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Judaism is an Abrahamic religion -- faiths which recognize Abraham as a Patriarch. Others include Christianity Islam, and the Baha'i Faith. Although Jews comprise only about 0.2% of the human race, Jewish influence on the world has been vast -- far more than their numbers would indicate. 

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Topics covered in this section:

bulletDescription of Judaism
bulletThe Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament): Languages, authors, sources, hidden codes...
bulletStories in the Hebrew Scriptures Creation, the fall/rise of humanity, the flood, genocides
 
bulletReligious groups blending Jewish culture with non-Jewish theology:
bulletJewish Humanism - A faith group with Humanist beliefs
bulletMessianic Judaism - A faith group with an Evangelical Christian theology
bulletBlack Hebrew Israelites - A group believing that African Americans and other inhabitants of North and South America are the twelve lost tribes of Israel

bulletSeasonal days of celebration
bulletSabbath observances
 
bulletJewish beliefs about:
bulletAbortion
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bulletThe environment and global warming
bulletHomosexuality

bulletChristian-Jewish relations:
bulletHistorical anti-semitism:
bulletAre there anti-semitic passages in the Christian Scriptures (New Testament)
bulletWho was responsible for Jeshua's (Jesus') execution?
bulletHistory of persecution of Jews
bulletBlood libel, ritual murder, host desecration, "The Protocols," and other anti-Judaic hoaxes
bulletMel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ;" Jewish responses
bulletRecent interactions:
bulletCurrent Attempts to Convert Jews to Christianity 
bulletThe Southern Baptist prayer guides
bulletChristian apology to Jews and Muslims for the Crusades
bulletDabru Emet: a Jewish statement on Jewish-Christian relations.
bulletChristian Zionism: Christian support for the State of Israel

bulletShoah (Nazi Holocaust) topics:
bulletAdmission of governments' complicity in the Nazi Holocaust
bulletAnti-semitism and the Catholic church
bulletFinancial compensation for Nazi slave laborers
bullet2006 conference in Iran of Nazi Holocaust deniers

bulletOther topics:
bulletBible codes: messages allegedly hidden in the Torah
bulletReligious intolerance in Israel
bulletNames given to the "Holy Land"
bulletReligious hate propaganda: one story; many versions; all false
bulletContinually updated list of current Jewish news items

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Useful references:

bulletThe Jewish History Resource Center is a very large web site maintained by the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History. See: http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/ 
bulletFamous Jews Interactive contains biographies of hundreds of well-known Jews. See: http://www.yahoodi.com/famous/index.html
bulletThe Peace Encyclopedia "examines the human nature behind problems in the Middle East and elsewhere." See: http://www.yahoodi.com/peace
bulletJudaism and Jewish Heritage is a non-profit site which encourages Jews to learn about their heritage. See: http://www.areyoujewish.com
bulletIsrael Travel Directory handles places to stay, car rentals, restaurants, etc. in Israel. See: http://www.iloveisrael.info/
bulletGot Torah? is a website specializing in the home education of adults and children. See: http://www.gottorah.com/
bulletAsk Moses is an information source on Judaism. Questions not answered on their site can be directed to an online scholar. See: http://search.askmoses.com
bulletBecoming Jewish is an "online information source for those considering conversion to Judaism, in the process of converting, Righteous Gentiles (B'nei Noach), and anyone interested in learning about Judaism." See: http://www.becomingjewish.org/
bulletBayit HhaSham Midrash, the House of The Name Academy, has a Tewrah Torah Translation Project. You can download Hebrew fonts from their website. See: http://www.bethashem.org/
bulletHHJudaica, "the home of Heichel Hasforim Judaica," sells Jewish books, toys, tallitot, religious articles, etc. See: http://www.hhjudaica.com/

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