Blog:A beginners guide to Judaism:

Judaism, monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews. Judaism is characterized by a belief in one transcendent God
who revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic
traditions. Judaism is the complex phenomenon of a total way of life for the Jewish people, comprising theology, law, and innumerable
cultural traditions.Judaism is the world's oldest monotheistic religion, dating back nearly 4,000 years. Followers of Judaism believe
in one God who revealed himself through ancient prophets.Jewish monotheism has had both universalistic and particularistic features.
Along universal lines, it has affirmed a God who created and rules the entire world and who at the end of history will redeem all
Israel (the classical name for the Jewish people), all humankind, and indeed the whole world. The ultimate goal of all nature and
history is an unending reign of cosmic intimacy with God, entailing universal justice and peace. Between creation and redemption lies
the particularistic designation of the Jewish people as the locus of God’s activity in the world, as the people chosen by God to be
“a kingdom of priests and a holy nation”. This arrangement is designated a covenant and is structured by an elaborate
and intricate law. Thus, Jewish people are both entitled to special privileges and burdened with special responsibilities from God.