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This religion believes in the single divine power being God. Holy Book(s)/Writings Sacred texts of Judaism include the Torah, Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures), and the Talmud. There are six sections/laws of the Mishnah (the updated Torah), which include Moed (seasons), Tohorot (purifications), Zeraim (seeds), Nashim (women), Qodashim (holy things), and Neziqin (damages). Beliefs/Practices The three branches of Judaism…

A little history and the differences according to Molloy, on Reform and Orthodox Judaism. Traditional Judaism started off as every religion did congregating together worshiping their religion. Then came the Reform Judaism religion that veered off the traditional path. “An early influence on this movement was Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786), a major thinker and writer. Mendelssohn although he was not a Reform Jew, helped shape Reform and Orthodox Judaism” (Molloy, 2010. P. 335). The bases of…

Judaism, one of the oldest religions in the world, teaches several doctrines such as those about God, the Messiah, human beings, and the universe, making their beliefs very important however, some of their beliefs are similar to other religions around the world, like monotheism with Christianity and Islam. Judaism ultimate reality is a single powerful god, who not only created the universe, but with whom every Jew can have an individual and personal relationship. Their relationship with god is…

important to Me because we have won the land with our superior faith. What is the holy book of your faith, and how does it compare to others? Moses- The Holy book of Moses’s faith was the bible and it is used on the Torah by telling stories of Jesus Jesus- The holy book of Jesus is known as the Torah it is the first 5 books that some Christians would call the Old Testament Muhammad- The holy book is the Qur’an and my people study…

In class I learned about how the Jews were the “chosen” people of God. They were a special group of people who lived in a very exclusive and close-knit community and learning about Kashrut has just restated the same idea. Eating is something that one does every day every week. Whenever they are eating food Jewish people are reminded by the Kashrut that they are the chosen people of God (My Jewish Learning “Kashrut 101”). Being Jewish makes one enter an exclusive group of people. Eating out at a…

does not maintain that Jews are better than other people. Although we refer to ourselves as G-d's chosen people, we do not believe that G-d chose the Jews because of any inherent superiority. According to the Talmud (Avodah Zarah 2b), G-d offered the Torah to all the nations of the earth, and the Jews were the only ones who accepted it. The story goes on to say that the Jews were offered…

The Torah,is a reference of the religious Judaic custom and has an extensive variety of implications. Most ordinarily, it alludes to the initial five books of the twenty-four books of the Tanakh, which for the most part incorporates the perushim . The expression "Torah" implies guideline and offers a lifestyle for the individuals who tail it. It's the proceeded with story from the Book of Beginning to the end of the Tanakh, the totality of Jewish lessons, culture, and practice. In connection to…

new Jewish person. The purpose of a initiation ritual is to welcome them into the community. Judaism has several rituals such as circumcision. A Bar Mitzvah is boy ritual and a Bat Mitzvah is a girl ritual. A Bar/Bat Mitzvah is referred to in a Torah. A Torah is a law that God revealed to Moses in the first 5 books of the Hebrew scriptures. One of the rituals are being classified as a Jewish adult. The purpose of this ritual is for a young teenager to have the same rights as an adult and to be…

Judaism has many similarities with the Orthodox but there are a few differences as well. Orthodox Judaism is distinguished by its maintenance of the traditional forms of worship in the Hebrew language, and of the traditional practices as set by the Torah (Israil…

The Holy Bible depicts many different symbolic meanings. Amongst the various interpretations of the Bible, the numerology within the book holds high significance. Many numbers are repeated throughout the bible and each of them are strategically placed. Numbers are so frequent in scripture that you can find a number in about one in five spiritual verses (Biblestudy.org). The numbers one, three, six, seven, twelve, and forty, are some of the most symbolic in the Old Testament. When reading the…