JUDASIUM BELIEFS

Question 1

What are the Jewish beliefs of God?

Answer 1

God is one
God is the creator
God is the sustainer 
God is the lawgiver
God is the judge

Question 2

How is God shown as being ONE?

Answer 2

In Deuteronomy 6:4 which is known as the Shema. This is said daily by Jews as a remind them that they worship one God alone.

Question 3

How is God shown to be the creator?

Answer 3

expressed in Genesis 1 and 2. This also shows how we are created in free will. Jews believe that through God creating free will be has also created evil.

Question 4

How is God shown to be the sustainer?

Answer 4

Jews believe that God is responsible for sustaining the world and keeping it going. He has given everything and we must sustain it.

Question 5

How is God shown as being the lawgiver?

Answer 5

Jews believe that throughout the Torah God instructs his people on how to live through their live. This through the mitzvot given in exodus.

Question 6

How is God shown as being the Judge?

Answer 6

God judges all people on how well they have kept following his laws. This judgement takes place every year at the festival of Rosh Hashanah in turn God decides how to bless them.

Question 7

What are the examples that Shekhinah is presented in the Torah.

Answer 7

• The burning bush in Exodus

- The pillar of cloud and fire to guide the Hebrews to the promise land.

Question 8

What is the other way they beleieve the Shekhinah is present?

Answer 8

Prayer - In the Talmud it says when “ten or more gathered in prayer there the shekhinah rests”

Question 9

What are positive mitzvot?

Answer 9

tell Jewish what they “should” do eg. “Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy.”

Question 10

What are negative mitzvot?

Answer 10

Tell Jewish people how they “should not do “ eg. “shall not steal”

Question 11

What are mitzvot between God and man?

Answer 11

These instruct Jewish people on how they should act towards God. eg. shall will not worship idols

Question 12

What are mitzvot between man an men?

Answer 12

These instructs Jewish people how they should act towards each other . eg “shall should not murder”

Question 13

View on afterlife.

Answer 13

Not much is said about the afterlife and therefore they focus on the present to go to Gan Eden (paradise)

Question 14

What is Gan Eden?

Answer 14

Paradise

Question 15

What is sheol?

Answer 15

A place of waiting where the souls are cleansed and renuited with God.

Question 16

What is Gehenna?

Answer 16

This is a place of destruction

Question 17

What are the orthodox Jews view of the Messiah?

Answer 17

There believe that there will be the messianic age who will rebuild the temple and bring peace.

Question 18

What are the reform Jews view of the Messiah?

Answer 18

They believe that people have to work together to establish peace.

Question 19

What are the key moral principles?

Answer 19

• Justice
• healing the world
• Showing kindness to other
• Pikuach Nefesh (sanctity of life)

Question 20

Key moral principle (Justice)

Answer 20

To bring what is right and fair and to challenge all injustice

Question 21

Key moral principle - Healing the world

Answer 21

The duty Jews have to correst things that are wrong in the world. This can be done through charity work.

Question 22

Key moral principle -Showing kindness to others

Answer 22

Many Jewish understand the how it feels to be mistreated by the story of the freedom of Hebrews from Egypt. Therefore many of the Mitzvot is around kindness towards others

Question 23

Key moral principle - Pikuach Nefesh

Answer 23

Jews believe that human life is sacred. Pikuach Nefesh allows a Jew to break any of the 613 commandments in order to save another’s life. EG. Working on the sabbath day cause they’re a doctor and save others lives on a daily.

Question 24

God’s covenant with Abraham.

Answer 24

He promises Abraham that he will have many descendants. But God says that Abraham must circumcised himself and all male members. This is a physical sign that shows a sign that is God’s people.

Question 25

God’s Covenant with Moses

Answer 25

God promises that the Jewish people will be his chosen people and that he will be their God, offering them protection. In return to follow his commandments with the decalogue. in Exodus 20