Judaism Beliefs

Question 1

What is the nature of God?

Answer 1

He is omnipotent and omnipresent

He doesn’t have a phycical form

Question 2

Why do Jews write God as G-d?

Answer 2

Because they believe that God is intangable and thererfore you can’t write the name God so they write it as G-d

Question 3

What does God as one tell us about God?

Answer 3

There is only one God and he created the world on hos ownand he sustains it.

God is infinit and eternal

Question 4

What is the shema?

Answer 4

A prayer that afferms their belif in one God (it is found in the Torah.

The opening line reminds jews about monotheism

Question 5

How is God a lawgiver?

Answer 5

He gave us laws that we need to follow lie the ten commandments at the covent at sini and the Mitzvot

Question 6

How is God a judge?

Answer 6

God will judge everyone once they die

However God will always be forgivfull and merciful if he sees that you have been good to God

Question 7

What is shekhinah?

Reffer to sacret scripture in your answer

Answer 7

The belief that God can focus his presence is some places. Eg in a synogogue it is saod that you can feel God more

Whilst the Jews were traveling around looking for Cannan they had a tebernacle which was thought to be the house of God. This was kept in the middle of there camp whilst they were being guided by a “pillar of cloud”

Question 8

Jewish belifes about creation?

Answer 8

Sane as christian beliefes

God created the workd on his own.

Jews see these events as litteral events

Question 9

Why so we need to help God sustain the world?

Answer 9

God can’t sustain the damge that human’s do eg pollution and littering therefore we need to help God sustain the world

Question 10

Jewsish beliefs about evil and free will

Answer 10

God created free will therfore he also created evil

Because of Adam and Eve everyone is born with original sin except from Mary.

God wants people to choose to do the right thing

Question 11

Does God limit our free will by giving us the Mitzvot?

How many mitzvot are there?

Answer 11

The mitzvot has 613 laws.

Orthodox jews would say that we need to live our lives to make God happy so they don’t limit us.

Reform Jews would say that God gives us the choice of which laws to floow and which to not follow

Question 12

Which commandments are between man and god?

Answer 12

The first 4:

Keep the Sabath holy
Only worship 1 God
Don’t worship idles
Don’t ise God’s name in vain

Question 13

Which commandments are between man and man?

Answer 13

The last 6

No stealing
No adultry
No murder
No lying
No greed 
Honour your farther and mother

Question 14

Jewish beliefes about heaven?

Answer 14

Once you go you got to a place called Gan Eden where you will be with God

It is unknown is this is a spiritual or phycical place as there are no clear teachings in the Tenak about this

Question 15

What is sheol?

Answer 15

A waiting room for jews whilst there souls are cleansed.

This is where you go if you are judged unworthy to go to Gan Eden because Jews don’t believe in hell

Question 16

When do Jews believe judgment happens?

Answer 16

Some Jews believe that you are judged as soon as they die

Other Jews believe that you are judged on a judgment day (the day when the Messaih comes) with everyone else who has ever died

Most jews also believe that they are judged once a year at Rosh Hashanah

Question 17

What is Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 17

The jewish new year

Here people believe that they are judged by God and God decides if they will have a good next year depending on there actions the previos year

Question 18

What are Jewish belifes on resorection?

Answer 18

Most Jews reject the idea because they belive that you are given 1 life and 1 chance to be good.

Question 19

What is the story of how Jews gained to promised land?

Answer 19

Abraham left his home town or Ur because people wouldn’t listen to him when he said that worshiping idles was wong and that they should only worship 1 God.

He left Ur in search for Canaan.

On his travels he was visited by the Lord who said “I will make of you a great nation”

This tells Jews that Canaan is the promised land

Question 20

Explain Abrahams covenant with Abraham?

How was it fuffiled by Abraham and God

Answer 20

This was the first Covenant ever made between humans and God. God promised that Abraham would be the farther of many nations whilst Abraham promised that he would live a life dedecated to God and do whatever God told him to do.

The covenant was sealed by the circumcision of himself and his male family members.

God fuffiled to covenant by letting Abraham live to over 4,000 and by giving him a chuld Isaac

Question 21

How did the Jews escape from Egypt?

Answer 21

After 1,000 years after God’s covenant with Abraham they Jews were being used as slaves by the egyptians. God chose Moses to lead the escape. He told Moses to the pharo for freedom and when he said no he sent some plagues.

After these plagues the phareo agreed to let them go. The Jews left Egypt and wandered around to try and find Cannan for many years.

Question 22

Explain the covenant at Sinai

Answer 22

Mosses climed the mountain at Sinai and: Made between God and Mosses. God promised to bless and protect the Jews whilst Jews prommised to live a life dedicated to God.

Mosses is seen as a representation of all Jews (even living Jews today) this means that the covenant is still binding.

Question 23

What are jewish belifes about the sancity of life?

Answer 23

They beieve that all life is created and can only be taken by God.

Tuey also believe that all lofe is holy and therefore it is all Jewish people jobs to save lives

Question 24

What were the plagues?

Answer 24

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Question 25

What is pikuach nefesh?

Answer 25

The belief that Jews are able to do work on the saboth in order to save a life

Question 26

What are the origines of the Messiah?

Answer 26

Messiah was the title of the first few kings of Israel

It is belived that the first king of Israel was annointed in oil to that he was appointed by God

The word Messiah means “annointed one

Question 27

What are Orthodox belifes about the Messiah?

Answer 27

It will be a man

It will bring world peace

He will be a dorect decendent of King David

He will rebuild the Temple of Jeruselam which was destroyed by the Romans

Question 28

What are reform belifes about the Messiah?

Answer 28

It may not be a person

There will be a messiac age with world peace

Question 29

What is the Jewish belief that it is okay to break rules on the Sabath to save a life?

Answer 29

Pikuach nefresh

Question 30

What are the 3 moral Principles?

Answer 30

Justice

Healing the World

Kindness

Question 31

Explain the moral principle Justice?

How may a Jew do this?

Answer 31

Justice is when people get what they deserve

Jews should not ignore pain and suffering
This will aslo help Jews at Rosh Hashanah.

A jew may do this by doing (for example) charity work, following all the mitzvot laws

Question 32

Explain the moral principle healing the World?

How may a Jew do this?

Answer 32

Jews believe they should preserve the world for future generations.

Jews believe that by doing this they will become closer to God

Jews may do this by doing charity work or volentering ect

Question 33

Explain the moral principle kindness?

How may a Jew do this?

Answer 33

Jews believe you should treat people how you would like to be treated

A central part of Jewish life is to be kind to people, animals and the planet. This is seen in the Torah as rules encourage Jews to be kind.

Jews could do this by volenteering at charities and living an eco-friendly life.

Question 34

What does the Torah say about causing danger?

Answer 34

They are commanded in the Torah to “Do not do anything that endangers your neighbour’s life

Question 35

What is the ark?

Answer 35

Where the torah is kept in the form of scrolls

This is the most important part of the mass

Question 36

What are th etassels called on the Tefflin?

Answer 36

Tzitzit