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Reform
More liberal jews who
reinterpret
tradition for modern society
Orthodox
More conservative jews who follow tradition more strictly
One
Shown in the shema, God cannot be separated or divided
Creator
everything owes it existence to God, shown in genesis
Lawgiver
God gives direction on how to live and stay close to him shown in the
mitzvot
Judge
God is
merciful
and fair in his judgements, which decide the
afterlife
Shekinah
The manifested glory of
God
, his dwelling place on
earth
Maimonides
The belief in the messiah is one of the 13 principles of
judaism
Isaiah
The
wolf
will live with the
lamb
Micah
Nation shall not take up sword against nation
613
Number of commands/instruction in the torah
Modern use
Some jews choose which to follow according to their
relevance
, others such as the
temple
worship do not apply
Mitzvah day
Established in 2008 to celebrate the mitzvoth
Healing the world
Tikkum olam. The world is made perfect, as God intended through the mitzot
Free will
God
judges on our
actions
,which we have the ability to decide
Justice
Tzedakah. Social justice and promoting
fairness
and
equality
Sancity of life
God gives life, as shown in Genesis and therefore it is sacred and needs protecting as only God can take life
pikuach Nefesh
The principle that any of the
mitzvot
can be broken in order to
save
a life
Examples
kosher law can be ignored to save the starving the sabbath law can be broken to drive to the hospital
Exceptions
Idolatry, adultery and incest cannot be broken to save a life
Importance
They can be kept by every
jew
to show
love
towards neighbour and towards God, and they give the basis of all jewish beliefs and practices
Significance
Not as important as living a good life
Olam ha ba
the term for
“the
world
to come”
Interpretations
Some jews think the afterlife is spiritual, others that it is a physical place
Talmud
states we should prepare for the
afterlife
in this life
Resurrection
Interpretations differ on spiritual or physical afterlife, as well as reform who do not accept it at all
Nahmanides
The
afterlife
comes
after
the
resurrection
Maimonides
The
resurrected
will die a second time, then go to the afterlife
Messiah
The
resurrection
may be during or after the messianic age
Commandments
Moses
is giving the
10
commandments
on
mount
sinai
Commandments
Moses
is given the 10 commandments on mount
Sinai