What is Judaism religion. I dont need a book about it I just want a brief summary of what it is.?

Answer 1

A famous rabbi was once asked to sum up Judaism while standing on one foot. He said, "Do not do unto others that which is hateful to you. The rest is commentary. Go and study it."

Jews (those who practice Judaism), believe in one God. They believe that actions are more important than words. They believe that you have a responsibility to give to those in need but that it's more important to help lift them up so that they can support themselves and aren't in need anymore. They think that what you do here and now is more important than worrying about the afterlife. They also believe that it's important to question your religious leaders and that it's okay to question God, too. Finally, they believe that education is very, very important, but that it's good to have a sense of humor, too.

Answer 2

Judaism is the religion founded by Moses, and the outline of beliefs are in the first 5 books of the Old Testament.

Jews consider the remaining books of the OT to be commentary on the first 5.

In addition, modern Rabbinic Judaism uses the Talmud (a huge collection of writings) considered commentary on all of the OT.

The third and rarely used "Bible" of Judaism is the Zohar, the writings of Kabalah.

(The roots of Jewish tradition can be seen as much as 2000 years before Moses. For example, the Creation and the story of the Garden of Eden are the foundations of many rabbinic laws. Jews recognize two levels of "covenant" between God and Mankind, that of Noah for the Gentiles and that of Moses for the Jews. Abraham's practice of marrying within the family carried through to Moses' law restricting Jews to marrying only Jews, and Abraham's practice of circumcision was also kept in Moses' law.)

Answer 3

Katherine W , another poster, gave a really great answer in a nutshell. I agree entirely. However, realize that it's hard to summarize an entire religion in a few paragraphs. Nonetheless, here's some aspects of Judaism:

Judaism's fundamental tenet is that there is one G-d, a divine, monotheistic (or one) being that created the universe and is in charge of all that happens in it. However, one of the things according to Judaism that G-d does not control is humans' free will, and while it is believed that G-d plays an influential role in peoples' lives, even orchestrating the events in them, ultimately, it is up to each individual on how they conduct their lives, on whether or not to be a good, bad, or indifferent person. A basic belief of Judaism is that G-d wants people to choose good, and may even 'test' a person several times in their life, but that in the end, each person who has free will and is capable, (excluding people with mental disabilities, and the like) has the choice of who they want to become and the choices they make.
Jews believe that the 5 Books of Moses,(or Torah) along with the Talmud (oral commentary) are divinely inspired works that are the blue-print so to speak of how G-d wants people to conduct their lives so that the most meaning is experienced and so that people become aware and grow closer to G-d and humanity as a whole. In the bible, there are stories of imperfect people struggling with the same issues people in modern life struggle with. The difference is that G-d interacts with the people in the Bible, and performs a miracle here and there to teach people important life lessons. The Bible also outlines specific dos and dont's in life, -- there are 613 of these, called mitzvahs, that Jews are instucted to perform throughout their life, every day, the ultimate goal being that by performing the mitzvahs, people will live in tune with how G-d wants people to live.
Some people who don't know much about Judaism may be off-put by the fact that Jews refer themselves as the 'chosen people.' which does give a a haughty impression. Why did G-d single out one particular group over another? This belief does not imply that Jews are better than those who aren't Jewish. There is the belief that G-d did not choose the Jews, but rather that G-d was looking for any group of people to follow his commandments so that people would reach their full potential, and that Abraham just happened to be the first person to realize that there was one G-d and to take on G-d challenge of having faith in an uncertain, challenging world. So, to speak, Abraham and the people that would eventually become the Jews chose G-d so to speak rather than the other way around. Also, converts to Judaism are considered even more righteous that Jews born into the religion to a large degree for exemplifying dedication and true faith as opposed to just practicing the religion because it's the same as your parents. Ruth was one of the more famous converts to Judaism, who was the grandmother of King David, one of the most esteemed Jewish kings/leaders.

Judaism's main focus is on morality, and on treating others the way you wish to be treated. It recognizes that this is not easy int he world we live in, but Judaism provides a framework to try to make it easier to do so.

Answer 4

Quick fact thing for ya on it:

Jews are the "chosen people"
God led them to a new land
Eventually the romans conquered them and detroyed their temple and all their high priests.
At this point the religion fundamentally changed from the old temple sacrificing religion to a more internal religion.
And the rabbinical version of Judaism continues to this day.

Answer 5

Read the 10 commandments which is a summary of 613 laws that the Jews were to abide by. When Jesus came He summarized them down to two commandments. But God also gave them a number of promises that are yet to be fulfilled. The messiah was promised, He came but they missed that one !!! But He is coming again and then they will believe because He will show them His pierced body !!! That is brief, very brief summary

Answer 6

it is true that jewish religion is entirely based on the old testament. that's because jews, even though christ was a jew, do not believe that christ was the messiah. they believe that if the messiah had come into our world that there would be no more suffering. yet, it's sort of strange in that if people really and truly, not hypocritically, acted the way christ had preached, much suffering would stop.

another difference between jews and christians is that at least, catholics, but other christians also, believe that g-d consists of a 'holy trinity,' being g-d, christ, and the holy spirit. the jews believe that g-d is one.

what is interesting is that in the old testament, g-d is spiteful and cruel (book of daniel). in the new testament, g-d is loving and forgiving.

sadly there is too much fighting over what religion is right and which one is wrong. i do not believe that a person MUST follow ANY religion in order to act morally correct. yes, there are rights, and there are wrongs. if we did what is right, it would be a better world.

Answer 7

Basic Judaism, a simple introduction to the principles and practices, beliefs and observances of the Jewish people in modern times.

Answer 8

Judaism is founded to recognize the God of Abraham as the creator of the universe.

At present, it does not recognize that the Messiah has already come and gone. They are still awaiting the 1st coming.

They use a ceremony once a year, involving blood sacrifice, to cover the sins of the entire nation.

The God they worship is moral, just, and infaliable.

I'm a Christian. I believe most of what they believe. Only difference to me is that a guy named Yeshua (Joshua) who died around 33 Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord), I happen to believe this Messiah replaced the lamb Judaism sacrifices. He doesn't cover sin, He washes the sin away completely.

Answer 9

The Jewish Religion. Jesus was a Jew. HE was crucified so that we might be able to be in Heaven with HIM. They follow the first 5 Books of the Old Testament called the Pentatook (Spelling?). The Ten Commandments were written by Moses and he led them out of the hands of Pharaoh across the Red Sea. Have a great evening.
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Answer 10

The religion Christianity and Islam *** raped.