Chapter 9 - Judaism: Beliefs And Teachings

Question 1

What 2 things do Jews believe about God as One?

Answer 1

It is God who has had a major influence on the world.

He is the creator, he sustains his creation by caring for all people.

Question 2

Why do Jews refer to God as G-d?

Answer 2

They use it as a sign of respect.

Question 3

What is a monotheistic religion?

Answer 3

A religion that believes there is only one God.

Question 4

What is the Shema?

Answer 4

A jewish prayer about the belief in one God found in the Torah.

Question 5

What 3 things do Jews believe that God is?

Answer 5

Omnipotent - all powerful
Omniscient - all knowing
Omnipresent - being everywhere at all times

Question 6

What 2 things do Jews believe about God as creator?

Answer 6

They believe he created the universe from nothing exactly how they wanted it.
It took God 6 days o create the universe and everything in it.

Question 7

What do Jews believe about evil and free will?

Answer 7

They believe God created evil and because of this he created free will, the belief of making the right decisions to reject evil.

Question 8

What is the Torah?

Answer 8

The 613 Jewish written laws.

Question 9

What do Jews believe about God as lawgiver?

Answer 9

They believe that the laws they should follow are found in the Ten Commandments and that God gave them to Moses.

Question 10

What do Jews believe about God as judge?

Answer 10

They believe that God judges them based on how well they follow the law.

Question 11

What is the Shekhinah?

Answer 11

It means the divine presence of God and jewish writings refer to a tabernacle.

Question 12

What do Jews believe about life after death?

Answer 12

Some believe that it will be physical life and some believe that it will be spiritual.

Question 13

What do Jews believe about judgement and resurrection?

Answer 13

They believe that they are judged directly after death.

Resurrection is the idea that people will rise from their graves and live again.

Question 14

What do Jews believe about the Messiah?

Answer 14

They believe that the messiah will be the future king of Israel. He will rule the Jews during the Messianic age.

Question 15

What do Orthodox Jews believe about the messiah?

Answer 15

They believe that in every generation there is a descendent of King David who could be the Messiah.

Question 16

What is the promise land?

Answer 16

Gods promis to Abraham meant that Canaan (the present day Israel) is known as the Promis Land.

Question 17

What was the covenant between God and Abraham and what was the special action that sealed the covenant?

Answer 17

God would make Abraham the father of many nations. That action was circumcision.

Question 18

What was the covenant between God and Moses?

Answer 18

During the escape of Egypt, Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai and was given the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets.

Question 19

What is Justice?

Answer 19

Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law.

Question 20

What is healing the world?

Answer 20

Being involved in Gods work to sustain the world.

Question 21

What is the belief of the sanctity of life?

Answer 21

All life is Holy because humans were created in the eyes of God.

Question 22

How does the sanctity of life affect Jewish beliefs about the end of time?

Answer 22

Some Jews think that all patients should be kept alive at all times.

Question 23

What is pikuach nefesh?

Answer 23

The obligation to save a life even if it breaks Jewish law.

Question 24

What is a mitzvot?

Answer 24

Jewish rules or commandments.

Question 25

How do the mitzvot help with free will between man and man, and man and God.

Answer 25

The first four ten commandments are about the relationship with God.
Im the Torah there are instructions that a person must love God and also their neighbour and these can’t be separated.