Judaism is different from Christianity and Islam because it’s not just a religion, it’s an ethno-religion. Meaning being Jewish is not solely about being observant or practicing daily rituals. It’s about a shared story and history, a shared culture, and a shared ancestral homeland—in Hebrew, it’s an Am and Uma, a peoplehood and a nation. And yeah, a religion, too. But to me, it’s mostly a peoplehood.
