Re - Judaism

• God as creator

  Omniscient, transcendent, created the world
• God as Judge

  Omniscient, judges every moment, with purpose and through the word
• When this happens

  Rosh Hashana
• God as one


  Indivisible, not physical, only God can be
• One Mitzvah on Yom Kippur
• God as lawgiver

  Revealed in the Torah, 613 mitzvot
• The Lord alone is God
• Ten Commandments

  • Given to Moses
• Divine presence of God

  Minyan, 10 men
• Creation of the world

  1. Garden of Eden

  2. God guides Moses to Promised Land

  3. God makes a tabernacle "I will dwell among them"
• God is present in worship - Ner Tamid always lit, prayer, Shabbat - light candles
• Pilgrimage


  Leave home to travel to Canaan, the Promised Land
• God promises descendants, to make the Israelites a great nation, and to give them the Promised Land
• Brit Milah


  Circumcision of the flesh, a sign
• God reaffirmed the Israelites, gave Moses the Torah (613 mitzvot)
• 10 Commandments


  • Constitute Judaism
• Future anointed Jewish king, righteous, will spread justice and peace, usher in the Messianic age
• Reform Jews work for peace, Orthodox Jews await the Messiah
• Jeremiah: '"See, a time is coming - declares the Lord - when I will raise up a true branch of David's line"'
• Tefillin


  Leather boxes with Shema, worn on the arm and head as a sign
• Mezuzah

  Shema placed on all doorposts
• Tallit


  Prayer shawl with 613 tzitzit (fringes) on the corners
• Kippah

  Worn by Jewish men, a sign of respect, covering the skull as God is above them
• Siddur

  Prayer book, used to pray 3 times daily
• Shema


  Important prayer declaring that the Lord is one
• Modeh Ani

  Morning prayer, thanking God for restoring life
• Amidah

  Standing prayer, praising God, petitioning God and thanking God