Argumentation Essay “Judaism is dying. Not the Jewish people; not Israel; not Jewish Studies programs or Jewish PACs or Jewish philanthropies; but Judaism herself: the idea that God so loved the Jews that He gave us His one true revelation that we might bring justice and compassion to humankind. This Judaism is dying.” Says Rabbi Rami Shapiro in his article “Beyond Religion with Rabbi Rami.” There have been many forms of Judaism, which had died one after another. First there was the death of the shamanic Judaism of Abraham. That was followed by the birth of the priestly and sacrificial Judaism of Aaron. The prophetic Judaism heralded the priestly and sacrificial Judaism. The death of the prophetic Judaism gave birth to the current form, rabbinic Judaism. If this Judaism dies, it could stay dead. Judaism is dying mainly because of the strict rules and regulations of the Jewish religion. Most Jews drop down a level of the Jewish hierarchy, or throw away their religion because they don’t want to follow these strict rules and regulations. They do what they think is more comfortable or convenient for themselves. These personal choices and conveniences are not the ideas rabbis had in mind when giving birth to the current Judaism. There have been a number of Judaisms trying to take the place of this dying religion, but none of them can replace the current one. Zionism failed because most Jews don’t want to live in a Jewish state or serve in the Jewish army. Plus the only thing that Zionism has to offer, that differs form rabbinic Judaism, is archeology. Humanistic Judaism failed to replace rabbinic Judaism because it denied God, rather than reinvented God. It would be about the same thing as Atheism. Gathering together for the sole sake of gathering together is not enough to replace rabbinic Judaism. Reform Judaism failed because it is a religion without law.