the Old Testament is largely about their rebellion against God...

the Old Testament is largely about their rebellion against God

they rebelled because their religion was too harsh; lacking in forgiveness

therefore, they continued to rebel thus created many modern philosophies such as:

1. Marxism
2. Communism
3. Freudism
4. Cultural Marxism
5. Feminism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_feminists
6. Hollywood
7. etc

today, their society has improved for themselves because they conformed somewhat to Western secular values

but their ideology, from the very beginning, was totalitarian