How many gods do judaism worship?

Answer 1

Jews believe in a single indivisible God who is an absolute one. Jews believe God exists independently from everything in the universe, and also is the cause behind everything that exists. God is beyond the constraints of space and time, is not made of either matter or energy, and can be compared to nothing. God brings the cosmos into existence in every moment, and is never changed or effected positively or negatively by anything.

God is incomprehensible and beyond the grasp of the human ken, and is ultimately unknowable. God has complete influence on everything in the world, and in kindness gives life and sustains all beings, in justice brings death and destruction, and will one day revive the dead with great kindness, and with justice will judge the world. God comprehends everything. God is eternal, existed before existence, and after nothing exists God will still exist indefinitely.

There are two main words in Hebrew that are ascribed to God. The first is the name YHWH (which is not pronounced today due to its sacredness) this name comes from the Hebrew root 'haya' (to exist) and means "The Being of Absolute Existence". The second is the title Elohim which means 'powers', and describes God as the sum and totality of every force and influence acting on the universe.

Jews believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the same God as Christians believe. Except that the Jews believe God is an absolute one indivisible being, while Christians believe God is made up of three distinct beings.

Answer 2

Jews (like Muslims) do not believe that Jesus is God or son of God. They (like Muslims) believe in one and only one God, the same God that all prophets called to be worshiped, from the start of mankind including Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and Solomon.

Another answer:

Jews absolutely believe in one and only one God. The Jewish leaders took Christ's claim of equality with God (John 10:30 - "I and My Father are one.") as extreme blasphemy, which was their foremost reason to reject him as the Messiah.

Avram was the one who began the Jewish religion. He realized that the idols in his father's shop couldn't be real gods, so he started teaching about the one Creator of all: God.

God told him that they could have a covenant, wherein Avram would take on a new name, Avraham (or Abraham in English) and be the father of the Jewish people. He would also need to circumcise himself. He was 90 years old when he did this.

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.

Answer 3

Jewish people are monotheistic, which means they worship one god.

Only one.

"Hear O Israel, the L-rd our G-d, the L-rd is One"

And more than the belief that there is only one G-d in the world, Jews believe that He is the ONLY in the world. There is nothing besides Him.

Answer 4

We worship only the One God, creator of the universe. Judaism was the original monotheistic faith.

In the past also, Jews have always worshiped the One God. God wrecked the Egyptian idols (Exodus 12:12) and warned against idolatry (Exodus 22:19). Abraham worshiped "the Lord God of Heaven and Earth" (Genesis 14:22 and 24:3) and complained about the Philistines' lack of fear of God (Genesis 20:11). Jacob confiscated the idolatrous images taken from Shechem (Genesis 35:2) and got rid of them (Genesis 35:4); and refrained from invoking the gods of Nahor (Genesis 31:53). Rachel pilfered Laban's statue-images (Genesis 31:19) in order to prevent him from idolatry (Rashi commentary, ibid.). Joseph placed his hope in the God of the Forefathers (Genesis 50:24). Moses characterized the Golden Calf as "a great sin" (Exodus 32:21,30) and punished the worshipers (Exodus ch.32). During the rest of his lifetime and that of Joshua (Judges 2:7), no incidents of Jewish idolatry were reported.

Shortly before he died, Moses warned the people that he suspected that they would eventually succumb to the lure of the idols (Deuteronomy 29:17). Joshua gave a similar warning (Joshua ch. 24).

These warnings came true. Many of the Israelites went astray after the foreign gods (Judges 2:11). However, the Jews never invented their own idol. It was always the baneful influence of other peoples. And there were times when the entire Jewish nation repented (Judges 2:1-4) and prayed to God (Judges 3:9, 3:15, 6:6, 10:10). It should also be noted that idolatry was never universal among the Jews. The tradition of the One God was handed down in every generation, whether by the few or the many; and it is those who handed down the tradition whose beliefs we Jews continue today. Deborah ascribed victory to God (Judges 4:14), Gideon tore down the idolatrous altar (Judges 6:25-27); Samson prayed to God (Judges 16:28), as did Hannah (1 Samuel 1:11) and Samuel (ibid. 12:18); Eli blessed in the name of God (1 Samuel 2:20), Saul built an altar to God (1 Samuel 14:35); Jonathan ascribed victory to God (1 Samuel 14:12), as did David (1 Samuel 17:46); and Solomon built the Temple for God (1 Kings 8:20). A number of the kings "did what was right in God's eyes": Asa (1 Kings 15:11), Yehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:43), Yehoash (2 Kings 12:3), Amatziah (2 Kings 14:3), Azariah (2 Kings 15:3), Yotam (2 Kings 15:34), Hizkiah (2 Kings 18:3), and Josiah (2 Kings 22:2). Even at the height of the unfortunate spread of idolatry among the less-loyal Ten Tribes, there were thousands who remained loyal to God (1 Kings 19:18).

And, of course, the Prophets, who spoke in the name of God and warned against idolatry: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea and so on.

The sages of the Talmud, who ridiculed idolatry (Megillah 25b), were simply continuing in the tradition of the Prophets whose verses are quoted in that context (ibid.).

Answer 5

Jews believe in one ethical God who created the universe (though how modern Jews understand God varies greatly).

According to Jewish law and custom, the name of God is not pronounced, though many Christians do not have this prohibition, and do not even realize that the Jews still follow this prohibition.

Answer 2

Jews believe in a single indivisible God who is One. Jews believe God exists independently from everything in the universe, and also is the cause behind everything that exists. God is beyond the constraints of space and time, is not "made of" either matter or energy, and cannot be compared to anything. God brings the universe into existence continuously, and is never changed or affected positively or negatively by anything.

God is incomprehensible and beyond our grasp, and is ultimately unknowable. God has complete influence on everything in the world, and in kindness gives life and sustains all beings, and in justice brings death and destruction. God comprehends everything. God is eternal, existed before existence, and after nothing exists God will still exist indefinitely.

There are two main words in Hebrew that are ascribed to God. The first is the name YHWH (which is not pronounced due to its sacredness). This name comes from the Hebrew word 'haya' (to exist) and means "The Being of Absolute Existence". The second is the title Elohim which means 'power', and describes God as the source of every force and influence acting on the universe.

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, creator of 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.

• Link: A biography of Abraham

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.

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

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. 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.See also the Related Links.

Link: What do Jews believe God is like?

Link: A biography of Abraham

Answer 9

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.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.

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 10

Monotheism is basic to Judaism. Jews belive in 1 god and 1 god only.