Judaism Beliefs

Question 1

Write about God as one

Answer 1

• God is a single, whole , indivisible being, ( expressed in the shema
• everything in the universe has been created and sustained by this one God
• God is the source of all Jewish Morality, beliefs and values
• Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “ The lord is our God, the lord alone “

Question 2

Write about God as creator

Answer 2

• Jews believe god is:
  Omnipotent ( all powerful )
  Omniscient ( all knowing )
  Omnipresent ( Everywhere at all time )
• In the torah in the first book ( genesis ) it tells us it 4 days to make the universe fir to live in, 2 days to create all living creature, God rested on 7th day ( now sabath )
• Orthodox jews believe this actually happened ( reject evolution theory ), liberal jews take story less literally

Question 3

Write about lawgiver, Judge and the divine precsence ( Shekhinah )

Answer 3

• God has given many rules / laws
• 613 Mitzvot in torah, the first 10 are the ten commandments ( God have these to moses after he rescued the Jewish slaves from egypt
• they are judged at Rosh Hashanah ( Jewish new year ), God judges them over actions from past hear. They are judged after death, God decides how they spend afterlife
• Divine precsence is the shekkinah

Question 4

Write about life after death

Answer 4

• Some jews are not concerned because yolo ( focus on present )
• Many believe they will got to heaven / paradise ( Gan Eden )
• People who dont go to heaven go to sheol ( a place of waiting where souls are cleansed )

Question 5

Write about the messiah

Answer 5

There are two views :

• there is a physical messiah he will be a leader and a king
• Messianic age, time of peace, unity, harminy

Question 6

Write about the covenant with abraham

Answer 6

• God promised to make Abraham father of many nations
• it was required that Abraham would “ walk in my (Gods) ways and be blameless
• Covenant sealed through action of circumcision
• God made Abrahm the father of many nations

Question 7

Write about the covenant at Sinai

Answer 7

• 10 commandments were given afternjews escaped from slavery in egypt
• The covenant whith the terms :
  God would protect the jews from harm and be there God
  In return Jews would obey his laws

Question 8

Write about key body principals

Answer 8

• Justice :
  Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law ( pursuing justice )
  How to help treat the poor and vulnerable
• Heal the world
  Doing actions to help Sustain gods work for the world ie :
  Working at charities ( WJR ), helpingbthe environment
• Kindness to others
  Showing positivity/caring actions to all living things
  Many laws in the torah tell you how

Question 9

Write about the Sanctity of life

Answer 9

• Don’t do anything to quicken a persons natural death
• Saving a life (pikuach nefesh) :
  Obligation to save a life even if it breaks a mitzvot

Question 10

Write about free will and mitzvot

Answer 10

• Jews believe God has given them free will to make their own choices, good actions lead to a life of fulfilment, bad actions will distance them from God
• Mitzvot gives guidance how to use their free will correctley
• Mitzvot between man and God
  Tell you how to improve their relationship with god, most important are the first 4 of the 10 commandments
• Mitzvot between man and man
  Tell you how to improve relationship with people around you, help jews to live as members of their faith and community in a way that please God