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  • The basic belief of Judaism is that there is one and only one God, whose requirements are set out in the books of the Torah and Talmud.
  • Jewish law can be summed up in this famous statement by Rabbi Hillel: What is hateful to you, do not do to another. That is the whole Torah. The rest is the details: go and learn it.
  • The basic beliefs of Judaism are the belief in one God, belief in education, belief in justice and righteousness, and repairing the world (making the world a better place).

The most widely-accepted list of Jewish beliefs would be Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith.

Looking over the list, I'd say the first 5 may apply across the entire spectrum of the organized movements of Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist).

1. God exists

2. God is one and unique

3. God is incorporeal

4. God is eternal

5. Prayer is to be directed to God alone and to/through no other

The rest of the list is:

6. The words of the prophets are true

7. Moses' prophecies are true

8. The Torah was given to Moses

9. There will be no other Torah

10. God knows the thoughts and deeds of all

11. God rewards the good and punishes the wicked

12. The Messiah will come

13. The dead will be resurrected

Answer:

  • Jews believe that one person cannot die for the sins of another person.

Jews believe that we do not need a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.

Jews believe that Jesus was not the messiah.

Jews believe that God hates human sacrifices. Who died on the cross? Was it Jesus-the-god, or was it Jesus-the-human? If it was Jesus-the-god, Jews don't believe that God can die. If it was Jesus-the-human, then what Christians possess in the death of Jesus was a human death; a human sacrifice. Jews believe that God hates the very idea of human sacrifice.

Jews believe that one is born into the world with original purity, and not with original sin.

Jews believe that God is one and indivisible. Jews do not believe in a trinity.

Jews believe in the existence of a Satan, but not in a devil. There is a difference between The Satan and the devil.

Jews believe that God is God, and humans are humans. God does not become human nor do humans become God.

Jews believe that "Jews for Jesus," "Messianic Jews," and "Hebrew Christians" are no longer Jews, even if they were once Jews.

Answer:

  1. There is only one God, Who is the creator of the universe (though different Jews understand God in different ways.)
  2. The Torah, which contains the 613 commandments, is the source of knowledge about God and about the history of the Jews. Some Jews believe it was written by God, and some do not.
  3. Jews have an obligation to make the world a better place (Tikkun Olam).
  4. The righteous of ALL nations (not just Jews) will have a share in the World to Come.
  5. Israel's continued survival is essential for the world's Jewish community.
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