Over the past two centuries the Jewish community has divided into a number of [[Jewish denominations]]; each has a different understanding of what principles of belief a Jew should hold, and how one should live as a Jew. To some degree, these [[doctrinal]] differences have created [[schisms among the Jews|schisms between the Jewish denominations]]. Nonetheless, there is some level of Jewish unity. For example, it would not be unusual for a Conservative Jew to attend either an Orthodox or Reform synagogue, for example. The article on [[Relationships between Jewish religious movements]] discusses how different Jewish denominations view each other.


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*[[Orthodox Judaism]] holds that the Torah was written by [[God]] and dictated to [[Moses]], and that the laws within it are binding and unchanging. Orthodox Jews generally consider a [[16th century]] CE law code, the ''[[Shulkhan Arukh]]'', to be the definitive codification of Jewish law, and assert a continuity between pre-Enlightenment Judaism and modern-day Orthodox Judaism. Most of Orthodox Judaism holds to one particular form of Jewish theology, based on [[Maimonides#The_13_principles_of_faith|Maimonides' 13 principles of Jewish faith]]. Orthodox Judaism broadly (and informally) shades into two main styles, [[Modern Orthodox Judaism]] and [[Haredi Judaism]]. The philosophical distinction is generally around accommodation to modernity and weight placed on non-Jewish disciplines, though in practical terms the differences are often reflected in styles of dress and rigor in practice.
** Modern Orthodox is a common traditional form of Judaism, which has a broad respect for historic traditions, and practices, and worship and belief in traditional form.
** Haredi Judaism is a very conservative form of Judaism, sometimes also known as "ultra-orthodox".
*** [[Hasidic Judaism]] is a sub-set of Haredi Judaism.
[[Image:Hasidim.jpg||230px|thumb|right|[[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic Jews]] are one part of the [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] community, the most theologically conservative form of Judaism.]]


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*[[Conservative Judaism]] developed in Europe and the United States in the 1800s, as Jews reacted to the changes brought about by the Enlightenment and Jewish emancipation. It is characterized by a commitment to following traditional Jewish laws and customs, including observance of [[Shabbat]] and [[Kashrut]]; a deliberately non-fundamentalist teaching of Jewish principles of faith; a positive attitude toward modern culture; an acceptance of both traditional rabbinic modes of study and modern scholarship and critical text study when considering Jewish religious texts.
**It teaches that Jewish law was not static, but rather has always developed in response to changing conditions.
**It holds that the Torah is a divine document written by prophets inspired by God, but rejects the Orthodox position that it was dicated by God to Moses. Similarly, Conservative Judaism holds that Judaism's [[oral law]] is divine and normative, but rejects some Orthodox interpretations of the oral law.


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*[[Progressive Judaism]] is composed of multiple movements in several countries.


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:*[[Reform Judaism]], called Liberal or Progressive in many countries, originally formed in [[Germany]] in response to the [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]]. (Note that in the United Kingdom, there are two distinct congregational unions, Reform and Liberal. The former is significantly more traditional than the latter, but both hold to essentially the same theoretical position.) Its defining characteristic with respect to the other movements is its rejection of the binding nature of Jewish law as such and instead believing that individual Jews should exercise an informed autonomy about what to observe. Reform Judaism initially defined Judaism as a religion, rather than as a race or culture; rejected the ritual prescriptions and proscriptions of the [[Torah]]; and emphasized the ethical call of the [[Neviim|Prophets]]. Reform Judaism developed a prayer service in the vernacular, and emphasized personal connection to Jewish tradition over specific forms of observance. Today, many Reform congregations have returned to Hebrew prayers and encourage some degree of legal observance.
[[Image:ReformJewishService.jpg||230px|thumb|right|In [[Reform Judaism]], prayer is often conducted in the vernacular and men and women have equal roles in religious observance.]]


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:*[[Reconstructionist Judaism]] started as a stream of philosophy by a rabbi within Conservative Judaism, and later became an independent movement emphasizing reinterpreting Judaism for modern times. Like Reform Judaism, Reconstructionist Judaism does hold not that Jewish law, as such, requires observance, but unlike Reform, Reconstructionist thought emphasises the role of the community in deciding what observances to follow.


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* [[Humanistic Judaism]]. A small nontheistic movement that emphasizes Jewish culture and history as the sources of Jewish identity. Founded by Rabbi [[Sherwin Wine]], it is centered in North America but has adherents in Europe, Latin America, and Israel. (''Nota bene'', since "Humanistic Judaism" rejects the ethical monotheism that is seen as the essence of Judaism by other movements, its inclusion as a Jewish denomination is highly controversial. ''Confer'' "[[Messianic Judaism]]".)


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Many religious Jews do not look at one's denomination as a valid way of designating Jews; instead they view Jews by the level of their religious observance. According to most Orthodox Jews, Jewish people who do not keep the laws of [[Shabbat]] and [[Yom Tov]] (the holidays), [[Kashrut]], and [[family purity]] are considered non-religious. Any Jew who keeps at least those laws would be considered observant and religious.


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===Jewish denominations in Israel===
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Even though all of these denominations exist in Israel, Israelis tend to classify Jewish identity in ways that are different than [[diaspora]] Jewry. Most Jewish Israelis classify themselves as "secular" (''hiloni''), "traditional" (''masorti''), "religious" (''dati'') or ''Haredi''. The term "secular" is more popular as a self-description among Israeli families of western (European) origin, whose Jewish identity may be a very powerful force in their lives, but who see it as largely independent of traditional religious belief and practice. This portion of the population largely ignores organized religious life, be it of the official Israeli rabbinate (Orthodox) or of the liberal movements common to diaspora Judaism (Reform, Conservative).


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The term "traditional" (''masorti'') is most common as a self-description among Israeli families of "eastern" origin (i.e., the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa). This term, as commonly used, has nothing to do with the official [[Masorti]] (Conservative) movement.


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There is a great deal of ambiguity in the ways "secular" and "traditional" are used in Israel. They often overlap, and they cover an extremely wide range in terms of ideology and religious observance.


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The term "Orthodox" (''Ortodoxi'') is unpopular in Israeli discourse (among both "secular" and "religious" alike). Nevertheless, the spectrum covered by "Orthodox" in the diaspora exists in Israel, again with some important variations. The "Orthodox" spectrum in Israel is a far greater percentage of the Jewish population in Israel than in the diaspora, though ''how much'' greater is hotly debated. Various ways of measuring this percentage, each with its pros and cons, include the proportion of religiously observant [[Knesset]] members, the proportion of Jewish children enrolled in religious schools, and statistical studies on "identity".


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What would be called "Orthodox" in the diaspora includes what is commonly called ''dati'' (religious) or ''[[haredi]]'' (ultra-Orthodox) in Israel. The former term includes what is called "Religious Zionism" or the "National Religious" community, as well as what has become known over the past decade or so as ''haredi-leumi'' ([[nationalist]] ''haredi''), or "Hardal," which combines a largely ''haredi'' lifestyle with nationalist ideology.


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''Haredi'' applies to a populace that can be roughly divided into three separate groups along both ethnic and ideological lines: (1) "Lithuanian" (non-hasidic) ''haredim'' of Ashkenazic origin; (2) Hasidic ''haredim'' of Ashkenazic origin; and (3) Sephardic ''haredim''. The third group is the largest, and has been the most politically active since the early [[1990s]].


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===Karaism===
Unlike the above denominations, which were ideological reactions that resulted from the exposure of traditional rabbinic Judaism to the radical changes of modern times, [[Karaite_Judaism|Karaite Judaism]] did not begin as a modern Jewish movement. The followers of [[Karaism]] believe they are the remnants of the non-Rabbinic Jewish sects of the [[Second Temple period]], such as the [[Saducees]], though others contend they are a sect started in the 8th and 9th centuries. The [[Karaites]], or "Scripturalists," accept only the Hebrew Bible and what they view as the Peshat: "Plain or Simple Meaning"; and do not accept non-biblical writings as authoritative. Some European Karaites do not see themselves as part of the Jewish community, while most do. It is interesting to note that the Nazis often did not associate Karaites with Jews, and therefore several Karaite communities were spared in WWII and exist to this day even in places such as [[Lithuania]] where Jewish communities were completely devastated. In other areas, such as [[Greece]], the Nazis deemed Karaites as belonging to a greater Jewish tradition and abused them accordingly.


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The ''main article'' [[Jewish views of religious pluralism]] describes how Judaism views other religions; it also describes how members of each of the Jewish religious denominations view the other denominations.


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==Jewish prayer and practice==
===Prayers===
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[[Image:YemeniJew1914.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|A Yemeni Jew wearing a [[Yarmulke|kippah]] skullcap prays with a [[tallit]] shawl. The prayer box strapped to his forehead and arm are [[tefillin]]. His uncut sidecurls are [[payot]].]]
There are three main daily prayer services, named ''Shacharit'', ''Mincha'' (literally: "flour-offering") and ''Maariv'' or ''Arvit''. All services include a number of benedictions called the ''[[Amidah]]'' or the ''Shemonah Esrei'' ("eighteen"), which on weekdays consists of nineteen blessings (one was added in the time of the ''Mishna'', but the name remains). Another key prayer in many services is the declaration of faith, the ''[[Shema]]'' which is recited at ''shacharit'' and ''maariv''. Most of the prayers in a traditional Jewish service can be said in solitary prayer, but ''Kaddish'' and ''Kedusha'' require a group of ten adult men (or men and women in some branches of Judaism) called a [[minyan]] (prayer quorum). There are also prayers and benedictions recited throughout the day, such as those before eating or drinking.


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There are a number of common Jewish religious objects used in prayer. The [[tallit]] is a Jewish prayer shawl. A [[kippah]] or [[yarmulke]] (skullcap) is a head covering worn during prayer by most Jews, and at all times by more orthodox Jews — especially [[Ashkenazi]]m. [[Phylacteries]] or [[tefillin]], boxes containing the portions of the [[Torah]] mandating them, are also worn by religious Jews during weekday morning services.


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The Jewish approach to prayer differs among the various branches of Judaism. While all use the same set of prayers and texts, the frequency of prayer, the number of prayers recited at various religious events, and whether one prays in a particular liturgical language or the vernacular differs from denomination to denomination, with Conservative and Orthodox congregations using more traditional services, and Reform and Reconstructionist synagogues more likely to incorporate translations, contemporary writings, and abbreviated services.


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===Jewish holidays===
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Jewish holy days celebrate central themes in the relationship between God and the world, such as [[creation]], [[revelation]], and [[redemption]].


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====Shabbat====
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''[[Shabbat]]'', the weekly day of rest lasting from Friday night to Saturday night, celebrates God's creation as a day of rest that commemorates God's day of rest upon the completion of creation. It plays an important role in Jewish practice and is the subject of a large body of religious law. Some consider it the most important Jewish holiday.


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====Haggim====
Haggim (festivals) celebrate revelation by commemorating different events in the passage of the Children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt to their return to the land of Canaan. They are also timed to coincide with important agricultural seasons. They are also pilgramage holidays, for which the Children of Israel would journey to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to God in His Temple.
*[[Pesach]] or [[Passover]] is a week-long holiday beginning on the evening of the 14th day of [[Nisan]] (the first month in the Hebrew calendar), that commemorates the [[Exodus]] from Egypt, and coincides with the barley harvest. It is the only holiday that centers on home-service, the [[Seder]]. [[Leaven]]ed products are removed from the house prior to the holiday, and are not consumed during the holiday.


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*[[Shavuot]] or [[Pentacost]] or [[Feast of Weeks]] celebrates Moses' giving of the [[Ten Commandments]] to the Israelites, and marks the transition from the barley harvest to the wheat harvest.


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*[[Sukkot]], or "The Festival of Booths" commemorates the wandering of the Children of Israel through the desert. It is celebrated through the construction of temporary booths that represent the temporary shelters of the Children of Israel during their wandering. It coincides with the fruit harvest, and marks the end of the agricultural cycle.


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====[[Yamim Noraim]]====
Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) celebrate judgement and forgiveness.


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*[[Rosh Hashanah]], also ''Yom Ha-Zikkaron'' (The Day of Remembrance) or ''Yom Teruah'' (The Day of the Sounding of the [[Shofar]]). Although Rosh Hashanah means "new year" (literally, the head of the year) it falls on the first day of the seventh month of the Hebrew Calendar, [[Tishri]]. It is called the Jewish New Year because it celebrates the day that the world was created; it also marks the beginning of the atonement period that ends ten days later with Yom Kippur.


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*[[Yom Kippur]], or [[The Day of Atonement]], also called "the Sabbath of Sabbaths," is a holiday centered on redemption; a day of atonement and fasting for sins committed individually and communally during the previous year. Many consider this the most important Jewish holiday. Yom Kippur is both a solemn day marked by self-scrutiny, when Jews should "afflict" themselves (by fasting), and a celebratory day, as Jews reflect on God's mercy.


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====Minor Holidays====
There are many minor holidays as well, including [[Purim]], which celebrates the events told in the Biblical book of [[Esther]], and [[Chanukkah]], which is not established in the Bible but which celebrates the successful rebellion by the [[Maccabees]] against the [[Seleucid Empire]].


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===Torah readings===
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The core of festival and Sabbath prayer services is the public reading of the Torah, along with connected readings from the other books of the Jewish Bible, called [[Haftarah]]. During the course of a year, the full Torah is read, and the cycle begins again every autumn during [[Simhat Torah]] (“rejoicing in the Torah”).


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===Synagogues and Jewish buildings===
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[[Image:SPAmster.JPG|left|thumb|250px|Interior of the Esnoga synagogue in Amsterdam. The tebáh (reader’s platform) in the foreground, and the ''Hekhál'' (Ark) is in the background.]]
[[Synagogue]]s are a Jewish houses of prayer and study, they usually contain separate rooms for prayer (the main sanctuary), smaller rooms for study, and often an area for community or educational use. There is no set blueprint for synagogues and the architectural shapes and interior designs of synagogues vary greatly, so a synagogue may contain any (or none) of these features:
*an ark (called ''aron ha-kodesh'' by [[Ashkenazi]]m and ''hekhal'' by [[Sephardim]]) where the [[Torah]] scrolls are kept (the ark is often closed with an ornate curtain (''parokhet'') outside or inside the ark doors);
*a large elevated reader's platform (called ''bimah'' by Ashkenazim and ''tebah'' by Sephardim), where the Torah is read (and from where the services are conducted in Sephardi synagogues);
*an Eternal Light (''ner tamid''), a continually-lit lamp or lantern used as a reminder of the constantly lit [[menorah]] of the [[Temple in Jerusalem]]; and,
*(mainly in Ashkenazi synagogues) a [[pulpit]] facing the congregation to preach from and a pulpit or ''amud'' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] for "post" or "column") facing the Ark for the [[Hazzan]] (reader) to lead the prayers from.


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In addition to synagogues, other buildings of signficance in Judaism include [[yeshiva]]s, or institutions of Jewish learning, and [[mikvah]]s, which are ritual baths.
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===Dietary laws: ''Kashrut''===
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The laws of [[kashrut]] ("keeping kosher") are the Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with Jewish law is termed kosher, and food not in accord with Jewish law is termed ''treifah'' or ''treif''. From the context of the laws in the book of [[Leviticus]], the purpose of ''kashrut'' is related to ritual purity and holiness, as well as health. Kashrut involves the abstention from consuming animals that eat other animals, and that roam the sea floor eating the excretions of other animals, therefore excluding birds/beasts of prey and seafood (other than fish), respectively. Also, mixing meat and milk is not allowed, as this is viewed as cooking the child in its mother's milk. Orthodox Jews and some Conservative Jews do keep kosher, to varying degrees of strictness, while Reform and Reconstructionist Jews generally do not.

Although sometimes rationalized by reference to hygiene, its stated purpose is perhaps better understood as providing certainty that food eaten is prepared and partaken only from sources which are confirmed to have been spiritually appropriate and which avoided spiritual "negatives" such as pain, sickness, unclean animals or abusive practices in its preparation.

===Family purity===
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The laws of ''[[niddah]]'' ("menstruant", often referred to euphemistically as "family purity") and various other laws regulating the interaction between men and women (e.g., ''[[tzeniut]]'', modesty in dress) are perceived, especially by Orthodox Jews, as vital factors in Jewish life, though they are rarely followed by Reform or Conservative Jews. The laws of ''niddah'' dictate that [[sexual intercourse]] cannot take place while the woman is having a [[menstrual]] flow, and she has to count seven "clean" days and immerse in a ''[[mikvah]]'' (ritual bath) following menstruation.

=== Life-cycle events ===
Life-cycle events occur throughout a Jew's life that bind him/her to the entire community.
*[[Brit milah]] - Welcoming male babies into the covenant through the rite of [[circumcision]].
*[[Bar mitzvah]] and [[Bat mitzvah]] (B'nai mitzvah) - Celebrating children's reaching the age of majority, becoming responsible from now on for themselves as adults. This is done by having the new adults lead the congregation in prayer and publicly read from the Torah -- two things only Jewish adults may do.
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==Community leadership==
===Classical priesthood===
Judaism does not have a [[clergy]], in the sense of full-time specialists required for religious services. Technically, the last time Judaism had a clergy was prior to the destruction of the Second Temple in [[70]] CE, when priests attended to the [[Temple]] and sacrifices. The priesthood is an inherited position, and although priests no longer have clerical duties, they are still honored in many Jewish communities.
*[[Kohen]] (priest) - patrilineal descendant of [[Aaron]], brother of [[Moses]]. In the [[Temple]], the ''kohanim'' were charged with performing the sacrifices. Today, a Kohen is the first one called up at the reading of the Torah, performs the priestly blessing, as well as complying with other unique laws and ceremonies, including the ceremony of redemption of the first-born.
*[[Levi]] (Levite) - Patrilineal descendant of [[Levi]] the son of [[Jacob]]. Today, a Levite is called up second to the reading of the Torah. Levites also have a number of other minor duties in traditional synagogues, including washing the hands of the Kohanim (priests) before they say the priestly blessing.

===Prayer leaders===
From the times of the [[Mishna]] and [[Talmud]] to the present, Judaism has required specialists or authorities for the practice of very few rituals or ceremonies. A Jew can fulfil most requirements for prayer by himself. Some activities -- reading the [[Torah]] and ''haftarah'' (a supplementary portion from the Prophets or Writings); the prayer for mourners; the blessings for bridegroom and bride; the complete grace after meals -- require a ''minyan'', the presence of ten adults (Orthodox Jews and some Conservative Jews require ten adult men; some Conservative Jews and Reform Jews include women in the minyan).

The most common professional clergy in a [[synagogue]] are:

*[[Rabbi]] of a congregation - Jewish scholar who is charged with answering the legal questions of a congregation. Orthodox Judaism requires ''[[semicha]]'' (Rabbinical ordination). A congregation does not necessarily require a rabbi. Some congregations have a rabbi but also allow members of the congregation to act as ''shatz'' or ''baal koreh'' (see below).
**Hassidic ''[[Rebbe]]'' - rabbi who is the head of a [[Hassidic]] dynasty.
*''{{Unicode|[[Hazzan|&#7716;azzan]]}}'' (cantor) - a trained vocalist who acts as ''shatz''. Chosen for a good voice, knowledge of traditional tunes, understanding of the meaning of the prayers and sincerity in reciting them. A congregation does not need to have a dedicated hazzan.

Jewish prayer services do involve two specified roles, which are sometimes, but not always, filled by a rabbi and/or hazzan in many congregations:

*[[Shaliach tzibur]] or ''Shatz'' (leader -- literally "agent" or "representative" -- of the congregation) leads those assembled in prayer, and sometimes prays on behalf of the community. When a ''shatz'' recites a prayer on behalf of the congregation, he is ''not'' acting as an intermediary but rather as a facilitator. The entire congregation participates in the recital of such prayers by saying ''amen'' at their conclusion; it is with this act that the ''shatz's'' prayer becomes the prayer of the congregation. Any adult capable of speaking Hebrew clearly may act as ''shatz'' (Orthodox Jews and some Conservative Jews allow only men to act as ''shatz''; some Conservative Jews and Reform Jews allow women to act as ''shatz'' as well).

*[[Baal koreh]] (master of the reading) reads the weekly [[Torah]] portion. The requirements for acting as ''baal koreh'' are the same as those for the ''shatz''.

Note that these roles are not mutually exclusive. The same person is often qualified to fill more than one role, and often does. Often there are several people capable of filling these roles and different services (or parts of services) will be led by each.

Many congregations, especially larger ones, also rely on a:
*Gabbai (sexton) - Calls people up to the Torah, appoints the ''shatz'' for each prayer session if there is no standard ''shatz'', and makes certain that the synagogue is kept clean and supplied.

The three preceding positions are usually voluntary and considered an honor. Since the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] large synagogues have often adopted the practice of hiring rabbis and hazzans to act as ''shatz'' and ''baal koreh'', and this is still typically the case in most Conservative and Reform congregations. However, in most Orthodox synagogues these positions are filled by laypeople.

===Specialized religious roles===
*''[[Dayan]]'' (judge) - expert in Jewish law who sits on a ''[[beth din]]'' (rabbinical court) for either monetary matters or for overseeing the giving of a bill of divorce (''[[get]]''). A ''dayan'' always requires ''[[semicha]]''.
*[[Mohel]] - performs the ''[[brit milah]]'' (circumcision). An expert in the laws of circumcision who has received training from a qualified ''mohel''.
*[[Shochet]] (ritual slaughterer) - slaughters all kosher meat. In order for meat to be kosher, it must be slaughtered by a ''shochet'' who is expert in the laws and has received training from another ''shochet'', as well as having regular contact with a rabbi and revising the relevant guidelines on a regular basis.
*[[Sofer]] (scribe) - [[Torah]] scrolls, ''[[tefillin]]'' (phylacteries), ''[[mezuzah]]s'' (scrolls put on doorposts), and ''[[get|gittin]]'' (bills of divorce) must be written by a ''sofer'' who is an expert in the laws of writing.
*[[Rosh yeshivah]] - head of a ''[[yeshiva]]''. Somebody who is an expert in delving into the depths of the [[Talmud]], and lectures the highest class in a [[yeshiva]].
*Mashgiach of a yeshiva - expert in ''[[mussar Movement|mussar]]'' (ethics). Oversees the emotional and spiritual welfare of the students in a ''yeshiva'', and gives lectures on ''mussar''.
*Mashgiach over ''[[kosher]]'' products - supervises merchants and manufacturers of kosher food to ensure that the food is kosher. Either an expert in the laws of [[kashrut]], or (generally) under the supervision of a rabbi who is expert in those laws.

== Jewish religious history ==
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Jewish history is an extensive topic; this section will cover the elements of Jewish history of most importance to the Jewish religion and the development of Jewish denominations.

===Ancient Jewish religious history===
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Jews trace their religious lineage to the [[Bible|biblical]] patriarch [[Abraham]] through [[Isaac]] and [[Jacob]]. After the [[Exodus]] from Egypt, the Jews came to Canaan, and settled the land. A [[monarchy|kingdom]] was established under [[Saul the King|Saul]] and continued under [[King David]] and [[Solomon]] with its capital in [[Jerusalem]]. After Solomon's reign the nation split into two kingdoms, the [[Kingdom of Israel]] (in the north) and the [[Kingdom of Judah]] (in the south). The [[Kingdom of Israel]] was conquered by the [[Assyria]]n ruler [[Shalmaneser V]] in the [[8th century BC|8th century BCE]] and spread all over the Assyrian empire, where they were assimilated into other cultures and become known as the [[Ten Lost Tribes]]. The [[Kingdom of Judah]] continued as an independent state until it was conquered by a Babylonian army in the early [[6th century BC|6th century BCE]], destroying the [[First Temple]] that was at the centre of ancient Jewish worship. The Judean elite was exiled to [[Babylonia]], but later at least a part of them returned to their homeland after the subsequent conquest of Babylonia by the [[Persian Empire|Persians]] seventy years later, a period known as the [[Babylonian Captivity]]. A new [[Second Temple]] was constructed, and old religious practices were resumed.

During the early years of the Second Temple, the highest religious authority was a council known as the Great Assembly, led by Ezra of the Book of Ezra. Among other accomplishments of the Great Assembly, the last books of the Bible were written at this time. <!--, and the canon sealed. --><!-- commented this bit out...since afaik the canon was not sealed until the Council at Yavne about 500 years later (around 75 CE)... -->

After a Jewish revolt against Roman rule in [[66]] CE, the Romans all but destroyed [[Jerusalem]]; only a single "[[Western Wall]]" of the [[Second Temple]] remained. Following a second revolt, Jews were not allowed to enter the city of Jerusalem and most Jewish worship was forbidden by Rome. Following the destruction of Jerusalem and the expulsion of the Jews, Jewish worship stopped being centrally organized around the Temple, and instead was rebuilt around rabbis who acted as teachers and leaders of individual communities (see [[Jewish diaspora]]).

=== Historical Jewish groupings (to [[1700]]) ===
Around the [[1st century|first century CE]] there were several small Jewish sects: the [[Pharisees]], [[Sadducees]], [[Zealots]], [[Essenes]], and [[Christian]]s. After the destruction of the Second Temple in [[70]] CE, these sects vanished. [[Christianity]] survived, but by breaking with Judaism and becoming a separate religion; the [[Pharisees]] survived but in the form of Rabbinic Judaism (today, known simply as "Judaism"). The [[Sadducees]]' rejected the [[Revelation|divine inspiration]] of the [[Nevi'im|Prophets]] and the [[Ketuvim|Writings]], relying only on the [[Torah]] as divinely inspired. Consequently, a number of other core tenets of the [[Pharisees]]' belief system (which became the basis for modern Judaism), were also dismissed by the Sadducees.

Like the Sadducees who relied only on the Torah, some Jews in the 8th and 9th centuries rejected the authority and divine inspiration of the [[oral law]] of the Pharisees/rabbis, as recorded in the [[Mishnah]] (and developed by later rabbis in the two [[Talmud]]s), relying instead only upon the [[Tanakh]]. These included the [[Isunians]], the [[Yudganites]], the [[Malikites]], and others. They soon developed oral traditions of their own which differed from the rabbinic traditions, and eventually formed the [[Karaism|Karaite]] sect. Karaites exist in small numbers today, mostly living in Israel. Rabbinical and Karaite Jews each hold that the others are Jews, but that the other faith is erroneous.

Over time Jews developed into distinct ethnic groups &#8212; amongst others, the ''[[Ashkenazi]] Jews'' (of Central and Eastern [[Europe]] with [[Russia]]); the ''[[Sephardi]] Jews'' (of [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], and [[North Africa]]) and the ''[[Yemenite Jews]]'', from the southern tip of the [[Arab]]ian peninsula. This split is cultural, and is not based on any doctrinal dispute, although the distance did result in minor differences in practice and prayers.

===Persecutions===
[[Anti-semitism]] arose during the Middle Ages, in the form of persecutions, [[pogrom]]s, forced [[conversion]], social restrictions and [[ghetto]]ization.

This was different in quality to any repressions of Jews in ancient times. Ancient repression was politically motivated and Jews were treated no differently than any other ethnic group would have been. With the rise of the Churches, attacks on Jews became motivated instead by theological considerations specifically deriving from Christian views about Jews and Judaism.

=== Hasidism ===
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Hasidic Judaism was founded by [[Israel ben Eliezer]] ([[1700]]-[[1760]]), also known as the ''Ba'al Shem Tov'' (or ''Besht''). It originated in a time of persecution of the Jewish people, when European Jews had turned inward to Talmud study; many felt that most expressions of Jewish life had become too "academic", and that they no longer had any emphasis on spirituality or joy. His disciples attracted many followers; they themselves established numerous Hasidic sects across [[Europe]]. Hasidic Judaism eventually became the way of life for many Jews in Europe. Waves of Jewish immigration in the [[1880s]] carried it to the [[United States]].

Early on, there was a serious schism between Hasidic and non-Hasidic Jews. European Jews who rejected the Hasidic movement were dubbed by the Hasidim as [[mitnagdim]], (lit. "opponents"). Some of the reasons for the rejection of Hasidic Judaism were the overwhelming exuberance of Hasidic worship; their untraditional ascriptions of infallibility and alleged miracle-working to their leaders, and the concern that it might become a messianic sect. Since then all the sects of Hasidic Judaism have been subsumed into mainstream Orthodox Judaism, particularly [[Haredi Judaism]].

=== The Enlightenment and Reform Judaism ===
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In the late [[18th century]] CE [[Europe]] was swept by a group of intellectual, social and political movements known as [[the Enlightenment]]. The Enlightenment led to reductions in the European laws that prohibited Jews to interact with the wider secular world, thus allowing Jews access to secular education and experience. A parallel Jewish movement, [[Haskalah]] or the "Jewish Enlightenment," began, especially in [[Central Europe]], in response to both the Enlightenment and these new freedoms. It placed an emphasis on integration with secular society and a pursuit of non-religious knowledge. The thrust and counter-thrust between supporters of Haskalah and more traditional Jewish concepts eventually led to the formation of a number of different branches of Judaism: Haskalah supporters founded [[Reform Judaism]] and [[Liberal Judaism]], while traditionalists founded many forms of [[Orthodox Judaism]], and Jews seeking a balance between the two sides founded [[Conservative Judaism]]. A number of smaller groups came into being as well.

=== The Holocaust ===
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While [[the Holocaust]], the genocide of millions of Jews under [[Nazi Germany]] in [[World War II]] did not directly affect Jewish denominations, the great loss of life it caused resulted in a radical [[demographic]] shift, ultimately transforming the makeup of organized Judaism into the way it is today. A Jewish day of mourning, [[Yom HaShoah]], was inserted into the Jewish calendar commemorating the Holocaust.

=== The present situation ===
In most Western nations, such as the [[United States of America]], [[Israel]], [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Argentina]] and [[South Africa]], a wide variety of Jewish practices exist, along with a growing plurality of [[secular]] and non-practicing Jews. For example, in the world's largest Jewish community, the United States, according to the [http://www.ujc.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=83784 2001 National Jewish Population Survey], 4.3 million out of 5.1 million Jews had some sort of connection to the religion. Of that population of connected Jews, 80% participated in some sort of Jewish religious observance, but only 48% belonged to a synagogue.

Religious (and secular) Jewish movements in the USA and Canada perceive this as a crisis situation, and have grave concern over rising rates of [[intermarriage]] and [[assimilation]] in the Jewish community. Since American Jews are marrying at a later time in their life than they used to, and are having fewer children than they used, the birth rate for American Jews has dropped from over 2.0 down to 1.7 (the replacement rate is 2.1). (''This is My Beloved, This is My Friend: A Rabbinic Letter on Intimate relations'', p. 27, [[Elliot N. Dorff]], The [[Rabbinical Assembly]], 1996). Intermarriage rates range from 40-50% in the US, and only about a third of children of intermarried couples are raised Jewish. Due to intermarriage and low birth rates, the Jewish population in the US shrank from 5.5 million in [[1990]] to 5.1 million in [[2001]]. This is indicative of the general population trends among the Jewish community in the [[Diaspora]], but a focus on population masks the diversity of current Jewish religious practice, as well as growth trends among some communities, like ''[[Haredi Judaism|haredi]]'' Jews.

In the last 50 years there has been a general increase in interest in religion among many segments of the Jewish population. All of the major Jewish denominations have experienced a resurgence in popularity, with increasing numbers of younger Jews participating in Jewish education, joining synagogues, and becoming (to varying degrees) more observant. Complementing the increased popularity of the major denominations has been a number of new approaches to Jewish worship, including [[feminist]] approaches to Judaism and Jewish renewal movements. There is a separate article on the [[Baal teshuva]] movement, the movement of Jews returning to observant Judaism. Though this gain has not offset the general demographic loss due to intermarriage and [[acculturation]], many Jewish communities and movements are growing.

==Judaism and other religions==
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=== Christianity and Judaism ===
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Since [[the Holocaust]], there has been much to note in the way of reconciliation between some [[Christianity|Christian]] groups and the Jewish people; the article on [[Christian-Jewish reconciliation]] studies this issue.

[[Messianic Judaism]] (sometimes Hebrew Christianity) is the common designation for a number of Christian groups which include varying degrees of Jewish practice. These groups have attracted tens (and perhaps hundreds) of thousands of Jews and Christians to their ranks; members identify themselves as Jews. These groups are viewed highly negatively by all Jewish denominations, which typically see them as covert and deceptive attempts to convert Jews to Christianity, a view Messianic-Jewish groups strongly contest.

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==== Mormonism and Judaism ====
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If a member of the [[Latter Day Saints]] church has an established Jewish heritage and lineage, then they are considered by the Mormons to be of the Tribe of Judah, and as such, considered both Mormon and Jewish by Mormon authorities, though not in Jewish practice.

=== Islam and Judaism ===
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Under [[Islam|Islamic]] rule, Judaism has been practiced for almost 1500 years and this has led to an interplay between the two religions which has been positive as well as negative at times. The period around [[900]] to [[1200]] in [[Moorish]] [[Spain]] came to be known as the [[Golden age of Jewish culture in Spain]].

The [[20th century]] animosity of Muslim leaders towards [[Zionism]], the political movement of Jewish [[self-determination]], has led to a renewed interest in the relationship between Judaism and Islam.

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== See also ==
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===Jews and Judaism===
*[[Jew]] for information on Jews from a national, ethnic, and cultural perspective.
*[[Jewish history]]
*[[Jewish population]]
**[[Judaism by country]]
*[[Anti-Semitism]]
*[[Israel]]
*[[Secular Jewish culture]]
**[[Jewish humour]]
*[[List of converts to Judaism]]
*[[Zionism]]
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===Jewish law and religion===
*[[Halakha]] (religious law)
**[[Who is a Jew?]]
**[[Jewish ethics]]
**[[Jewish views of homosexuality]]
**[[Jewish ethics]] and [[Mussar Movement]] concern the ethical teachings of Judaism.
**[[Holocaust theology]]
*[[Torah]]
*[[Rabbinic literature]], including the Talmud
*[[Jewish services]]
*[[List of Jewish prayers and blessings]]
*[[Jewish eschatology]], Jewish views of the [[Messiah]] and the [[afterlife]].
*[[Role of women in Judaism]]
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===Comparative===
*[[Abrahamic religions]]
*[[Jewish views of religious pluralism]]
*[[List of religions]]

==References==
*''[[Ancient Judaism (book)|Ancient Judaism]]'', [[Max Weber]], Free Press, 1967, ISBN 0029341302
*''Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition and Practice'' Wayne Dosick.
* ''Conservative Judaism: The New Century'', Neil Gillman, Behrman House.
*''American Jewish Orthodoxy in Historical Perspective'' Jeffrey S. Gurock, 1996, Ktav.
*''Philosophies of Judaism'' Julius Guttmann, trans. by David Silverman, JPS. 1964
*''Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts'' Ed. Barry W. Holtz, Summit Books
*''A History of the Jews'' Paul Johnson, HarperCollins, 1988
*"Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity" Jason von Ehrenkrook, ''Journal of the International Institute'' 13 (2005).
*''A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America'', Jack Wertheimer. Brandeis Univ. Press, 1997.
*''Encyclopaedia Judaica'', Keter Publishing, CD-ROM edition, 1997
*''The American Jewish Identity Survey'', article by Egon Mayer, Barry Kosmin and Ariela Keysar; a sub-set of <u>The American Religious Identity Survey</u>, City University of New York Graduate Center. An article on this survey is printed in ''The New York Jewish Week'', November 2, 2001.

== External links ==
===General===
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*[http://www.jewfaq.org/ Judaism 101], an extensive FAQ written by a librarian.
*[http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761556154/Judaism.html ''Microsoft Encarta'' article on Judaism]
*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=666&letter=J&search=Judaism Judaism article from the 1901-1906 ''Jewish Encyclopedia'']
*[http://www.shamash.org/links/ Extensive Collection of Links], from Shamash.org
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*[http://judaism.about.com/library/weekly/mpreviss_judaism_intro.htm Introduction to Judaism] from About.com.
*[http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/index.htm Judaism] from ReligionFacts.com.
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/concepts.html Jewish Concepts] from the Jewish Virtual Library.
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===Orthodox/Modern Orthodox/Hasidic===
*[http://www.ou.org/ Orthodox Judaism - The Orthodox Union: Official website]
*[http://www.chabad.org/ Chabad-Lubavitch: Official website]
*[http://www.shamash.org/lists/scj-faq/HTML/faq/02-04.html What is Orthodox Judaism? Frequently Asked Questions and Answers]
*[http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/363_Transp/08_Orthodoxy.html The Various Types of Orthodox Judaism]
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/orthostate.html The State of Orthodox Judaism Today]

===Conservative===
*[http://www.uscj.org/index1.html The United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism: Official website]
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/conservatives.html Introduction to Conservative Judaism]
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/conservstate.html The State of Conservative Judaism Today]
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===Reform===
*[http://www.reformjudaism.org.uk/ Reform Judaism (UK): Official website]
*[http://www.rj.org/ Reform Judaism (USA): Official website]
*[http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Judaism/The_Origins_of_Reform_Judaism.html The Origin of Reform Judaism]
*[http://www.shamash.org/lists/scj-faq/HTML/faq/02-05.html What is Reform Judaism? Frequently Asked Questions and Answers]
*[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/ref.html Jewish Virtual Library articles on Reform Judaism]

===Reconstructionist===
*[http://www.jrf.org/ Jewish Reconstructionist Federation: Official website]

===Humanistic===
*[http://www.shj.org/ Society for Humanistic Judaism: Official website]

===Karaite===
*[http://www.karaite-korner.org World Movement for Karaite Judaism]
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===Jewish religious literature and texts===
*[http://wikisource.org/wiki/Pentateuch Wikisource Pentateuch] (in Hebrew).
*[http://www.mechon-mamre.org/i/t/t0.htm Complete Tanakh] (in Hebrew, with vowels).
*[http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/jps/index.htm English Tanakh] from the 1917 Jewish Publication Society version.
*[http://www.chabad.org/library/archive/LibraryArchive.asp?AID=63255 The Judaica Press Complete Tanach with Rashi in English]
*[http://www.torah.org/ Torah.org - The Judaism Site]. (also known as ''Project Genesis'') Contains Torah commentaries and studies of Tanakh, along with Jewish ethics, philosophy, holidays and other classes.
*[http://www.e-daf.com/ The complete formatted Talmud online]. Interpretative videos for each page from a Orthodox viewpoint are provided in French, English, Yiddish and Hebrew.
*[http://www.shamash.org/tanach/dvar.shtml Links to many sources of Divrei Torah]. Interpretations and discussions of portions of the Tanach from many different viewpoints.
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===Wikimedia [[Torah study]] projects===
Text study projects at [[:s:Wikisource|Wikisource]]. In many instances, the Hebrew versions of these projects are more fully developed than the English.
*[[Mikraot Gedolot]] (Rabbinic Bible) in [[:s:he:מקראות גדולות|Hebrew]] [[:s:he:מ"ג איכה א א|(sample)]] and [[:s:Mikraot Gedolot|English]] [[:s:MG Numbers 1:1|(sample)]].
*[[Cantillation]] at the "Vayavinu Bamikra" Project in [[:s:he:ויבינו במקרא|Hebrew]] (lists nearly 200 recordings) and [[:s:Vayavinu Bamikra|English]].
*[[Mishnah]] in [[:s:he:משנה|Hebrew]] [[:s:he:ברכות פרק א משנה א|(sample)]] and [[:s:Mishnah|English]] [[:s:Mishnah Berakhot 1:1|(sample)]].
*[[Shulchan Aruch]] in [[:s:he:שולחן ערוך|Hebrew]] and [[:s:Shulchan Aruch|English]] (Hebrew text with English translation).
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