What rules the Jews had to follow?

Answer 1

in judiasm they believe mostly the same things christians believe, though 2 things are different. one, they do not belive that Jesus is anything more than a rabbi (yes, Jesus was Jewish) and 2 they kep kosher. hop dis helps.

Answer 2

The Torah contains 613 commands. In addition, the Talmud (Oral Torah) provides explanation for how the Torah's commands are to be kept and maintained properly. In English, one may read, for example, the Kitzur Shulchan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law) by Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried.

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Answer 3

There are 613 mitzvot (commandments) in Judaism, each as important as the last, no matter how important or trivial they may sound. Because as human beings, we have such a limited understanding of the "big picture" in the eyes of G-d, we must strive to keep all mitzvot. If we keep 'minor' mitzvah as we would the 'more important', we will be drawn into living a life in accord with our Creator. If we transgress we are drawn into a life of transgression.

The Jewish law never refers to the Ten Commandments as such, to do so might set these apart from all 613. The translation is; the Ten Sayings, the Ten Statements, the Ten Declarations, the Ten Words or even the Ten Things, but never the Ten Commandments.

The 4th "Declaration falls under "Keeping the Lords (Sabbath) Day Holy. It does not just speak to the Sabbath but to mitzvot all Shabbat (Hebrew for Sabbath), holidays, or other sacred time. Unlike the Christian version, which for many means putting in your weekly appearance at your place of worship, in Judaism each Shabbat is celebrated every seventh day. The Shabbat which literally means to end, or to rest; is the only ritual observance which originates in the Commandments, it is a day of prayer as a form of highest thanks, it is a day of feast - in a manner of leisure. The Sabbath was a gift to the working class, who in ancient civilization never knew a day off, a day of rest. As we observe the Sabbath, we are paying respect to our Creator and remembering our freedom from slavery.

The Shabbat begins Friday at sunset, the family works together, preparing food ahead of time, cleaning, setting out candles - adjusting the home for the day of rest. There is no running to the store for a forgotten loaf of bread, as cars and shopping are also prohibited. The family goes to the Synagogue, Friday evening for a short prayer service, comes home to a leisurely late supper - in the morning there is a longer service - another meal time spent with prayer and conversation, shortly after sunset the Sabbath ends.

As part of the "commandment" to keep sacred objects "holy", not to destroy anything that is used as a "representation of the Lord", this would include the name of G-d. Once written it should never be defaced, erased or destroyed. Because typing into a computer is not a permanent object, as is a piece of paper or a tablet - typing the name of God, deleting, cutting or pasting is not seen as disrespectful, once the page is printed with the name of God, it becomes an object and not to be defaced, this is why you will often find G-d. If the name is not complete it does not carry the same symbolism.

The sixth "commandment" is the Prohibition of Physically Harming a Person - in Christianity Thou shall not kill; this category is derived from "You shall not murder." Almost any Jewish law can be broken to save a human life - from a woman in labor eating during the fast, to a doctor working on the Sabbath to heal the sick.

Answer 4

The Jewish people follow the rules of the Torah (the first part of what the Christians call "The Old Testament").

There are 613 rules in it, so I will not write all of them here, but they can be divided to two parts :

1. Rules that tell people how to treat G-D (not to worship other gods, to keep the Shabbat,...)

2. Rules of how people should treat each other (like not to murder, not to gossip,...).

Answer

There are two categories of rules:

1. Mitzvot: These are the core guidelines for how Jews are meant to live and are found in the Torah.

2. Halachot: These are the laws of Judaism which explain the implementation of the mitzvot and are found in the Talmud.

Answer 5

There are two categories of rules:

1. Mitzvot: These are the core guidelines for how Jews are meant to live and are found in the Torah.

2. Halachot: These are the laws of Judaism which explain the implementation of the mitzvot and are found in the Talmud.

Answer 6

The Torah contains 613 rules (commands). These are explained in the Talmud. The laws themselves have various reasons. Some (such as the Passover) serve to reenact or remember events of our history.
Some (such as saying the Shema-prayer) serve to reiterate our belief in God.
Some of the laws (such as those of ritual purity and kosher food) serve to sanctify us.
Some (such as the laws of torts) serve to maintain an orderly society.
Some (such as the law against breaking a vow) serve to prevent bad character traits.
Some (such as the command to offer help) serve to engender good character traits.
And all of the commands serve to subjugate us to God's will (especially those commands for which no explanation is easily apparent).

Some examples of the commands:
Putting on Tefillin (a.k.a. phylacteries) in the morning
The sukkah-booth during Sukkot
Avoiding leavened products in Passover
Not eating on Yom Kippur
Not working on Saturday (Sabbath)
Paying workers on time
Marital rights for one's wife
Counting the days of the Omer
Returning lost objects when feasible
Wearing the tzitzith-garment
Learning Torah
Marrying and having children
Educating one's children in Judaism
Giving tzedakah (charity)
Honoring one's parents
And many more.

Note that the Torah "as is" isn't exactly what Judaism observes. Rather, It's the Torah together with the details provided in the Talmud, which is the Oral Law that was handed down together with the laws of Moses. Otherwise, the verses of the Torah often lack enough detail to be fulfilled as is.

See also:

wiki.answers.com/Q/what_are_the_beliefs_and_laws_of_judaism
http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-philosophy/principles-of-judaism
http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-culture/basic-jewish-ethics
www.jewfaq.org/halakhah.htm
http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/timeline-of-jewish-history

Answer 7

See the attached Related Link.