Is Judaism a religion, culture, race or something else?

Judaism is the name to call a certain group of people who come together and worship the same god, El Shaddai, following his rule, and living by his word. Judaism was thought as a way of life; helping form a culture, adding new traditions generation after generation. It’s was a way of life but the Jewish people have heritage beyond what they believe. For example although a Jewish person may practice Judaism, he/she may be an Israelite, black or white. It’s perfectly understandable for one to believe that they may be Jewish because their great grandparents went to temple on the Sabbath, and followed the Jewish stereotype. But generations go one and some move away from the temple. Does that still make them Jewish, their children don’t share some of the physical characteristics as typical Jew, are the children still Jewish? Jewish is not an ethnicity because many Jewish people share the same traits. But to be Jewish I think that one must practice the faith. Modern day has questioned Judaism as race because of the Holocaust and because these people carry similar traits. But when Judaism first came about, to be a Jew you have to follow the word of God, and his appointed leaders. Being Jewish wasn’t labeled by that one looked like or what religion his/her grandparents followed. But Judaism was a way a life, a sacrifice, and a desire for guidance.
Many people say that they are something that they are not in order to make them look better or to fit in. Being Jewish may be an honor because many “Jewish people” suffered during the Holocaust. But many people don’t understand what it truly means to be a Jew, he/she only thinks about the label and what privileges/honor comes with being a Jew.