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'''Judaism''' is the religion of the Jews.
==History==
Judaism was developed in the middle east by the ancient Hebrews.<ref name="gaster">{{REFweb
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|first=Theodore H.
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==Beliefs==
Judaism is characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.<ref name="gaster" />
==Controversial practice==
Judaism has historically held a belief in the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]] which purports to require that every newborn boy be circumcised on the eighth day of life. This has now become controversial because of the certain intense [[pain]] suffered by the boy, because of the certain lifetime loss of [[foreskin#Physiological_functions| foreskin function]], and because of the violation of the child's [[human rights]].
==Religious officials==
Rabbis carry out teaching and educational functions while [[Mohel| mohels]] carry out the ritual circumcision called [[Brit Milah]] in accordance with the Abrahamic covenant.
==Symbol==
The symbol of Judaism is the Star of Abraham, which is a six-pointed star design.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://symbolsarchive.com/star-of-david-symbol-history-meaning/
|archived=
|title=Star Of David Symbol – History And Meaning
|trans-title=
|language=
|last=Rogador
|first=Christine
|author-link=
|publisher=Symbols Archive
|website=
|date=2021-05-30
|accessdate=2022-05-01
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}}</ref>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Metzitzah b'peh]]
{{REF}}
[[Category:Judaism]]
[[Category:Religion]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Circumcision term]]
[[Category:History]]
==History==
Judaism was developed in the middle east by the ancient Hebrews.<ref name="gaster">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Judaism
|archived=
|title=Judaism
|trans-title=
|language=
|last=Gaster
|first=Theodore H.
|author-link=
|publisher=Brittanica
|website=
|date=
|accessdate=2022-05-01
|format=
|quote=
}}</ref>
==Beliefs==
Judaism is characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.<ref name="gaster" />
==Controversial practice==
Judaism has historically held a belief in the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]] which purports to require that every newborn boy be circumcised on the eighth day of life. This has now become controversial because of the certain intense [[pain]] suffered by the boy, because of the certain lifetime loss of [[foreskin#Physiological_functions| foreskin function]], and because of the violation of the child's [[human rights]].
==Religious officials==
Rabbis carry out teaching and educational functions while [[Mohel| mohels]] carry out the ritual circumcision called [[Brit Milah]] in accordance with the Abrahamic covenant.
==Symbol==
The symbol of Judaism is the Star of Abraham, which is a six-pointed star design.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://symbolsarchive.com/star-of-david-symbol-history-meaning/
|archived=
|title=Star Of David Symbol – History And Meaning
|trans-title=
|language=
|last=Rogador
|first=Christine
|author-link=
|publisher=Symbols Archive
|website=
|date=2021-05-30
|accessdate=2022-05-01
|quote=
}}</ref>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Metzitzah b'peh]]
{{REF}}
[[Category:Judaism]]
[[Category:Religion]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Circumcision term]]
[[Category:History]]