5 Facts About Jews
                     5 Facts About Jews
Judaism
Judaism is an ethnic religion comprising the 
collective religious, cultural and legal tradition and 
civilization of the Jewish people. 
Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the 
expression of the covenant that God established with 
the Children of Israel. 
5 Facts About Jews
Judaism Is Based On The Torah
Jews, Israelites Or Hebrews?
There Is Only One God
Who Is A Jew?
Kosher Food
Judaism Is Based On The Torah
Torah, in Judaism, in the broadest sense, the 
substance of divine revelation to Israel, the Jewish 
people: God's revealed teaching or guidance for 
humankind. The Torah, or Jewish written law, 
consists of the five books of the Hebrew Bible.
Jews, Israelites Or Hebrews
Generally speaking, the terms Hebrews, Jews, and 
Israelites all refer to the same people- the nation 
which sprang from Abraham. The descendants of 
Abraham through Isaac and Jacob (Israel) made up 
the nation of Israel.
There Is Only One God
The main teachings of Judaism about God are that 
there is a God and there is only one God and that 
God is Yahweh. Only God created the universe and 
only He controls it. 
Judaism also teaches that God is spiritual and not 
physical. Jews believe that God is one – a unity: He 
is one whole, complete being.
Who Is A Jew?
Anyone born to a Jewish mother is Jewish, 
regardless of one’s religious involvement or beliefs. A 
person can also become Jewish through conversion 
under the auspices of a recognized rabbinical court.
Kosher Food
Kosher foods are those that conform to the Jewish 
dietary regulations of kashrut, primarily derived 
from Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
 Kosher foods are divided into three categories: 
meat, dairy and pareve.
3 Categories of Kosher Food
 Meat 
Meat and fowl and their byproducts, such as bones, soup or gravy 
are classified as Meat.
  Dairy
Foods derived from, or containing, milk is classified as dairy, 
including milk, butter, yogurt, and all cheese – hard, soft and 
cream. Even a trace amount of dairy can cause a food to be 
considered dairy.
 Pareve
That are neither meat nor dairy are called pareve. Common pareve 
foods are eggs, fish, fruit, vegetables, grains, unprocessed juices, 
pasta, soft drinks, coffee, tea, many candies, and snacks.
Kosher Food Restaurant
Habayit Restaurant offers the best Kosher 
Jewish, Mediterranean, and 
American-Israeli food in all of Los Angeles.