Who are the Jews and what is Judaism? | Judaism 101

Welcome to the Judaism 101 series.
In this series, you will be presented with basic information about Jews and Judaism. The purpose of this series is to simply offer a very basics, simple explanation about Jews and Judaism and hopefully answer questions you may have.
Originally a Jew would have been a member of the Tribe of Judah. Later the term Jew was used to refer to anyone residing in the Kingdom of Judah which would include members from not only the tribe of Judah but also of the other tribes. After the Children of Israel were exiled by the Romans from the Land of Israel the term “Jew” began to refer to anyone who descended from Jacob or those who converted to Judaism. This is the modern-day usage of the term “Jew.”
Judaism (Yahadut in Hebrew) in its simplest definition is the embodiment of the religion, culture, and legal structure of the Children of Israel.
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RESOURCES:
“Why is Jewishness matrilineal?” Tzvi Freemand and Yehuda Shurping [www.chabad.org/library/articl...]
“Judaism after the Temple: Coping with destruction and building for the future” Alieza Salzberg. [www.myjewishlearning.com/arti...]
“Rabbinic Judaism: The Theological System” Jacob Neusner [brill.com/display/title/8187]
Sefaria [www.sefaria.org/texts]
MT Issurei Biah 13 [www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah...]
Tractate Gerim [www.sefaria.org/Tractate_Geri...]
Tractate Gittin [www.sefaria.org/Gittin.56a.17...]
Tractate Berakhot [www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.5a?l...]
Tractate Megillah [www.sefaria.org/Megillah.31b....]
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Resources:
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The Complete Tanakh - Hebrew Bible: www.chabad.org/library/bible_...