What is Judaism?

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Discover how Judaism weaves religion, culture, ancestry, and identity into a collective story spanning generations.

Essential Questions

  • What is Judaism? Is it an ethnicity, race, religion, people, family or culture?
  • Why do some different Jewish communities practice their rituals differently?
  • What unites the Jewish people across cultures, geography, and time?

Big Ideas

  1. Being Jewish Can Mean Many Things: Religious belief, cultural expression, shared ancestry, historical memory, peoplehood, communal traditions, or a combination.
  2. Judaism is a Living Tradition: Judaism is constantly evolving while staying connected to its beliefs, practices, and traditions.
  3. Judaism Transcends Borders and Time: Despite geographic dispersion and cultural differences, Jews remain connected through shared stories, holidays, texts, and symbols.

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