Jewish ideas were observed by learning the ideas and carrying them on to many others in Western society. These included Monotheism, the Ten Commandments, the Torah and the Prophets.
Judaism is egalitarian and values all individuals, both men and women. The wealthy have no privileges; and the poor are valued, treated well and their opinions listened to. (Compare this to those societies in which only mature, land-owning males had any legal status.)
Judaism applied laws, and rules of moral behavior, to all its members equally. The laws of Moses form much of Western legal background.
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"I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation ... fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations" (John Adams, 2nd President of the United States).
"Certainly, the world without the Jews would have been a radically different place. Humanity might have eventually stumbled upon all the Jewish insights, but we cannot be sure. All the great conceptual discoveries of the human intellect seem obvious and inescapable once they had been revealed, but it requires a special genius to formulate them for the first time. The Jews had this gift. To them we owe the idea of equality before the law, both Divine and human; of the sanctity of life and the dignity of the human person; of the individual conscience and of the collective conscience and social responsibility" (Paul Johnson, Christian historian, author of A History of the Jews and A History of Christianity).
The long, rich history of Judaism gives the Western world much of its shape today. Many of the laws, traditions, culture and values are directly attributable to Judaism.Link: History of Judaism
Of course there are many kinds of Jews and lifestyles and they can't all be described in a short article. But the typical religious Jew - probably the majority of them - tends to be a white-collar worker who, in addition to a regular job, attends synagogue services morning and evening each day. Many also attend a daily "Daf Yomi" class in which one page of the Talmud is taught each day.
Religious Jews tend to get married relatively young (early twenties) and have large families (six to ten children is commonplace); and family life is paramount in importance.
The parents are deeply involved in the education of their children. They foot the bill for private-school for the children because of the importance of a Jewish education.
Daily life in the home is replete with mitzvah-observances. Blessings are said over all foods and drinks; Torah-festivals and Sabbath are observed in the home, and the children are taught portions from the Torah on a daily or weekly basis.
Though conversation is typically in English, it is seasoned with hundreds of Hebrew and Yiddish expressions, many of them expressing religious concepts.
The kosher diet is adhered to. Clothing will be more or less Western (modern) in appearance (depending on the particular Jewish community), but it is always modest in style.
Religious Jewish women have a tightly-knit community of their own; each woman has a close circle of friends who constantly share and help each other. Many women attend weekly classes in various subjects of Torah or outlook.
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What are the benefits of belonging to Judaism
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Octavian effected modern society with his royal court system and the destruction of the sovereign Jewish state.
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Modern society is characterized by industrialization, urbanization, technological advancements, and a focus on individualism and globalization. Traditional society, on the other hand, is based on customs, values, and practices that have been passed down through generations and often revolves around agriculture, close-knit communities, and adherence to established cultural norms.
Judaism was the first religion to be monotheistic (believe in one god). Jesus and all the prophets of the first testament of the Bible were Jewish. Essentially, Judaism was the foundation of all the modern, western religions.
There are hundreds of modern Jewish American singers.
Jerusalem is the center of the modern Jewish and ancient homeland.
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It is the process of cutting off the foreskin of the penis. This is done in modern society mostly for hygienic reasons, though people of the Jewish faith do it for spiritual reasons.
The most important modern society is the capitalist society.
contributions of the modern family in the society?
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