A cynic was once asked why he still believed in God. His answer was, “Because of the Jews.” He still believed in God because despite all the attempts by so many to eliminate them they had survived. Only God could do that. Why is that? What do they believe about God that makes them survivors against all the odds? How do they persevere? First, we should distinguish between practices, values and belief. Practices are rituals, special days, rules and regulations that people observe because they have a shared identity. In Judaism, there are 613 commands that govern daily life. Some of them are familiar to us – not eating pork,…