Judaism
The collection of photographs in this slideshow offers a taste of the diversity found within Boston's Jewish population. The slideshow provides a thorough introduction to the many Jewish centers in the community which function as spaces of worship and centers of dialogue and social action. Finally, the slideshow offers a small glimpse of what Judaism really looks like in the Greater Boston area today.
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One of the world's oldest living traditions, Judaism traces its historical roots to the confederation of tribes living over 3,000 years ago in the land between Egypt and Mesopotamia. The five books of the Torah and the twenty-four books that compose the Hebrew Bible are central to the historical development of Judaism. The study and interpretation of the Torah continues to play a central role in Jewish life. Jewish immigration to the United States from Poland, Russia, and Germany during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries solidified Judaism’s place as one of the most prominent religious traditions in Greater Boston. Today, there are over 200,000 Jews living in Boston, representing every major denomination. Read full essay