Jewish Times Today. . 16 hours ago · Explore Jewish Life and Judaism at My Jewis
. 16 hours ago · Explore Jewish Life and Judaism at My Jewish Learning, your go-to source for Jewish holidays, rituals, celebrations, recipes, Torah, history, and more. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, the practice of Jewish (religious) law and the study of ancient religious texts 5 days ago · Jew, any person whose religion is Judaism. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, the practice of Jewish (religious) law and the study of ancient religious texts 5 days ago · Jew, any person whose religion is Judaism. Who Are the Jews? The Jewish People are an ethno-religious group and nation originating in the Land of Israel, which is the current location of the State of Israel. In a broader sense of the term, a Jew is any person belonging to the worldwide group that constitutes, through descent or conversion, a continuation of the ancient Jewish people, who were themselves descendants of the Hebrews of the Bible (Old Testament). In the time that has past since that covenant was made, the Jewish people have been exiled twice from their land and have inhabited almost every place in the world. According to Jewish law, a child born to a Jewish mother or an adult who has converted to Judaism is considered a Jew; one does not have to reaffirm their Jewishness or practice any of the laws of the Torah to be Jewish. Today, there are an estimated 15 million Jews spread throughout the world. Jews lived under Jewish self-rule in the Land of Israel off and on for many centuries in ancient times.