T3:Judaism-Beliefs Flashcards
What does Shekhinah mean?
God’s divine presence
What does monothestic mean?
Belief in one God
What is the torah?
the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
What is a covenant?
A promise between God and the Jews
What is the shema?
A prayer that expresses the Jewish belief in one God
What is mitzvot?
613 laws or commandments
What is the shekinah?
The divine presence of God
What does messiah mean?
The annointed one
What is free will?
Jews have freedom to do what they want but should follow the mitzvot-the belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselves
What is Jewish Heaven?
Gan Eden
What is purgatory in Judaism
Sheol - soul gets cleansed
What is pikuach nefesh?
The obligation to save a life even if doing so breaks Jewish law
What are the three jewish principles?
Healing the world
Justice
Kindness
Genesis 2:7
The lord breathed the breath of life into the man’s nose and the man became a living person
Daniel 12:2
Many of those who sleep will awake to eternal life
Who is the greatest prophet in Jewish history?
Abraham
What is the promised land?
The land of Cannan promised to the jews
What are two quotes from Abraham’s covenant with God?
“I give all land to you and your offspring forever”
“I will make you the Father of a great nation and I will bless you”
Where was the covenant between Moses and God agreed?
Sinai
In addition to the 10 commandments what are the 603 other laws called?
The mitzvot
What do Jews believe about God?
- God created and sustains everything
- no one in Jewish history has been part of God himself
- God has an influence on their place in the world
- no one should be worshipped apart from God
Why do Jews not write the name of God, what is he refered to in scripture?
- they view it as disrespectful
- God is called “my lord”” in scripture”
What does the Shema tell Jews to do?
To love God completely in everything you have and do
What do Jews’ believe God is?(characteristics)
- omnipotent
- omniscient
- omnipresent
God as Law giver?(def)
God gives laws to govern how people behave. By following these laws, Jewish people believe they are fulfilling God’s will on Earth
God as judge def?
God judges humanity on how well they follow his laws
What is an example of God being a lawgiver?
613 laws(10 commandments and rest of mitzvot)
What is an example for God being ‘judge’?
Jews believe they are judged once a year at the festival of Rosh Hashanah and this determines what the coming year will be like for them
What does the Talmud say about God’s presence(Shekhinah)?
The talmud teaches that God’s presence is brought into a place by doing good things including prayer, study and fulfilling the Mitzvot
Jew’s believe God’s _____ was present in the temple for many years
Presence
How many negative Mitzvot are there, and what is a negative Mitzvot?
- God tell’s Jews what they should not do or they will damage their relationship with God
What four things do Jews believe the future Messiah will do?
- rule over humanity with kindness and justice
- bring a world of peace and unite humanity together
- uphold the law in the torah and be the ultimate teacher of it
-rebuild the temple in Jerusalem
Quote for the sanctity of life?
“God took dust from the ground and formed man from it””- Genesis 2:7”
What is Pikuach Nefesh(definition)?
The obligation to save a life, even if doing so breaks Jewish law
Why do Jews have disagreements about the afterlife?
- Jewish holy books do not contain much on the afterlife
- Jews are more focused on their current life
What do some Jews believe will happen to them if they are good?
They will go to heaven or paradise: Gan eden
-not known if it is a state of consciousness
What do some Jews believe about people who don’t go to heaven?
They go sheol- a place where souls are cleansed - Jews do not believe in eternal punishment
What is a quote about the after life?
Daniel 12:2 “ those who sleep will wake to eternal life”””
What are the three key Jewish principles?
- healing world
- justice
- kindness
What are two contrasting Jewish beliefs about judgement and resurrection?
- judged as soon as they die(ecclesiastes 12:7 supports this)
- other jews believe they will be judged on judgement day: Daniel 12:2 supports this
Instead of writing God, what do Jews write?
G-D because it cannot be said outloud
Instead of a messiah, many jews now believe in a messianic age, what is this?
A future time of global peace when everyone will want to become closer to God (possibly through the intervention of a Messiah for some Jews)
What is Shabbat?
The Jewish Holy day of the week(starts shortly before sunset on Friday continuing to night time on Saturday
Recite the shema
Hear,O israel: The Lord is our God,the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart
