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10 Commandments: Judaism teaches that G-d gave the Jews 613 commandments, not merely ten. The biblical passage known to most people as the "Ten Commandments" is known to Jews as the Aseret ha-Dibrot, the Ten Declarations, and is considered to be ten categories of commandments rather than ten individual commandments.
Tenets: Judaism has no dogma, no formal set of beliefs that one must hold to be a Jew. In Judaism, actions are far more important than beliefs, although there is certainly a place for belief within Judaism. See What Do Jews Believe?; The Nature of G-d; Human Nature; Kabbalah, Olam Ha-Ba: The Afterlife.

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A List of the 613 Mitzvot (Commandments): A list of the 613 mitzvot (commandments) that are binding on Jews.
About Judaism 101: Information about the author of the Judaism 101 website.
Aseret ha-Dibrot: The Ten Commandments: Learn about the Jewish understanding of the Ten Commandments, known in Judaism as Aseret ha-Dibrot. Provides a Jewish perspective on the controversy surrounding public use of this text.
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Guide to Transliteration: An explanation of how to pronounce the transliterated prayers on this site.
Holocaust: A Personal View: Personal stories about the Holocaust experiences of members of my extended family
Jewish Calendar: Learn about the Jewish calendar, its background and history, the numbering of Jewish years, the months of the Jewish year and the days of the Jewish week.
Minor Fasts: Learn about the minor fasts of the Jewish calendar and their significance.
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Sages and Scholars: Information about Jewish sages and scholars, including Hillel, Shammai, Rabbi Akiba, Judah Ha-Nasi, Rashi, Maimonides and the Baal Shem Tov.
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What Do Jews Do on Christmas?: Do Jews celebrate Christmas? And if they don't, then what do they do on December 25?
What Is Judaism?: Is Judaism a religion, a race, an ethnic/cultural group, or something more?

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10 Commandments: Judaism teaches that G-d gave the Jews 613 commandments, not merely ten. The biblical passage known to most people as the "Ten Commandments" is known to Jews as the Aseret ha-Dibrot, the Ten Declarations, and is considered to be ten categories of commandments rather than ten individual commandments.
Adultery: The Hebrew term for adultery found in the Ten Commandments (teen-AF) is generally understood to be a generic term for any kind of sexual immorality. The specific sin in Jewish law refers to sex between a man and a married woman only, not to sex between a married man and an unmarried woman, because polygyny was permitted under Jewish law.
Binah (bee-NAH): Intuition, understanding, intelligence. A quality that women supposedly have in greater degree than men. Also, in kabbalistic thought, one of the Ten Sefirot.
Cheilek (pl. Chalakim) (KHEHY-lehk; khah-LAHK-eem): A unit of time used in calculating the Jewish calendar, corresponding to 3-1/3 seconds, more commonly referred to in English as a "part." There are 18 parts in a minute and 1080 parts in an hour. See The Jewish Calendar: A Closer Look - Calendar Essentials.
Commandments: Judaism teaches that G-d gave the Jews 613 commandments, which are binding on Jews but not on non-Jews. See Halakhah: Jewish Law; A List of the 613 Mitzvot; Aseret ha-Dibrot: The "Ten Commandments".
Days of Awe: Ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, a time for introspection and considering the sins of the previous year.
Israel: 1) The land that G-d promised to Abraham and his descendants. 2) The northern kingdom that was home to the "ten lost tribes." 3) Alternate name for Jacob. 4) A country in the Middle East located in the ancient homeland that has a predominantly Jewish population and government. It was founded on May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar 5708).
Luchot (loo-CHOHT): Lit. tablets. Usually refers to the tablets of stone that the Ten Commandments were given on.
Masoretes: From the Hebrew ???????? ??????????? (ba'alei ha-masorah), 'Masters of the Tradition'. Refers to scholars in the 5th through 10th centuries CE who compiled a system of markings for biblical texts that would ensure the correct pronunciation and chanting of the text. The markings are inserted into the text in ways that do not change the length of the text. See Hebrew Alphabet, Trop (Cantillation).
Minyan (MIN-yahn; MIN-yin): The quorum necessary to recite certain prayers, consisting of ten adult Jewish men. See Group Prayer.
Polygamy: In Biblical times, a man was permitted to marry more than one wife, but this was never common. A woman could never marry more than one man. Around 1000 C.E., Ashkenazic Jewry banned polygamy, but it continued to be permitted for Sephardic Jews. Polygamy is not permitted in the state of Israel. See Marriage - The Marital Relationship
Shabbat Shirah (shah-BAHT SHEE-rah): Lit. The Sabbath of the Song. The sabbath when we read Parshat Beshalach as part of our regular weekly Torah readings. Parshat Beshalach contains the Song at the Sea, one of the ten true Songs in history.
Stones on Graves: It is customary in some Jewish communities to place small stones or rocks on a gravesite. I have heard two explanations of this custom: 1) it's a like leaving a calling card for the dead person; or 2) it was a substitute for a tombstone in areas where tombstones tended to get desecrated. See Life, Death and Mourning.
Taryag Mitzvot: 613 Commandments. "Taryag" is a way of pronouncing the numeral 613, which is made up of the letters Tav (numerical value 400), Reish (200), Yod (10) and Gimmel (3). See A List of the 613 Mitzvot (Commandments); Halakhah: Jewish Law; Hebrew Alphabet: Numerical Values.
Tenets: Judaism has no dogma, no formal set of beliefs that one must hold to be a Jew. In Judaism, actions are far more important than beliefs, although there is certainly a place for belief within Judaism. See What Do Jews Believe?; The Nature of G-d; Human Nature; Kabbalah, Olam Ha-Ba: The Afterlife.
Tevet: The tenth month of the Jewish year, occurring in December/January. See Months of the Jewish Year.

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