- Jew | History, Beliefs, Facts | Britannica
Jew, any person whose religion is Judaism In a broader sense of the term, a Jew is any person belonging to the worldwide group that constitutes, through descent or conversion, a continuation of the ancient Jewish people, who were themselves descendants of the Hebrews of the Bible (Old Testament)
- 14 Facts About Jews and Judaism That Every Person Should Know
1 Judaism Is Based on the Torah The foundation of all Jewish beliefs, practices and scholarship is the Torah, known as the Five Books of Moses Next come the Prophets and Writings (Neviim and Ketuvim in Hebrew) Together, they form the Written Torah, AKA the Hebrew Bible These written books were given to us by G‑d (through His prophets) along with oral traditions that interpret and
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