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  • Jewish
Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה, Yehudah, "Judah"; in Hebrew: יַהֲדוּת, Yahedut, the distinctive characteristics of the Judean eáqnov) is the religion of the Jew people. In 2007, the world Jewish population was estimated at 13.2 million people—41% of whom lived in Israel. Judaism is a monotheistic religion based on principles and ethics embodied in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), as further explored and explained in the Talmud and other texts. Judaism is among the... full article at wikipedia

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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by arielb Jul 22, 2008

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