Life On Earth Flashcards
What is the mitzvot rules?
Rules teach them how God wants them to behave
How to worship God what food they can eat and cannot eat and what festivals and rituals to celebrate
What do reform Jews believe about the mitzvot rules>
THey have a more flexible modern approach to the mitzvot rules which is fitting to the ever changing world we live in . They will therefore adapt the rules which have no place in our society.
What do Jews believe about free will and mitzvot?
They believe that God created humans with free will and gave them the mitxvot as a moral guide.
Human can choose to follow the rules or not and all humans can be judged and held accountable for their actions.
Each Jew is believed to be born with inclinations to do bad and good.
How will this change a Jewish persons life?
Jewish people will celebrate the festival of Rosh Hashanah each year as to atone for misusing their free will. they will aim to seek forgiveness from people they have wronged in their lived during this time
Jewish people will celebrate the day of atonement during the festival of Yom Kippur where they will fast for 25 hour sand visit the synagogue to pray. This shows God how sorry they are for any mistakes they have made in the past.
What do Jews believe about the sanctity of life?
Jews believe that God created humans differently from other animals giving them a soul and the ability to make free decisions.
As life is a gift from God it should be cherished from conception to natural death. Any deliberate killing of an innocent person is always wrong because everyone is made in the image of God.
How will this change a jewish persons life?
Orthodox Jews will try to do all they can to protect human life so they Will attend peaceful marches against euthanasia laws being changed in the uk.
they will campaign for people to be supported with their pregnancies and provide better parenting support or adoption for an alternative to abortion.
Beliefs about Pikauch nefesh
It is a Saving of a life including the breaking of a mitzvah.
God created life in his image therefore life is sacred. To save a life takes priority over all but thee of the mitzvot (idolatry, incest and adultery)
It is a practica way of showing that all life is sacred and of equal value.
How will Pikauch Nefesh influence a persons life?
Many will consider pikuach nefesh when making decisions about life and death issues. However, they should be able to prove that a life will actually be saved. Some Jews consider the teachings of Jeremiah 1;5 or teachings from the Talmund whenmaking decisons about when life begins.
