Where is God in Judaism?

Answer 1

We believe in God, who created the universe and (later) gave us the Torah. God was worshiped by Abraham and his disciples.

God is One (Deuteronomy 6:4).
God is non-physical, indivisible and incomparable.
God is omniscient (He is aware of everything), and infinitely wise.
God is the mover of everything. No molecule can move without the energy and direction with which God imbues it.
God is eternal; and His ways are also eternal. He is not capricious, forgetful or fickle.
God is just. He rewards good and punishes evil - whether in this world or in the afterlife.
God is ethical and moral; and He expects us to imitate His ways.
God is the guide of history, who delivered the Israelites from Egyptian slavery.
God is the source of law, who gave the Torah to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
God is immanent and personal, meaning that he relates to humanity and hears our prayers. This is the basis of the Psalms and our siddur (prayerbook).

Answer 2

Good and bad, everything is rooted in God the Creator of the Universe and God of Israel who took them out of Egypt and gave them the Torah via Moses his servant, and who renewed the Noahide Laws for the gentiles at that time.

Answer 2:

He is non-physical, indivisible and incomparable. Jewish tradition teaches that God is beyond human comprehension; and that it is only God's revealed deeds, as He interacts with mankind and the world, that we can begin to grasp.

Answer 3

God is described somewhat differently in parts of the Hebrew Bible, depending on the author. For example, scholars believe that the Torah was written over a period of several centuries and comes from a number of different sources: the 'J' (Yahwist) source, 'E' (Elohist) source, 'D' (Deuteronomist) source and the 'P' (Priestly) source.

• The 'J' source always used 'YHWH' as the name for an anthropomorphic God with human characteristics. God walked the earth and talked to his chosen people, with whom he made promises and covenants. The source's main interests were the southern kingdom, Judah.
• The 'E' source always used 'Elohim' as the name for a more transcendent God who required obedience and was feared by his people. People could never look at the Elohist's God, so he typically came in dreams or visions, but sometimes in the form of a cloud or a flame. This source came from the northern kingdom of Israel.
• The later sources, including the 'D' source, began to see God as more remote.
• The 'P' source described God as remote and unmerciful. This source had a low level of literary style and focussed on the formal relations between God and society.
• On the other hand, Second Isaiah (writing during the Babylonian Exile) saw God as loving and forgiving.

Answer 4

Answer 1The Creator has one true name which is represented by the letters YHVH in English. The Hebrew letters are "yud, hei, vav, hei". These four letters are referred to as the tetragrammaton and are a contraction of the Hebrew words for, "was, is, and will be". His true name was only said in the Temple and with the Temple's destruction we lost the correct pronunciation.

In the Tanach (Jewish Bible), there are 72 different 'names' used for The Creator, these aren't actual names though, they're descriptions of Him that are contextual. In daily conversation, most Jews the name 'HaShem' which literally translates to 'The Name' in reference to His true name.

Answer 2There is only one God worshiped in Judaism. He is the one and only one God with no partner and no companion. He is the same God worshiped in Islam and Christianity.

The words Yahweh, Jehovah, and any variation are Christian in origin and have never been used by Jews. (There is no 'J' or 'W' in the Hebrew language.)

Answer 5

Judaism is a monotheistic religion, meaning one God without form or parts. The Creator has one true name which is represented by the letters YHVH in English. The Hebrew letters are "yud, hei, vav, hei". These four letters are referred to as the tetragrammaton and are a contraction of the Hebrew words for, "was, is, and will be". His true name was only said in the Temple and with the Temple's destruction we lost the correct pronunciation.

In the Tanach (Jewish Bible), there are 72 different 'names' used for The Creator, these aren't actual names though, they're descriptions of Him that are contextual. In daily conversation, most Jews use the name 'HaShem' which literally translates to 'The Name' in reference to His true name.

Answer 6

The Creator has one true name which is represented by the letters YHVH in English. The Hebrew letters are "yud, hei, vav, hei". These four letters are referred to as the tetragrammaton and are a contraction of the Hebrew words for, "was, is, and will be". His true name was only said in the Temple and with the Temple's destruction we lost the correct pronunciation.

In the Tanach (Jewish Bible), there are 72 different 'names' used for The Creator, these aren't actual names though, they're descriptions of Him that are contextual. In daily conversation, most Jews use the name 'HaShem' which literally translates to 'The Name' in reference to His true name.

Answer 7

Dictionaries define "Judaism" as The monotheistic religion of the Jews, since the founding principle of Judaism was and is the belief in One God. This was the teaching which was spread by Abraham, and has continued since then. From Judaism, belief in One God has spread through the Western world.

In Judaism:

God is One. The concept of a dualism (as in Zoroastrianism), an independent Satan, multiple gods (polytheism; paganism) or a trinity of three in one, are all unimaginable in Judaism. Also, any belief that an intermediary between humanity and God should be used, whether as necessary or even optional, is considered heretical.God is non-physical, indivisible and incomparable. Jewish tradition teaches that God is beyond human comprehension; and that it is only God's revealed deeds, as He interacts with mankind and the world, that we can begin to grasp. His names indicate His attributes and the ways in which He relates to us.

• Link: Names of God
  

God is omniscient (He is aware of everything), and infinitely wise.
God created the universe and all existence, including time and space, in a deliberate, purposeful act of benevolent Creation.

• Link: The Creation
  

God is the mover of everything. No molecule can move without the energy and direction with which God imbues it.

God is eternal; and His ways are also eternal. He is not capricious, forgetful or fickle.
God is just. He rewards good and punishes evil - whether in this world or in the afterlife.

• Link: Afterlife
  

God is ethical and moral; and He expects us to imitate His ways.

The God of Israel is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He is the guide of history, who delivered the Israelites from Egyptian slavery.

• Link: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
  

God is the source of law, who gave the Torah to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.

• Link: The Torah
  

God is immanent and personal, meaning that he relates to humanity and hears our prayers. This is the basis of the Psalms and our siddur (prayerbook).

Answer 8

Dictionaries define "Judaism" as The monotheistic religion of the Jews, since the founding principle of Judaism was and is the belief in One God, who created the universe. This was the teaching which was spread by Abraham, and has continued since then. From Judaism, belief in One God has spread through the Western world.

What is God like?

In Judaism:

God is One. The concept of a dualism (as in Zoroastrianism), an independent Satan, multiple gods (polytheism; paganism) or a trinity of three in one, are all unimaginable in Judaism. Also, any belief that an intermediary between humanity and God should be used, whether as necessary or even optional, is considered heretical.God is non-physical, indivisible and incomparable. Jewish tradition teaches that God is beyond human comprehension; and that it is only God's revealed deeds, as He interacts with mankind and the world, that we can begin to grasp. His names indicate His attributes and the ways in which He relates to us.

• Link: Names of God
  

God is omniscient (He is aware of everything), and infinitely wise.
God created the universe and all existence, including time and space, in a deliberate, purposeful act of benevolent Creation.

• Link: The Creation
  

God is the mover of everything. No molecule can move without the energy and direction with which God imbues it.

God is eternal; and His ways are also eternal. He is not capricious, forgetful or fickle.
God is just. He rewards good and punishes evil - whether in this world or in the afterlife.

• Link: Afterlife
  

God is ethical and moral; and He expects us to imitate His ways.

The God of Israel is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He is the guide of history, who delivered the Israelites from Egyptian slavery.

• Link: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
  

God is the source of law, who gave the Torah to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.

• Link: The Torah
  

God is immanent and personal, meaning that he relates to humanity and hears our prayers. This is the basis of the Psalms and our siddur (prayerbook).

Answer 9

We believe in God, who created the universe and (later) gave us the Torah. God is One. God was worshiped by Abraham and his disciples.

Answer 10

Deuteronomy 6:4: "... the Lord is one!" and Exodus 34:6-7 says that God is "merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy unto the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and unto the fourth generation." The first quote, the central assertion of monotheism, is part of the daily Jewish liturgy, while the second quote is part of the festival liturgy. Note that the second passage describes how God acts, but does not describe God. Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides) wrote in the 12th century that we cannot make any positive statements about God -- that is, we cannot say what God is because God is utterly beyond our comprehension. We can only say what God is not. God is not divided into multiple godlets. God is not embodied in any rock, stone or animal. God is not bound by the limits of the human imagination, and so on.