Re judaism

• Judaism is a monotheistic religion, which means that Jews believe there is only one God
• Qualities of God in Judaism

  • One - Judaism is a monotheistic religion
  • Omnipotent - God is all-powerful
  • Omnibenevolent - God is all-loving
  • Omniscient - God is all-knowing
  • Omnipresent - God is everywhere at all times
  • Transcendent - God is not limited in ways that humans are, eg he is beyond the constraints of time and space
  • Immanent - God is present in the world and sustains it
  • Eternal - God has always and will always exist. He is without beginning and without end
  • Creator - God made everything in the universe
  • Lawgiver - God created humans to live in a certain way, and he gave them many spiritual and ethical rules or laws. There are 613 of these laws in the Torah
  • Judge - God will judge everyone and punish those who disobey his laws
  • Merciful - God shows compassion
• Ezekiel: 'The earth shone with His glory'
• According to Jewish belief and the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, God existed before creation, and Jews have a special relationship with God because of covenants they have made with him, which began with God’s promise to Abraham
• The Shema is a major Jewish prayer affirming belief in one God. The Shema is found in Exodus 20:2-14, Deuteronomy and Numbers
• Shekhinah (also Shekhina or Shechina) is the Hebrew word for ‘presence’, which in Jewish theology explains God’s presence on Earth
• The Shema shows how God should be respected
• The Shema is a major Jewish prayer affirming belief in one God
• Jewish people believe they must follow God’s law to serve him and that all aspects of their lives are ruled by God
• The Shema consists of three paragraphs of verses taken from Deuteronomy and Numbers
• God’s closeness to Jews allows him to understand human suffering, making prayer an important part of Jews developing their relationship with God
• An example of God’s closeness is found in the Tanakh, where the Jews were led by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night when fleeing from Egypt (Exodus 13:21-22)
• The Shema is used in morning and evening services in synagogues and at home by Jews to express belief in one God
• The Shema is found in Exodus 20:2-14, Deuteronomy, and Numbers
• Many Jews believe they can experience God’s presence when praying together or discussing the Torah
• In Judaism, God will punish or reward people based on how well they have followed his laws
• Deuteronomy 6:4: 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone'
• According to Jewish belief and the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, God existed before creation, and Jews have a special relationship with God because of covenants they have made with him, which began with God’s promise to Abraham
• Day of Judgement

  The day when God judges all of humanity according to their deeds, whether good or evil
• Ecclesiastes 12:14: 'God will bring every deed into judgement … whether it is good or evil'
• Some Jews believe they will be judged as soon as they die, while others believe they will be judged by both God and the Messiah on the Day of Judgement
• Daniel 12:2: 'Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake; some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt'
• Jews believe that God judges how good or bad people have been in order to decide their destiny in the afterlife. This belief serves as motivation to behave well and obey all of God’s rules
• Judaism is a monotheistic religion, which means that Jews believe there is only one God
• Day of Judgement

  The last day, when God judges all of humanity according to how they have lived
• On the Day of Judgement, some Jews believe that everyone will be resurrected for judgement, while others believe that only morally good individuals will be resurrected
• In 'olam ha-ba', it is believed that the virtuous will be reunited with loved ones and their souls will live on
• Judaism is a monotheistic religion, believing in only one God
• Many Jews believe in 'olam ha-ba' (the world to come), a perfect world after the Messiah has come and judgment has occurred
• Most Orthodox Jews believe that following God's laws leads to Heaven after death
• Jews have a special relationship with God due to covenants made with Him, starting with God's promise to Abraham
• There is no official consensus on the view of Heaven and Hell in Judaism
• Some Jews believe in reincarnation, where souls are reborn to continue 'tikkun olam' (repairing the world)
• Efforts to repair the world are important for a good afterlife in Judaism
• Jewish scripture has limited information on life after death
• Judaism focuses more on how Jews live their lives on Earth rather than on a possible afterlife
• Judaism emphasizes people's actions and purpose in their earthly lives over speculation about the afterlife
• Life after death is not a central belief in Judaism
• According to Jewish belief and the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), God existed before creation
• Heaven in Jewish beliefs

  • Gan Eden (the Garden of Eden)
  • A place of sunshine where people of all nations will sit and eat together during the peaceful Messianic Age