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The nature of the Almighty
-Judaism is a monotheistic religion -> Jews believe one God only (like Christianity & Islam)
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The central religious texts in Judaism are the Tenakh (the Hebrew Bible) and Talmud
↳ Jews derive their beliefs about God from these religious texts
The Hebrew name for God is XHUH (the tefragrammaton)
↳ translated into English as 'Yanweh' l'Lord's
2 Jews believe that the name of God is so holy that it shouldn't be spoken aloud or often written
land erased or defaced)
-other names :
Hashem (The Name') ; Hakadosh Baruch Hu (The Holy One Blessed Be He's
Jews believe that God is a spiritual being ,
not a physical one (non-physical natures
↳ difficult to describe him fully
↳ have other names for God which attempt to some of his characteristics :
El (a powerful and mighty 60d)
Elohim (the plural of El , Suggesting that God is a complex being who cannot be simplified)
El Shaddai (God
· Almighty)
Hashem Tzevart (Lord of Hosts)
Riversity in Judaism
-
There are different groups within Judaism (like different dominations within Christianity)
-Orthodox Jews
·
believe the tradition and following (the commands of) the Torah in a traditional sense are important essential
They believe the Torah is the literal word of God
· Ultra-Orthodox are the most Strict
-
Liberal and Reform Jews (Progressives
The Toran should be understood as a document of its time and
be interpreted in light of modern life and contemporary issues
Secular Jews ethnically Jewish but do not believe in God
:
-
culturally or
The characteristics of Almighty in the Torah
one
-God is a single unity who is whole , complete and invisible
↳ Impossible to divide God into parts ,
or describe him by physical attributes
↳ to try do so is simply man's imperfect attempt to understand the infinate
,-God is the only being to whom Jews should offer praise and prayer
-One of the primary expressions of Jewish faith is the Shema
↳ The Shema is the most important prayer for jews and is of only two the Torah
one prayers commanded in
↳ It is recited twice daily
↳ consists of Denteronomy 6 :
4-9 ,
11 : 13-21 and Numers 15 :
37-41
Creator
-
As there is just one God ,
no other took in Creation .
Many Orthodox Jews believe that everything was created by God
-Genesis 2 7 illustrates :
how God created human beings from dust granting ,
them understanding and speech
·
Many Orthodox Jews interpret the Creation story more literally
·
Reform and Liberal Jews regard the creation story as a mataphor & believe in evolution ,
but as beginning with God as creator
L'And Hashem God formed the man of dust from the ground !.. ]' Genesis 2 : 7)
Lawgiver
-
The Law ,
the Toran ,
is a gift from God to Moses (on Mount Sanai)
↳ guidance so that Jews can live good lives
-
Jews believe they are children of God -> he is father-like to them
-Only God has the power to rule and judge ,
to save and destroy
-
Avinu Malkeinn means 'Our father , our king ! ->
lawgiver
: J'Isaiah
< ) Hashem
...
is our Lawgiver I ...
33 : 22
Judge
God's justice is tempered by his mercy -> both qualities are cerfectly balanced
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-
The name flohim emphasizes God's might while the tetragrammation means mercy
↳ suggest the balance of God qualities
-
When Moses and the Jewish people accepted the Law -> God and them formed a covenant
-> God judges now well they keep both ritual and moral laws
-
Rosh Hashana and You Kippur are times of particular judgment during the year for Jews
The importance of the Almighty for Jewish life today
-
The names of the Almighty help bring Jews closer to him
↳ Understand the power and the
mystery of his nature even if they cannot fully understand God's greatness
-
Jews worship one God ,
but with multiple names -> God is more complex than a single part
1 Different from Christians believe in a
Trinity)
Shema twice day reinforces the importance of God
-
Reciting the a as one
-
Understanding God as a Creator Lawgiver Judge helps Jews to
, ,
act in his image
↳ extending justice and
mercy to all
, 72 .
Pe 8inHel , N
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Ub :
Shekinah :
The divine presence of God on earth
-
Difficult to define because its an attempt to use finite words to descrife infinite
-means to "Settle" or "dwell"
-"majestic presence of G-d"
-referring to any form of contact humans have with God
-
Humans cannot have contact with God's immensity (the finite cannot comprehend the infinites
↳ only have contact with God's presence -
the part of God which has descended to dwell among men
-
The divince presence of God is particularly important in relation to :
·
The study of the Tenakh and Talmud
·
The Tabernacle and worship today
The nature of the Shekhinah
-
The god will be with the people in their whole life ,
and when people are dead the God will
, let them go
"My presence will go with you and I will give you rest" Ex33 14
:
-
The god higher up appears in the forms of cloud -> powerful and majestic
-This shows God is present in the tabernacle and how important it is for Jews to pray to God
"[ ...
] make a sanctuary for me [the tabernacle][ ] Ex25 : 8" ...
-
Moses is on Mount Sinai getting the Ten Commandments and the other rules from God
"
"Moses came into contact with the divine presence when he received the commandments(.... Ex34 24
:
Shekinah in 3 Specific places in Jewish history
"
1 .
Burning Bush :
God said "I am who I am .
Ex3
1
C ] day
way and by night
2 Escape from.
Egypt :
...
in a pillar of cloud to lead the in a pillar of fire
,
to give them light ,
I
... >" Ex13
3 The Tabernacle
.
: -
When God gave Moses the 10 commandments ,
the Jews made an ArkLCovenants
for the Ten commandments to be placed
The Ark was then housed in the Tabernacle which the Jews carried as they wandered the
desert and then placed in the temple when they finally arrived in Jerusalem
The Temple was a holy place where God was present and where Jewish Priests could go to speak to God
LIi L
-
ii
I
i
I I -
.
The nature of the Almighty
-Judaism is a monotheistic religion -> Jews believe one God only (like Christianity & Islam)
-
The central religious texts in Judaism are the Tenakh (the Hebrew Bible) and Talmud
↳ Jews derive their beliefs about God from these religious texts
The Hebrew name for God is XHUH (the tefragrammaton)
↳ translated into English as 'Yanweh' l'Lord's
2 Jews believe that the name of God is so holy that it shouldn't be spoken aloud or often written
land erased or defaced)
-other names :
Hashem (The Name') ; Hakadosh Baruch Hu (The Holy One Blessed Be He's
Jews believe that God is a spiritual being ,
not a physical one (non-physical natures
↳ difficult to describe him fully
↳ have other names for God which attempt to some of his characteristics :
El (a powerful and mighty 60d)
Elohim (the plural of El , Suggesting that God is a complex being who cannot be simplified)
El Shaddai (God
· Almighty)
Hashem Tzevart (Lord of Hosts)
Riversity in Judaism
-
There are different groups within Judaism (like different dominations within Christianity)
-Orthodox Jews
·
believe the tradition and following (the commands of) the Torah in a traditional sense are important essential
They believe the Torah is the literal word of God
· Ultra-Orthodox are the most Strict
-
Liberal and Reform Jews (Progressives
The Toran should be understood as a document of its time and
be interpreted in light of modern life and contemporary issues
Secular Jews ethnically Jewish but do not believe in God
:
-
culturally or
The characteristics of Almighty in the Torah
one
-God is a single unity who is whole , complete and invisible
↳ Impossible to divide God into parts ,
or describe him by physical attributes
↳ to try do so is simply man's imperfect attempt to understand the infinate
,-God is the only being to whom Jews should offer praise and prayer
-One of the primary expressions of Jewish faith is the Shema
↳ The Shema is the most important prayer for jews and is of only two the Torah
one prayers commanded in
↳ It is recited twice daily
↳ consists of Denteronomy 6 :
4-9 ,
11 : 13-21 and Numers 15 :
37-41
Creator
-
As there is just one God ,
no other took in Creation .
Many Orthodox Jews believe that everything was created by God
-Genesis 2 7 illustrates :
how God created human beings from dust granting ,
them understanding and speech
·
Many Orthodox Jews interpret the Creation story more literally
·
Reform and Liberal Jews regard the creation story as a mataphor & believe in evolution ,
but as beginning with God as creator
L'And Hashem God formed the man of dust from the ground !.. ]' Genesis 2 : 7)
Lawgiver
-
The Law ,
the Toran ,
is a gift from God to Moses (on Mount Sanai)
↳ guidance so that Jews can live good lives
-
Jews believe they are children of God -> he is father-like to them
-Only God has the power to rule and judge ,
to save and destroy
-
Avinu Malkeinn means 'Our father , our king ! ->
lawgiver
: J'Isaiah
< ) Hashem
...
is our Lawgiver I ...
33 : 22
Judge
God's justice is tempered by his mercy -> both qualities are cerfectly balanced
-
-
The name flohim emphasizes God's might while the tetragrammation means mercy
↳ suggest the balance of God qualities
-
When Moses and the Jewish people accepted the Law -> God and them formed a covenant
-> God judges now well they keep both ritual and moral laws
-
Rosh Hashana and You Kippur are times of particular judgment during the year for Jews
The importance of the Almighty for Jewish life today
-
The names of the Almighty help bring Jews closer to him
↳ Understand the power and the
mystery of his nature even if they cannot fully understand God's greatness
-
Jews worship one God ,
but with multiple names -> God is more complex than a single part
1 Different from Christians believe in a
Trinity)
Shema twice day reinforces the importance of God
-
Reciting the a as one
-
Understanding God as a Creator Lawgiver Judge helps Jews to
, ,
act in his image
↳ extending justice and
mercy to all
, 72 .
Pe 8inHel , N
:1Is i
Ub :
Shekinah :
The divine presence of God on earth
-
Difficult to define because its an attempt to use finite words to descrife infinite
-means to "Settle" or "dwell"
-"majestic presence of G-d"
-referring to any form of contact humans have with God
-
Humans cannot have contact with God's immensity (the finite cannot comprehend the infinites
↳ only have contact with God's presence -
the part of God which has descended to dwell among men
-
The divince presence of God is particularly important in relation to :
·
The study of the Tenakh and Talmud
·
The Tabernacle and worship today
The nature of the Shekhinah
-
The god will be with the people in their whole life ,
and when people are dead the God will
, let them go
"My presence will go with you and I will give you rest" Ex33 14
:
-
The god higher up appears in the forms of cloud -> powerful and majestic
-This shows God is present in the tabernacle and how important it is for Jews to pray to God
"[ ...
] make a sanctuary for me [the tabernacle][ ] Ex25 : 8" ...
-
Moses is on Mount Sinai getting the Ten Commandments and the other rules from God
"
"Moses came into contact with the divine presence when he received the commandments(.... Ex34 24
:
Shekinah in 3 Specific places in Jewish history
"
1 .
Burning Bush :
God said "I am who I am .
Ex3
1
C ] day
way and by night
2 Escape from.
Egypt :
...
in a pillar of cloud to lead the in a pillar of fire
,
to give them light ,
I
... >" Ex13
3 The Tabernacle
.
: -
When God gave Moses the 10 commandments ,
the Jews made an ArkLCovenants
for the Ten commandments to be placed
The Ark was then housed in the Tabernacle which the Jews carried as they wandered the
desert and then placed in the temple when they finally arrived in Jerusalem
The Temple was a holy place where God was present and where Jewish Priests could go to speak to God
