ABSTRACT
Judaism is more than a theology; it is a religion. It aims at giving us right ideas about God and Duty; but it also aims at leading us to God and Duty. It seeks to ennoble us in feeling and in act. Judaism is a practical religion; it is a life. It keeps ever before the Israelite the thought of his consecration; but it also helps him to transform that thought into a reality. The Bible hallows the lowliest acts—ploughing, sowing, reaping, and the like—and elevates them into a service of God. And by their own ordinances the Rabbins gave full effect to this practical side of Judaism. The daily life of the Jew who conforms to their rules is sown thick with religious observances to match the manifestations of the Divine that fill the daily life. Thus the daily life in all its details is used as a means of bringing the Israelite into close touch with the Highest.
