Dictionaries define "Judaism" as The monotheistic religion of the Jews, since the founding principle of Judaism was the unique belief in One ethical God. At the time of Abraham the Hebrew, the world was full of pagan cults; they were polytheistic, worshiping multiple deities and lacking moral character. Their gods were described as adulterers and killers, and their rites were accompanied by things such as human sacrifice, "sacred" prostitution, and animal worship. Abraham was the first to advance the idea of ethical monotheism: the worship of One God, and the appropriate ethical code of conduct.
Dictionaries define "Judaism" as The monotheistic religion of the Jews, since the founding principle of Judaism was the unique belief in One ethical God. This was the teaching which was spread by Abraham, and has continued since then.
From Judaism, belief in One God has spread through the Western world. It was unlike idolatry, which had tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior.
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"Certainly, the world without the Jews would have been a radically different place. To them we owe the idea of equality before the law, both Divine and human; of the sanctity of life and the dignity of human person; of the individual conscience and of collective conscience, and social responsibility" (Paul Johnson, Christian historian, author of A History of the Jews and A History of Christianity).
All of the above existed in Judaism thousands of years earlier than in other nations. Here's just one example: Infanticide was practiced in classical European nations until Judaism and its daughter-religions put a stop to it.
Well, the Jewish schools are Jewish and the Mixed schools are mixed.
Yes. Mexico is a multi-cultural country much like the US. However, as there has been a lesser degree of immigration from other countries, the difference between varied cultures is less evident. For instance, there is a quite large Orthodox Jewish community in Mexico, and they hold most of their traditions intact, at such degree that many non-Jewish businesses and stores have adapted to accommodate the demands of the Jewish community, such as providing Kosher food.
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Difference in style, seasonings and kosher supervision.
Difference in style, seasonings and kosher supervision.
It's just the marriage ceremonies that are different.
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It's just the marriage ceremonies that are different.
There are no cultures that worship pigs. There are some cultures who don't eat pork such as Jewish and Islam cultures.
The cultures of the Jewish shepherd is to protect the flock. The shepherd watches the flock and if one gets away, the shepherd leaves the flock to look for the lost.
Like many Jewish holidays, the Jewish Sabbath begins after sundown on Friday night and ends at sundown on Saturday night.
Hitler's mother was not Jewish, she was Roman Catholic.