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1. www.myjewishlearning.com › the-genesis-of-judaismThe Genesis of Judaism | My Jewish Learning

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   The Book of Genesis offers some answers to the questions which the nascent Hebrew nation had to contend with at the time: How was the world created? Why does a woman bear children in pain? What is the significance of the rainbow? And first and foremost: Where did we come from? How did the Hebrew nation come into being?

2. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org › timeline-for-theTimeline for the History of Judaism - Jewish Virtual Library

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   Ancient Israelite Religion(2000-587 BCE) Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.

3. www.science.org › content › articleMeeting the ancestors: History of Ashkenazi Jews ... - AAAS

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   Nov 30, 2022 · Together with a smaller scale study published in September that looked at DNA from six individuals from the Middle Ages unearthed in Norwich, England, the Erfurt analysis offers clues to where the Ashkenazim came from centuries earlier, and what happened along the way.

4. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdo17 Facts About Ashkenazi Jews - Chabad.org

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   • Ashkenazim Originate In the Rhine Region. The Ashkenazi Jewish population developed in the Rhineland—a region straddling France and Germany—more than 1,000 years ago, and spread throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
   • The Name Refers to Germanic People. Ashkenaz is the Biblical name of a grandson of Japhet, the ancestor of the Romans. Perhaps because the area had been part of the Roman Empire, the region, its language, and its (non-Jewish) inhabitants were associated with that name.
   • It Is One of Two Major Jewish Cultures Today. There are many sub-cultures and ethnicities within the Jewish people, including Yemenite, Italian, Greek, and Persian Jews.
   • Early Greats Include Rabbenu Gershom and Rashi. Ashkenaz emerged as a center of Jewish scholarship just as the venerable academies of Babylonia—the traditional center of Jewish learning—were crumbling.

5. www.pbs.org › wgbh › novaThe Rise of Judaism | NOVA | PBS

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   Nov 18, 2008 · Ancient Worlds. The Rise of Judaism. When did Judaism as we know it today—devoted to one God and the teachings of the Torah—really take root? How did the religious practices of the...

6. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdoWhat Is a Jew? - Solving the Mystery of Jewish Identity

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   Who Is a Jew? Simple: A Jew is anyone who was born of a Jewish mother, or has undergone conversion to Judaism according to halachah (Jewish law). That’s the way it’s been since Biblical times and it’s also firmly established in the Code of Jewish Law.

7. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdoJewish Beliefs: The Fundamentals of Judaism - Chabad.org

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   The word “Torah” means “teaching”. It is G‑d’s teaching to man. In the Hebrew year 2448, G‑d came down on Mount Sinai and gave this “teaching” to the entire Jewish people, through Moses, G‑d’s faithful servant. All Jewish beliefs come from the Torah. In general terms, we refer to the Five Books of Moses as “The Torah”.