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The Tetragrammaton in the Ketef Hinnom silver scrolls with the Priestly Blessing from the Book of Numbers [10] (c. 600 BCE). Also abbreviated Jah, the most common name of God in the Hebrew Bible is the Tetragrammaton, יהוה, which is usually transliterated as YHWH.
Jewish religious movements, sometimes called "denominations", include diverse groups within Judaism which have developed among Jews from ancient times. Samaritans are also considered ethnic Jews by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, although they are frequently classified by experts as a sister Hebrew people, who practice a separate branch of Israelite religion.
The Acra was a fortified compound in Jerusalem of the 2nd century BCE.Built by Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, following his sack of the city in 168 BCE, the fortress played a significant role in the events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt and the formation of the Hasmonean Kingdom.
Total population; 15.2 million Enlarged population (includes anyone with a Jewish parent): 20 million [a] [2] (2022, est.): Regions with significant populations; Israel (incl. occupied territories)
Religion in Israel is manifested primarily in Judaism, the ethnic religion of the Jewish people.The State of Israel declares itself as a "Jewish and democratic state" and is the only country in the world with a Jewish-majority population (see Jewish state). [2]
Judaism by country; Lists of Jews; Diaspora; Historical population by country; Genetic studies; Israel and Palestine; Old Yishuv; New Yishuv; Israeli Jews; Palestinian Jews; Africa
Jewish education has been valued since the birth of Judaism.In the Hebrew Bible Abraham is lauded for instructing his offspring in God's ways. [3] One of the basic duties of Jewish parents is to provide for the instruction of their children as set forth in the first paragraph of the Shema Yisrael prayer: “Take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day.
Monique Rijkers is a Jewish Indonesian and pro-Israel activist. She was born in Makassar [1] and is the founder of the non-profit organization Hadassah of Indonesia, [2] a foundation that educates about diversity, especially regarding Jews and Israel. [3]