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Defining Look at Judaism

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  Judaism is the religion and culture of the Jewish people. It is also a culture with its own history, language, ancestral homeland, liturgy, philosophy, and set of ethics and religious practices (Wikipedia, 2004). Judaism is based on a number of Jewish principles of faith that provide the context for understanding who God is, his relationship and/or covenant with the Jewish people, and for that matter, the role of the Jewish people with respect to them serving their purpose as the "chosen people. (Wikipedia, 2004)"
  
  In Judaism, there is a wide array of tolerance for varying perspectives, which is most evident in the fact that there are four denominations of Judaism, which includes Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism, and Reconstructionist Judaism. Each of which is distinctly characterized. Take for instance; in Orthodox Judaism there is strict adherence to Halakha (codes of Jewish law) (Judaism, 2004). Furthermore, the range of beliefs found in this form of Judaism ranges from careful acceptance of some parts of modernity, to outright rejections of parts of modernity considered immoral (Judaism, 2004). And there is also the belief within this form of Judaism that most modern forms of historical scholarship and text study are forbidden and heretical (Judaism, 2004).
  
  In contrast to Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism is characterized as having a positive attitude toward modern culture. And therefore, seeks to find a balance or medium between traditional rabbinic modes of study and modern scholarships and text study (Judaism, 2004)...