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==Symbol==
The symbol of Judaism is the Star of David, which is a six-pointed star design.<ref>{{REFweb
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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" /> Rabbi Emeritus Kaughmann Kohler described Judaism as "the religion of joy, hope, and love."<ref name="kohler1906" />
==Symbol==
The symbol of Judaism is the Star of David, 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>
==Religious officials==
}}</ref> while [[Mohel| mohels]] carry out the ritual circumcision called [[Brit Milah]] in accordance with the Abrahamic covenant.
==Controversial practice==
Judaism has historically held a belief in the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]] which purports to require that every newborn boy be [[Jewish circumcision|circumcised on the eighth day of life]].<ref name="hirsch1906">{{REFjournal