hi.. you may find a few previous posts on this of interest

• Are Jewish people a race or a religion or both? and Are semitic Jews really a different unique race or are they white?, both from last week, and both featuring /r/gingerkid. Since these threads are still open, do feel welcome to post follow-up questions in them

• Are today's Jews truly the ethnical successors of the ancient people of Judea, or are they rather the inheritors of the Jewish culture and religion, with only loose ethnical ties? - another recent, still-open post; a long discussion thread featuring /u/TheFairyGuineaPig

• Were Jews considered an ethnic or a religious group? Both? - a year-old archived post featuring /u/qsertorius