- the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud.
- belief in and conformity to this religion, its practices, and ceremonies.
- this religion considered as forming the basis of the cultural and social identity of the Jews: He called assimilation a threat to American Judaism.
- Jews collectively; Jewry.
- the religion of the Jews, based on the Old Testament and the Talmud and having as its central point a belief in the one God as transcendent creator of all things and the source of all righteousness
- the religious and cultural traditions, customs, attitudes, and way of life of the Jews
