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| • | Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. It is one of the first recorded 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 religions, including Christianity and Islam. 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 fact, Judaism in all its variations has remained tightly bound to a number of religious principles, the most important of which is the belief in a single, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent, transcendent 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 with the Jewish people, and revealed his laws and 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. Judaism does not easily fit into conventional western categories, such as religion, ethnicity, or culture, in part because of its 4,000-year history. During this time, Jews have experienced slavery, anarchic self-government, theocratic self-government, conquest, occupation, and exile; they have been in contact with, and have been influenced by, ancient Egyptian, Babylonian, Persian, and Hellenic cultures, as well as modern movements such as the Enlightenment (see Haskalah) and the rise of [wikipedia: judaism] |
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| Austrian Jewish Museum | ||
| features tour of former private synagogue of samson wertheimer, displays on the jewish year, the ages of man and scholarship. includes opening times and directions. located in eisenstadt. [german and english]. | ||
| Beth Hatefutsoth Museum of the Jewish People | ||
| history and culture of the jewish people throughout the world. site includes virtual exhibit. | ||
| Jewish Childrens Museum | ||
| the homepage for the jewish childrens museum located in brooklyn, new york. a virtual tour, games and a webcam. | ||
| Jewish Museum of Belgium | ||
| features the jews of morocco. includes details of exhibitions, acquisitions, genealogy, and events. located in brussels. [french and english] | ||
| National Museum of American Jewish History | ||
| national museum of american jewish history. exhibits and special events in philadelphia, pa. | ||
| The Jewish Museum | ||
| collections on the history of the jewish community in britain, the holocaust, and ceremonial art. includes details of exhibitions and events, educational services, friends membership, hours, admission and directions. located in london. | ||
| The Mizel Museum | ||
| exhibits and programs describing the jewish experience, ceremonies and festivals. includes gallery, educational programs, museum history, membership information, and a newsletter. located in denver, colorado. | ||
| U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art | ||
| jerusalem museum exhibiting italian torah arks and religious objects from the renaissance and baroque periods. | ||
| Ukrainian Museum of Historical Jewellery | ||
| collection features over 400 silver ritual objects, used during the ceremonies in synagogues. items include torah crown, rimmonim, shields, breastplates, tefillin box, besamin and yad. catalog, photos and donation request. | ||
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