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It's in the ten commandments: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image." Furthermore, there are many additional passages in the Torah and prophets that clarify what this is about. As currently interpreted, Jews consider it idolatrous to believe that God or any god is in, embedded in or incarnate in any physical object, animal or person. It is also considered wrong to direct prayers to God through any intermediary, whether that is an object, living person, or dead person. It is also forbidden to "place a stumbling block before the blind," which is interpreted as doing something that leads someone else into sin. Therefore, Jews consider it improper to behave in a way that leads someone to think that something is OK when it is not. So, modern Jews are happy decorate their homes with and synagogues with art, so long as there are no statues or pictures in such a place that an observer could even think that as Jew was praying to or through those images.
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Which form of art was Jewish law most strict against?
Jewish law isn't against forms of art. However, because of the prohibition against idolatry and graven images, there wasn't a history of painting images of people.
If the Judaic Law is contrary to Civil Law which law do the Jewish follow?
To the best of my knowledge there is no conflict between the two. Judges based decisions on written laws.Answer:One of the Jewish laws themselves is to always obey the law of the land (Talmud, Bava Kama 133a), except in rare cases such as if they try to impose idolatry upon us.
Mezuzah is it a form of idolatry?
No. It is a Jewish prayer. Prayers are for God.
What did the Jewish people do to escape the temptation of idolatry?
Avoided to contact other nations
Why Jewish people are refrain from entering churches?
Jews do not enter Christian churches because of the religious prohibition against participating in idolatry. The presence of icons and statues in Christian churches is seen as a form of idolatry from the Jewish perspective.
Whom Jews worship?
The god of their choice.
Is studying for exams a form of idolatry?
Of course not. Jesus went to the Temple and as a young Jewish boy He would have been taught there by the Rabbis. Do you not think He studied? Idolatry is making something more important than God, or putting it in the place of God. If you are doing that, then it is idolatry. But simply studying is not idolatry.
What has the author Menachem Elon written?
Menachem Elon has written: 'Jewish Law' -- subject(s): History, History and criticism, Jewish influences, Jewish law, Law, Rabbinical literature 'Mavo la-mishpat ha-'ivri' -- subject(s): Jewish law 'Restraint of the person as a means of collection of debts in Jewish law' -- subject(s): Collection laws (Jewish law) 'Principles Of Jewish Law'
When was the Jewish religion fomed?
According to Jewish tradition, Abraham was the first Jew. He became the progenitor of the Jewish people when he renounced idolatry and demonstrated belief in one God around the year 1712 BCE.
What is a Jewish GET?
A "get" is a divorce document in Jewish law.
Is Moses god for Jewish people?
No, Jews do not worship any people whatsoever, this is a form of idolatry which is forbidden in Judaism.
Is fish a meat under Jewish law?
no, fish is not meat under Jewish law.
