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Judaism is an Abrahamic religion -- a faith which recognizes 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. 

Topics covered in this section:

	Description of Judaism The Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament): Languages, authors, sources, hidden codes... Stories in the Hebrew Scriptures Creation, the fall/rise of humanity, the flood, genocides
	Religious groups blending Jewish culture with non-Jewish theology: Jewish Humanism - A faith group with Humanist beliefs Messianic Judaism - A faith group with an Evangelical Christian theology Black Hebrew Israelites - A group believing that African Americans and other inhabitants of North and South America are the twelve lost tribes of Israel
	Seasonal days of celebration
	Sabbath observances
	Jewish beliefs about: Abortion The environment and global warming Homosexuality
	Christian-Jewish relations: Historical anti-semitism: Are there anti-semitic passages in the Christian Scriptures (New Testament)? Who was responsible for Jeshua's (Jesus') execution? History of persecution of Jews Blood libel, ritual murder, host desecration, "The Protocols," and other anti-Judaic hoaxes Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ;" Jewish responses   Recent interactions: Current Attempts to Convert Jews to Christianity  The Southern Baptist prayer guides Christian apology to Jews and Muslims for the Crusades Dabru Emet: a Jewish statement on Jewish-Christian relations. Christian Zionism: Christian support for the State of Israel
	Shoah (Nazi Holocaust) topics: Admission of governments' complicity in the Nazi Holocaust Anti-semitism and the Catholic church Financial compensation for Nazi slave laborers 2006 conference in Iran of Nazi Holocaust deniers
	Other topics: Bible codes: messages allegedly hidden in the Torah Religious intolerance in Israel Names given to the "Holy Land" Religious hate propaganda: one story; many versions; all false Continually updated list of current Jewish news items

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Useful references:

	Ask 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
	Bayit HhaSham Midrash, the House of The Name Academy, has a Te©wrah Torah Translation Project. You can download Hebrew fonts from their website. See: http://www.bethashem.org/
	Becoming 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/
	Famous Jews Interactive contains biographies of hundreds of well-known Jews. See: http://www.yahoodi.com/
	Got Torah? is a website specializing in the home education of adults and children. See: http://www.gottorah.com/
	HHJudaica, "the home of Heichel Hasforim Judaica," sells Jewish books, toys, tallitot, religious articles, etc. See: http://www.hhjudaica.com/
	Israel Travel Directory handles places to stay, car rentals, restaurants, etc. in Israel. See: http://www.iloveisrael.info/
	The 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/
	Jewish People Unite attempts to build bonds and bridges among all types of Jews. See: http://www.jewish-people-unite.com/
	Judaism and Jewish Heritage is a non-profit site which encourages Jews to learn about their heritage. See: http://www.areyoujewish.com
	The Peace Encyclopedia "examines the human nature behind problems in the Middle East and elsewhere." See: http://www.yahoodi.com/peace

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