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Weiner  Judaism: Table of Contents | Jewish Holidays | Modern
History  Print Friendly and PDF  Judaism is a religion as well
as a nation and culture. Approximately 13.75 million people
worldwide indentify as Jewish, with the vast majority living in
either the United States or Israel.  Jews come in all shapes,
sizes, ethnicities and nationalities. There are black Jews from
Ethiopia, Chinese Jews from Shanghai and Indian Jews. Ther are
Jews from Morocco and Iran, Jews from South America and Oceania.
The practices and beliefs held by Jews range from those who
openly identify as Orthodox and strictly observe ancient
precepts to those that have nothing to do with the religion or
culture.  Today, Judaism is comprised of four major movements:
Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist. Most
Israelis are often described as "secular," but the majority
observe Jewish holidays and are very knowledgeable about Jewish
history and culture, which is tau