Do Jews believe in God

Answer 1

The Jewish people are one of the first ever to believe in God. The traditional view is that the God the Jews believe in is an ethical God, who created the Universe. Jews believe that He is the Deity who spoke to the Prophets and they do not ascribe any partners to Him. He is the only God there is. Jews are required by Jewish religious law to affirm the existence of the One unique God.

In Judaism, many different words are used to refer to God, but God's actual name is never pronounced. It is worth clarifying that the Jewish God does not include Jesus or the Holy Spirit. God is a singular entity without parts or divisions.

Different Jews have many different interpretations of what God is. On the more liberal Jewish side, some see God more deistically and some see God as more of a metaphor for inherent spirituality. Additionally since Judaism is an ethno-religious group, there are a number of Jews who are "cultural Jews" or "Atheist Jews" and these individuals can be atheist and still claim to be Jewish.

Muslim Answer

Yes, the Jews believe in God as the one and only one God with no partner or companion and no associate. They believe in the same God worshiped in Christianity and Islam.

Answer 3

yes they do believe in g-d

Answer 2

• 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 3

God created the world and continues to keep it in existence. God expects us to follow His instructions. For Jews this is the 613 Torah-commandments, and for non-Jews the 7 Noahide laws. God punishes those that disobey Him, and rewards those that listen to Him. However, while we are alive His ways are unfathomable due to the complexity of considerations being taken into account to run the world. God usually purposely hides Himself so that it appears as if He might not be running the world. God is all powerful and is a parent to us all. God is a spirit and has no material properties.

Jewish view:

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.

Answer 4

Jews believe in the following things about God:

• He is the Creator (Genesis ch.1)
• He is a redeemer ( like when he saved the Israelites from Egypt in Exodus ch.12)
• He is a sanctifier ('You shall be holy because I the Lord your God am holy' - Leviticus ch.19)
• He is the giver of the law (He gave Moses the 613 mitzvoth, including the 10 Commandments, on Mt Sinai)
• He is a judge (on Rosh Hashanah, Jews pray for forgiveness if they haven't followed the Law)
• He is a sustainer (Jews believe God has given us free will to spread the resources of the world He has provided)

Jews also believe God is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing - this is why the mezuzah is used) and omnipresent (His influence is everywhere).

Answer:

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 created the universe and all existence, including time and space.
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.
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 morality and 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 5

The Jewish people view God as the creator. He is the supreme being who has always existed. They believe God will send the Messiah one day.

Answer:

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 created the universe and all existence, including time and space.
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.
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 morality and 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 6

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 7

This world is a purposeful creation by God, in which all people are tested concerning their use of free-will. We possess a soul which lives on after the body dies and is held responsible for the person's actions. Anyone who is worthy, Jewish or not, can merit reward in the afterlife.

Here is a list of the most basic beliefs of Judaism, as codified by Maimonides:

1. God exists, and is the Creator.

This tells us that the world is not purposeless or chaotic. Life is the result of a deliberate, purposeful, intelligent and kind Creator; not a melancholy chaos or a string of fortuitous accidents.

2. God is One and unique.

This is the basis of all Western monotheistic belief, which was given to the world by Abraham and his descendants. This belief places God at the center of reality and the center of our world-outlook and thoughts.

3. God is not physical.

This includes the corollary that no person should be worshiped as God or as a god. Judaism has no god-kings, no demigods, no angel who flouts God's will, and no sports-idols, movie-idols etc.

4. God is eternal.

This includes the belief that God's ways are also eternal. God is not capricious, forgetful or fickle. Investing in a relationship with God is the only thing that will bear eternal benefits.

5. Prayer is to be directed only to God.

This teaches us that no person, government or institution is to be accorded blind trust. We pray directly to God, three times a day; and we recount our shortcomings, ask for our needs, and acknowledge our successes with happy thanks.

6. The words of the prophets are true.

The prophecies of the Hebrew Bible have been coming true throughout history. Even secular archaeologists (the unbiased ones) have stated that the Hebrew Bible is the most accurate of historical records, as the disdainful theories of Wellhausen and Bible-critics of his ilk have been shattered by the archaeologist's spade. A list of Bible verses which were called into question but later shown to be perfectly accurate would run into the many hundreds.

7. The prophecies of Moses are true; and he was the greatest prophet.

8. The Torah was given to Moses by God.

These two beliefs are the basis of our attitude towards the Torah: it is the center of our lives. Jews are keeping mitzvot (commands), saying blessings, praying, learning Torah and doing acts of kindness and charity all the time. The Torah is the single greatest thing that a Jew has; given to us to provide knowledge, guidance, inspiration, awe and reverence, advice, law, comfort, history and more. It is the basis of Judaism.

9. There will be no other Torah.

We Jews have been around for 3800 years. New fads, manifestos, beliefs or lifestyles which rear their heads are met by the Jew with a calm, seasoned eye and the proverbial grain of salt. The Torah doesn't change; and every new thing can be measured against the Torah's standards.

10. God knows the thoughts and deeds of all.

11. God rewards the good and punishes the wicked.

These two beliefs provide a vast incentive towards righteousness and, when needed, repentance.

They also form part of the basis of our belief in the afterlife, since this entire world wouldn't be enough to reward a Moses or punish a Hitler.

God is just (Deuteronomy 32:4); and all outstanding accounts are settled after this life.

12. The Messiah will come.

13. The dead will be resurrected.

Judaism is the only ancient religion which taught optimism; and a large part of that optimism was and is based upon the words of the prophets.

Answer 8

Yes. Dictionaries define Judaism as "The monotheistic religion of the Jews." The belief in One God is the foundation of Judaism. See also the Related Links.

Link: What do Jews believe God is like?

Link: Beliefs of Judaism

Link: How did this belief begin?

Answer 9

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 10

We believe in the One God, who created the universe and gave the Torah.