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The beliefs and customs of Judaism originated among a nomadic and pastoral people who later developed into the agricultural Hebrews. The G-d of the Israelites made a divine covenant with Abraham promising a good life for all if they followed the teachings he revealed to them. Judaism's next leader was Moses who received the Law from G-d after he led the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt. Judaism is a religious culture Halacha, or Way, and religious beliefs based primarily on The Torah (The Hebrew Bible), which is comprised of 613 commandments (Mitzvot) that cover all aspects of life from birth to death (G-d's revealed instructions to the Jewish people). The Torah has an oral and a written part and also contains teaching stories about G-d's relationship with the Jewish people.
The most important commandments of the Torah were the
Ten Commandments. They were: I am the Lord your G-d; You
shall not recognize the gods of others in My presence; You shall not take the
Name of the Lord your G-d in vain; Remember the day of Shabbat to keep it holy;
Honor your father and your mother; You shall not murder; You shall not commit
adultery; You shall not steal; Do not give false testimony against your
neighbor; You shall not covet your fellow's possessions.
There is an extensive body of lore and teachings gathered over the centuries that clarifies and explains the ancient Biblical texts: The Talmud, the teaching or rabbinical text; and, The Aggadah, the philosophical texts, stories, and poetry. There is also a mystical branch of Judaism which illuminates the nature of the G-dhead emanate in the world and in communion with him through the transcendent self that is embodied in the texts of The Kabbalah, the received tradition; and, The Zohar, the book of Splendor or Illumination. Judaism is a religion based on the Jewish commitment to follow the Ten Commandments and a code of law that regulates how they worship and treat others.
The Jews believe they are
the chosen people of the one and only universal Creator G-d and that they are
created in the image of this omniscient and omnipotent G-d who punishes evil and
rewards good deeds. They observe lifecycle events and the Jewish Holiday
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