The closest that anyone has ever come to creating a widely-accepted list of Jewish beliefs is Rambam's thirteen principles of faith. Rambam's thirteen principles of faith, which he thought were the minimum requirements of Jewish belief, are:
1. G-d exists
2. G-d is one and unique
3. G-d is incorporeal
4. G-d is eternal
5. Prayer is to be directed to G-d alone and to no other
6. The words of the prophets are true
7. Moses's prophecies are true, and Moses was the greatest of the prophets
8. The Written Torah (first 5 books of the Bible) and Oral Torah (teachings now contained in the Talmud and other writings) were given to Moses
9. There will be no other Torah
10. G-d knows the thoughts and deeds of men
11. G-d will reward the good and punish the wicked
12. The Messiah will come
13. The dead will be resurrected
2006-07-18 02:25:16
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answered by Quantrill 7
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First off, when we type G-d it is done the way I just typed it because we do not destroy the name of G-d, like throwing away or deleting. Judaism is monothiesm, meaning we believe in G-d and no one else. Yes, we are waiting for the Messiah, but the concept of being Jewish is more than that. It is about humanitarianism, education, family values. You should go to a site like www.jewfaq.org to see the details.
2006-07-18 09:29:59
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answered by Yisrael Chai 3
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Primarily, Judaism does not believe that the Messiah has come yet.... but he is coming.
The Old Testament is what is read, not the New Testament. Start there and you will understand the fundamental differences between Judaism and Christianity.
2006-07-18 09:26:13
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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They believe and worship One God. They are still waiting for Massiah.
2006-07-18 09:24:02
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answered by A K 5
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We believe in one and only god.
2006-07-18 09:27:25
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answered by yotg 6
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They don't believe that Jesus was a prophet.
2006-07-18 09:29:02
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answered by thirtytwo_characters_2_work_with 3
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2006-07-18 09:27:05
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answer #7
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answered by I-C-U 5
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that you don't smell like gaffelta fish. you damn mashugena.
2006-07-18 09:25:39
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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