Belief+Of+Judaism

__Key Beliefs__

· Jews believe in the one living God who is moving, invincible, just and who reveals himself to human beings. The Hebrew word for this one true God is Yahweh. · Shema Jewish work of faith. “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One” – perform at morning and evening service. · The middle text is the Torah, or Pentateuch which are the first five books of the Bible which Moses showed. · Talmud written version and raise of the Hebrew Scriptures, in two different versions, Palestinian and Babylonian. · Orthodox Jews follow strict dietary laws. Kosher means suitable and it’s the word used to describe food prepared in accordance with religious law.

__The relationship with God__

· Jews believe that there is a single God who not only created the universe, but with whom every Jew can have their own and personal relationship. · They believe that God carry on to work in the world, moving everything that people do. · The Jewish relationship with God is an agreement relationship in a trade for the many good actions that God has done and continues to do for the Jewish People. · The Jews keep God's laws. · The Jews seek to bring holiness into every part of their lives.

__Judaism is the faith of a Community__

· Jews believe that God agreed the Jews to be his chosen people in order to set an example of holiness and true behaviour to the world. · Jewish life is very much the life of a community and there are many activities that Jews must do as a community. · the Jewish prayer book uses “We” and “Our” in prayers where some other faiths would use “I” and “Mine”. · Jews also feel part of a global community with a close link with Jewish people all over the world. A lot of Jewish religious life is based around the home and family activities.

__The Jewish Sacred Book__

The meaning of Judaism's sacred books stretches more than their religious worth. These old scripts mean not only Judaism's religious rule, but also the historical, cultural and all sorts of legacy of the Jewish people. In Israel, where approach towards tradition range from the ultra-orthodox to the lay, sacred texts carry a variety of meanings to show you he way of life, to a historical and cultural means which is vitally studied.

At the beginning of all Jewish sacred texts is the //Torah//. In its most basic sense, the //Torah// is the Pentateuch, the five books of Moses, which tell the story of the Creation of the world, God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, the Exodus from Egypt, the revelation at Mt. Sinai where God said the Ten Commandments, the wanderings of the Israelites in the desert, and a recapitulation of that experience shortly before the entrance to the Promised Land. The principal message of the //Torah// is the absolute unity of God, His creation of the world and His concern for it, and His everlasting covenant with the people of Israel. The Pentateuch both symbolises the legacy of the Jewish people - retelling its history, setting forth its guiding rule and telling its destiny - and carries universal messages of monotheism and social conduct, which have had great force on western people. So, the //Torah// is also the origin of certain non Jewish traditions, among them the recognition of the Sabbath as a day of rest. //Torah// also shows teaching. The Pentateuch itself uses the word //Torah// to refer to a specific body of statutes in this sense, //Torah// means "law," and is often so translated generally. While Jewish tradition has throughout the centuries ascribed divine authorship to the //Torah//, many researchers and modern Jewish thinkers hold that the //Torah// was collected incrementally by various authors over a long period of time, making it not only the shaper of Jewish history but also its product.