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14 lis 2012 · Starting with an extract, the presenter explains the importance of the Shema as an affirmation of Judaism and a declaration of faith in one God. This is followed by an animated story of how ...
Most Orthodox Jews believe that dogma is essential to Judaism and that Maimonides’ principles are normative. In addition, some recent scholarship has questioned the liberal/academic assumption that beliefs were not important in biblical and rabbinic Judaism.
What is Torah? What is a commandment? What is revelation? What happened at Sinai? In this second in a six-part course on core Jewish beliefs, we set out to understand how Judaism views the Torah as much more than a set of laws.
What do Jews believe in? The Rambam —a great Jewish rabbi and philosopher—summarized the Jewish faith in 13 principles. He starts each of those principles of faith with the words “Ani Maamin- I believe”. The following is a summary of those principles.
In contrast to religions such as Christianity which demand a more explicit identification of God, faith in Judaism requires one to honour God through adherence to God's instructions and the practice of all of the mitzvot.
In the Torah we can see the dynamic between the three dimensions of narrative, doctrine, and ethics through the accounts of the covenants that were made between leaders of the Hebrews and their god. The concept of covenant developed in Judaism through the accounts of three major figures: Noah, Abraham, and Moses.
12 lis 2017 · The verse Shema (usually translated as “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one”), the great declaration of faith of the Jewish tradition, is widely understood as an expression of...
