Judaism

Judaism

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Chapters

The Star of David

• Preface
• Introduction
• What Is Judaism?
• What do Jews Believe?
• Who is a Jew?
• Jewish Population
• Movements of Judaism
• Jewish Ethnic Divisions
• Jewish Attitudes Toward Gentiles
• Rabbis, and Other Jewish Functionaries
• The Patriarchs of Judaism
• The Origins of Judaism
• Moses, Aaron and Miriam
• Israel
• Synagogues, and Other Jewish Places of Worship
• Jewish Symbols
• Jewish Cooking
• The Hebrew Alphabet
• The Yiddish and Ladino Languages
• Common Jewish Expressions
• Jewish Names
• G-d's Name
• The Torah
• Love and Brotherhood
• The Jewish Calendar
• Shabbat
• The First Month of Life
• Bar or Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation
• Marriage in Judaism
• Divorce in Judaism
• Death and Mourning
• The Afterlife in Judaism

Jewish Holidays

• The Month of Tishrei
• Rosh Hashanah
• Days of Awe
• Yom Kippur
• Sukkot
• Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
• Chanukah
• Tu B'Shevat
• Purim
• Pesach (Passover)
• The Counting of the Omer
• Shavu'ot
• Tisha B'Av
• The Month of Elul and Selichot
• Rosh Chodesh
• New Holidays

• The Nature of G-d
• The Messiah
• Women in Judaism
• Prophets and Prophecy
• Sages and Scholars
• Hebrew Root Words
• Torah Readings
• Prayers and Blessings
• Jewish Liturgy
• Halachah (Jewish Law)
• The Ten Commandments
• Speech and Lashon Ha-Ra
• Kosher Dietary Laws
• Kosher Sex
• Tzedakah (Charity)
• Treatment of Animals
• Kabbalah
• Mussar
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• Authors and Contributors

External Resources

• H-Judaic course syllabi for the academic study of Judaism.