Editing Samaritans (section)

=== Relationship to Rabbinic Judaism ===
[[File:Samaritan doorpost.jpg|thumb|upright|The Samaritan [[mezuzah]] engraved above the front door]]

Samaritans refer to themselves as ''Benai Yisrael'' ("[[Children of Israel]]"), which is a term used by all Jewish denominations as a name for the Jewish people as a whole. They, however, do not refer to themselves as ''Yehudim'' (literally "Judeans"), the standard Hebrew name for Jews.

The Talmudic attitude expressed in [[Minor tractate|tractate Kutim]] is that they are to be treated as Jews in matters where their practice coincides with Rabbinic Judaism but as non-Jews where their practice differs. Some claim that since the 19th century, Rabbinic Judaism has regarded the Samaritans as a Jewish sect and the term "Samaritan Jews" has been used for them.{{sfn|Sela|1994|pp=255–266}}