beliefs and teachings: the nature of god Flashcards
the nature of god: the basic jewish beliefs about god come from where?
the torah - jewish written law
the nature of god: where is the torah also featured in?
the thirteen principles of faith - most importance belief that there is only one god
the nature of god: what is the commandment about monotheism?
“do not have any gods before me”
the nature of god: god is one, what do jews believe god has certain qualities of?
omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent
the nature of god: what do jews believe about god’s nature?
that his non-physical nature makes it difficult to describe it
the nature of god: what do jews do to show their respect of god’s name and why do they do this?
use: hashem, the almighty, g-d
because the name of god is so holy that it should not spoken aloud or written
god as one: what does it mean that jews are monotheist?
that god is a whole, complete and perfect
god as one: what do jews reject the idea of?
the trinity
god as one: what is the most important prayer for jews? why?
the shema
affirms the belief that there is only one god
god as one: what is the first paragraph declaring a belief in the one god and in his ruling over all creation?
“hear, o Israel: the lord our god, the lord is one”
god as one: why is the idea so important about this first paragraph?
recited daily by jews
say the shema during their prayers in the morning and the evening as god is the only one being to whom jews should offer prayer
god as creator: what do orthodox jews believe that the world is?
too complex to have happened by chance
god as creator: what do orthodox jews believe that everything in the universe was created by?
where is this belief found?
god
this belief is found in the first book of genesis which is the first 5 books of the torah
god as creator: what do they do to show that god is an important part of judaism?
by celebrating god
remember god as creator weekly when they celebrate shabbat (sabbath)
celebrate a yearly festival: Rosh Hashanah
god as creator: what does Rosh Hashanah mean and what is it?
jewish new year
focus on the important belief that god created the world
god as creator: the book of genesis reveals what?
key beliefs about god and creation
god as creator: what are the key beliefs about god and creation? (4)
- god is omnipotent as he speaks and the world happens
- god creates night and day + created in 6 days
- everything god makes is good
- god creates animals and finishes by making humans in his own image and likeness
god as creator: what do orthodox and reform jews believe about creation?
Orthodox Jews believe that every detail of the creation as told in torah is true - take it literally
Reform believes the details are not meant to be taken literally, believe the most important thing to understand from the creation story is that god is responsible for the creation of everything that exists.
god as creator: 3 source of authorities
- in thee beginning god created the heavens and the earth
- god saw all that he had made and it was very good
- god created man in the image of god, he created him, male and female
god as lawgiver: what do jews believe that god gave his law to?
Moses on mount sinai as part of the covenant
god as lawgiver: what are jews expected to follow?
to follow god’s law to keep their side of the covenant
god as lawgiver: what does the torah records?
613 mitzvots
actions that jews must perform or avoid like they are expected to rest on shabbat and use avoid certain food that aren’t kosher
god as lawgiver: what do jews believe that god will do when they follow the laws?
god will judge them
god as lawgiver: what are the 10 commandments that god gave to who are the basis of?
gave to Moses of how a just society should work
god as judge: what do judaism teaches that god will do on jews actions?
god will judge each person’s actions as he is just and fair so is merciful
god as judge: where is god’s judgement seen?
in the book of genesis in the story of Adam and Eve and Noah
god as judge: when will god judge every person?
Rosh Hashanah
god as judge: what does the talmud describe about god?
will bring out scales to high the mitzvoth of each person
god as judge: what do jews have after 10 days after the Rosh Hashanah? why?
Yom Kippur (day of atonement)
regarded as the holiest day of the year
confess their sins and try to make up for the things they have done wrong
