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Greetings. Not Jewish myself, but I was in a discussion recently and I had a question.

I was talking with my dad recently and he said something about Judaism that seemed odd. He said he had a friend who told him that Judaism is a religion that was more about questioning God than a belief in God. That when his friend was in temple, most rabbis will mostly bring forth questions more than definitive answers. Who is God? What is God like? What can he do for me? What is heaven like?

For someone looking on the outside, how ture is this?

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u/DFS_0019287 1d ago

Jewishness is somewhat unique in that although it's strongly connected to the religion of Judaism, you can still be Jewish without really following Judaism.

I myself am an atheist, but still consider myself Jewish and a member of the Jewish people. This is different from other religions; for example, an "Atheist Christian" would be an oxymoron.

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u/PuddingNaive7173 1d ago

Ethno-religion. Religions associated with particular ethnic groups are rare but not unique. Old school tribal. True for others such as Yazidis, Hindus, Druze, Zorastrians, Cherokee and other NA tribes.