A dear friend asked for a primer on the basics of Judaism, so I put together a list of the top ten things to know. Since Pesach is coming up and it is customary to sing Echad MiYode’a, I modelled it loosely after the song. My attempt was to condense all of the key concepts of Judaism, and the central beliefs (including mystical ones), plus introduce all the major texts of Judaism, the key historical figures, and the major holidays. It should be an interesting read even for a veteran talmid chakham.
I hope the following brief primer is helpful both as a useful resource to share with others, and to make the upcoming Pesach seder more meaningful. (You might even want to share it with guests at your Pesach seder that might be new to Judaism.) Wishing everyone a chag kasher v’sameach!
