Unit 3 - Judaims Beliefs And Teachings✔️(paper 2) Flashcards
How many Gods do Jews believe in?
Jews believe in one God who is beyond human understanding - is infinte and has no beggining or end
Belief about one God in the Shema?
First two verses express belief in the oneness of God and how human should respond to this belief - “The Lord alone”
Quote that supports Jews view on monotheism?
“the lord is our God,the lord alone”
Define monotheism?
Belief that there is only one god
Do Jews support abortion and euthanasia?
No - Jews believe in the sanctity of life and that all life is holy and precious because it comes from God - seen in Genesis when he breaths life into Adam - so only God should begin and end life
What are some ways Jews are inspired by the sanctity of life?
-donate blood
-donate organs after death
What is the Talmud?
Talmud - important book in which rabbis give detailed esxplanations of the law in the Torah
Teachings about preserving life - “He who saves life … saves the whole world”
What is Pikuach nefesh?
This principle allows most Jewish laws to be broken in order to save life. It emphasises
how valuable human life is to Jews.Talmund also contains teaching where shabbat law can be broken
What is shabbat?
The Jewish Sabbath day - from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday and Jews must “keep the sabath day holy” (4th commandment) no form of work
What is the belief of shekhinah?
Shekhinah is the belief that God can focus his presence in a certain place, on earth.However jews belief God has no physical form or gender
Examples of shekhinah in Judaism?
The Tenakh describes how the Jews were sometimes led towards the promised land by a pillar of cloud during the day – and a cloud with fire in it at night which hovered above them and guided them. These are believed to be experiences of the Shekhinah.
Where did Jews belief shekhinah was focoused?
Focoused in the temple (soloms temple in jerusalem) and present in the Holy of holies - room entered only by the high priests once a year
Quotes that support Gods presence in the temple?
‘I beheld my Lord seated on a high and lofty throne’ (Isaiah 6:1)
4 ways Jews please God?
-studying scripture
-prayer
-falling mitzvot
-Three moral principles:
• Justice
• Healing the world
• Kindness to others
Define orthodox jews?
Strict jews that follow laws and practices in the torah
Define reform jews?
Believe jewish laws and practices but should be re-interpreted to suit mordern life
Reform beliefs on the messiah?
-will not actually be a person but a period - “messianic age” of global peace and harmony everyone has a duty which is following the three moral principles
“Nations shall never again go to war”
Three moral principles?
• Justice
• Healing the world
• Kindness to others