JUDAISM BELIEFS QUOTES

God is one

“Hear O’ Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.” - Shema

God is omnibenevolent

“The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made” Psalm 145:9

God created everything in the universe; God is transcendant

“In the beginning he created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1

God is the creator of everything, therefore he must also be the creator of evil/ the potential for evil

“I am the Lord and there is none else, I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe” Isaiah 45: 6 - 7

God will decide the fate of Jews in the afterlife based on how good or bad they were

“God will take every deed into judgement… whether it is good or bad.” Ecclesiastes 12:14

Some Jews believe that (they will be resureccted physically - Orthodox) and judged on the Day of Judgement after the coming of the Messiah - decided whether they will go to Gan eden or gehinnom

“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, others to reproaches, to everlasting abhorrence.” Daniel 12:2

the messiah will be a descendant of king david and a good and just king

“King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right” Jeremiah 23:5

the messianic age will be a time of peace and universal harmony; there will be no war.

“Nation shall not take up, sowrd against nation; they shall never again know war.” - Micah 4:3

Kindness

“Love your fellow as yourself” (leviticus 19:18)

justice is an obligation

God requires his people “to do justice and to love goodness and to walk modestly with your God.” Micah 6:8

God wants his people to live lives characterised by justice

“But let justice well up like water, Rightetousness like an unfailing stream” Amos 5:24

pikuach nefesh

“every danger to human life suspends the laws of the Sabbath” Talmud Yoma 83a

sanctity of life - importance of life

“whoever saves a single life is considered by scripture to have saved the whole world” Sanhedrin 37a - importance of life

sanctity of life - origin

“God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them” - life is sacred and made in God’s image

sanctity of life

belief that all life is sacred as it is made and loved by God (in his image) and therefore should not be misused or abused. only God has the right to take it away.

pikuach nefesh

the duty to save a life even if doing so breaks Jewish law

tikkun olam

healing the world - Jews believe that they are the earth’s custodians and that they have a responsibility to look after the world - draws them closer to god - this principle motivates them to volunteer, help the poor, protect the environment for social justice

kibbutz

voluntary democratic and agricultural community where people live and work together economically. founded on the principles of communal ownership and social justice. eg. children recieve the same education,

covenant between the Jews and God has led to the idea that Jews were specifically chosen by God to be His people

“For you are a people consecrated to the Lord your god; of all peoples on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his treasured people.” Deut 7:6

God promised to abraham land

“The whole land of Canaan… I will give you as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants… and I will be their God.” Genesis 17:8

God promised to bless Abraham and his people

“I will bless you and make your name great. And you shall be a blessing.” Genesis 12:2

Abraham - duty to circumcise his male descendants

“Every male among you should be circumcised.” Genesis 17:10

Abraham would be the father of many nations if he would…

“walk in my ways and be blameless” Genesis 17:1

God set out what the Israelites had to do in return for being His chosen people. These laws are known as…

The 10 commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)

The israelites promised to …

“do everything the Lord has said.” Exodus 19:8