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Judaism -- What Is It and Where Did It Come From?

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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What Is Judaism?

Judaism is the laws and customs of a certain social collective. It was not historically considered to be a religion. The idea that judaism is a religion really only comes up in the 17 hundreds. Moses mendel an did, the sort of founder of the idea of jewish reform. He argued it should be tolerated like catholics and protestants tolerate each other. And that's more or less what moses mendel an said.

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