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Judaism

vr.tr.judaism · SOC.ORG

Let an agent describe Judaism neutrally and respectfully by movement, beliefs, practice and history, attributing beliefs to adherents and avoiding antisemitic tropes.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe Judaism neutrally and respectfully by movement, beliefs, practice and history, attributing beliefs to adherents and avoiding antisemitic tropes.

The monotheistic religion of the Jewish people, based on the Torah and the wider Hebrew Bible, rabbinic literature such as the Talmud, and practice through law (halakha), prayer, festivals and community; movements include Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and others.

What it is for: A religion and way of life practised by Jewish communities worldwide.

It can be learn about beliefs and practices; understand festivals and dates; visit synagogues respectfully; recognise and report antisemitism.

Distinguishing features

Monotheistic Abrahamic religion

Torah and rabbinic tradition

Practice and law central

Diverse movements

What it looks like

Synagogues, Torah scrolls, prayer, festivals, dietary laws and family practice.

How it is recognised

Movements such as Orthodox, Conservative, Reform

Festivals such as Passover and Yom Kippur

Mystical traditions such as Kabbalah

Related models

is a kind of - category

Abrahamic religion

is practised by - community

Jewish people

has scripture - texts

Torah and Hebrew Bible

is protected by - right

freedom of religion

In practice

Families and kinds

Orthodox Judaism including Haredi

Conservative or Masorti Judaism

Reform and Liberal Judaism

Reconstructionist Judaism

Jewish mysticism

Standards and regulation

Freedom of religion or belief

Hate crime and anti-discrimination law

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting one movement as the whole

Stating beliefs as facts

Antisemitic tropes

Also called

Jewish holy places in IsraelJewish mysticismJudaism in KazakhstanJudaism in AlbaniaJudaism in the Basque CountryJudaism in AlgeriaJudaism in RussiaJudaism in UkraineJudaism in AzerbaijanJudaism in AustraliaJudaism in BulgariaJudaism in FinlandJudaism in South OssetiaJudaism in SerbiaJudaism in AbkhaziaJudaism in TurkmenistanJudaism in AndorraJudaism in NamibiaJudaism in New ZealandJudaism in IranJudaism in Greecesecular JudaismYemeni JudaismItalian JudaismJewish memorial serviceJudaism and stateJewish traditionJudaism in pre-Islamic ArabiaShara'bi JewsCrypto-JudaismMinhagJoodse gemeenschap in NederlandConservative JudaismKaraite Judaismhistory of the Jews in the Dutch coloniesHistory of the Jews of ThessalonikiJewish RenewalJewish fundamentalismJudaism and sexualityJudaism and Mormonism

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Tradition Which movement.

Movements differ.

Movement

Denomination.

Movement

Movement.

  1. Which movement or community is meant? definition
  2. How does it describe itself? provenance

Texts

Scripture and law.

Texts

Texts.

  1. Which texts are central, according to the tradition? provenance
  2. How are they interpreted? definition
Practice Daily life.

Practice is central.

Observance

Law and customs.

Observance

Observance.

  1. Which practices do adherents observe, according to their movement? provenance
  2. How do movements differ? boundary

Festivals

Calendar.

Festivals

Festivals.

  1. When do festivals fall this year in the Hebrew calendar? measurement
  2. What do they mark? provenance
Community Synagogues.

Communities welcome respectful visitors.

Visiting

Etiquette.

Visiting

Visiting.

  1. What etiquette applies when visiting a synagogue? boundary
  2. Are there security procedures? definition

Accommodation

Work and school.

Accommodation

Accommodation.

  1. What accommodation for observance may be requested? boundary
  2. How? action
Respect Antisemitism.

Respect and safety matter.

Tropes

Avoidance.

Tropes

Avoiding tropes.

  1. Does the content avoid antisemitic tropes? boundary
  2. Are beliefs attributed respectfully? boundary

Reporting

Incidents.

Reporting

Reporting antisemitism.

  1. Where can antisemitic incidents be reported? action
  2. Which organisations support communities? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should movements be separate entries?
  • How should festival dates be computed?
  • How should local communities be linked?
Draft as JSON