Judaism is among the oldest of the world's major living religions. Its members have been frequently persecuted and scattered throughout the world yet have kept their identity. Judaism believes that God is active in the social and historical process. The amazing achievement of Judaism is that it has developed the concept of God from that of a primitive tribal deity to the God of all nations. The patriarchs of Judaism lived in the Fertile Crescent …showed first 75 words of 1466 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1466 total…the right to adopt the traditions to the conditions of the modern world. It is less rigid in the formulation of requirements than Orthodox Judaism. Reformed Judaism stresses the ethical teachings of the prophets and the growth of an age of justice, truth, and peace. The major concentrations of Jewish people are found in the United States (about 6 million) and Israel (about 5 million). However, Jews are spread throughout the world and present on every continent.