Reflecting on their findings related to the maternal origin of Ashkenazi Jews, the authors conclude "Clearly, the differences between Jews and non-Jews are far larger than those observed …

Nov 29, 2025 · While all Jews agree that a child born of a Jewish mother is Jewish, Reform Judaism goes beyond Orthodox and Conservative Judaism in affirming that a child is Jewish if …

Even as the Jews were exiled to the farthest corners of the earth, we have never stopped praying for our return to Israel as a united nation under G‑d. In Israel, the holiest city is Jerusalem. …

Jan 5, 2018 · Jews believe that God made a special covenant with Abraham and that he and his descendants were chosen people who would create a great nation.

Jews have faced incredible hatred and hostility, even genocide, throughout their history. Nonetheless, they have survived and thrived, and continue to contribute to the world with their …

Those not born to a Jewish mother may become accepted as Jews by the Orthodox and Conservative communities through a formal process of conversion to Judaism in order to …

Nov 24, 2025 · Most Jews share a long-accepted notion that there never was a real break in continuity and that Mosaic-prophetic-priestly Judaism was continued, with only a few …

Today, there are an estimated 15 million Jews spread throughout the world. Wherever G‑d has brought them, they have reached back into their Torah and discovered how it applies in every …

What does it mean to say that there were Jews from every nation? This seems to recognize that there were many Jews living all over the world who identified as Jews and also as something …

Jews, or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They traditionally adhere to Ju...