Jewish Beliefs

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Jewish Beliefs

• Beliefs in God, education, justice, and obedience
  anchor Jewish society
• Jewish beliefs are listed the Torah, the Hebrew
  Bible, and the Commentaries
• The ideas of Judaism have helped shape later
  culture

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Belief in one God

• Monotheism
• God YHWH
• First to worship one GOD

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Education

• Teach children basics of Judaism
• Older boys study with professional teachers

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Justice Righteousness

• Justice kindness fairness
• Give aid to poor sick
• Righteousness doing what is proper

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Obedience

• Follow their laws
• Ten Commandments
• Mosaic Law
• How to pray celebrate
• Forbid them to work on the Sabbath (Saturday)
• Cant eat shellfish or pork
• Kosher fit to eat

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3 set of Jews

• Orthodox Jew
• Follow Mosaic law
• Reform Jews
• Don't follow ancient law
• Conservative Jews
• Combine Orthodox Reform Jews beliefs

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Text Beliefs

• Torah most sacred text
• History of Judaism
• Synagogue house of worship

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Hebrew Bible

• Also called the Tanach
• 3 parts
• Torah
• Prophets receive messages from God
• Books of Songs, poetry, stoires, lessons
  history
• Proverbs

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Commentaries

• Jews have written these to understand the Torah
  Jewish Laws
• Talmud

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Dead Sea Scrolls

• Writings by Jews 2000 years ago
• Prayers
• Commentaries
• passages

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