The Judaic religion is often described as having left a colossal imprint on Western civilization and culture. At first, seemingly unremarkable in comparison with the older ones, Jewish culture and its chanting of its sacred land found its calling in the search for divine meaning. The search for the sacred Other is expressed in the poetic consciousness with which the Old Testament texts are endowed (Smith, 2009). The difference between the religion of the Jews lies in the deification of nature and the Earth, since its creation is an act of divine love. The desire to seek some kind of unity in the image of God also distinguishes Judaism. The search for reason and meaning in the surrounding world makes Judaism quite a philosophical religion. Such aspects of the human personality as weakness, vulnerability and receptivity are valuable in Judaism because they make people feel empathy and show the transfer of divine love through hospitality and care for their neighbor.
Reference
Smith, H. (2009). The world’s religions. HarperOne.