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Answer 1

One supreme, all encompassing, ethereal, all dimensional, God. No idol or image. Something so great that it has no need for shape or form, and perhaps shouldn't even have the term "being" applied...as that may reduce the idea and imply some type of form.

The concept of a face and shape and form for God is totally at odds with Judaism (and Islam). The idea of a trinity is also rejected by Judaism.

Answer 2

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 3

Judaism is strictly monotheistic, meaning it has One God. Jews do not worship anything other than The Creator.

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. However, these aren't actual names; 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.

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