Elements of Judaism like the synagogue and the Talmud are more recent developments in the religion. How different is Judaism as practiced today to the original religion of Israel, and can one draw a distinction between the two?
Judaism today, as you said, involves many elements not present in ancient Israel including things like the Talmud, but also that it is no longer tied to a single community in a single place: Jews live all over the world, and no longer have a central temple or a central decision-making body. That said, most of those things are very old. The temple was destroyed in the year 70, so a form of Judaism that includes a large diaspora, local worship, and customs transmitted from generation to generation is not new.