Jeudaism-Beliefs Flashcards
Monotheistic
Only one god
Jews believe god is the…
Creator
Omnipotent
All powerful
Omniscient
All knowing
Omnibenevolent
All loving
Omnipresent
Always present
Spell - Shekhinah ‘sh-e-ken-a’
Shekhinah
Shekenah ‘sh-e-ken-a’
The divine presence - the jewish holy spirit (sort of)
Tanakh ‘Tan-a-k’
The jewish holy scriptures, the christians old testament because the jews don’t have a new testament because the don’t believe the messiah has come
Mitzvot
613 laws - 365 don’t laws and 248 Do laws
Torah
First five books of the tenakh, also contain the mitzvot
Shema
The jewish prayer affirming a belief in one God
Shabbat
The jewish holy day. Sunset on Friday - sunset on Saturday
Ten commandments
10 laws by God to mosses
Heaven
(Gan eden)
Sheol
A type of purgatory, where you are judged and cleansed, there is no hell
Covenant
A promise/deal with God
Mount sinai
Where the ten commandments were made
Sanctity of life
The teaching that all human life is holy and should be protected and respected
Pikuach Nefesh ‘pik-wack Nef-esh’
The belief that jews have a duty to do what they can to save a life, even on the sabath
E.g. If you save someone from drowning or work in a hospital.
Sinai covenant
Where the ten commandments were made
Free will
Belief that God gives people the opportunities to make decisions for themselves