Judaism i have question?

Question

hi people i have to do a project on Judaism. My group and i are working on what are the beleifs? so basically what do Jewish people beleive in? please if you would help me i would really apprecaite it u see im not Jewish and neither of my group members are either well please help me almost all i know is that they dont eat pork and that they dont eat hooves animals and and also they celebrete Hannukah so i just was wondering if u cannn please help me i dont want u to write this reposrt for me but if u can just please help me get a littl einformation on Jewish beleifs.

Thanx in Advance!!! webistes would be helpful also!

Answer 1

Historically, Judaism has been based around 13 principles that were first codified by the mediaeval Jewish sage Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (better known by the greek name Maimonides, or by the acronym RaMBaM). While some modern movements within the Jewish community have deviated from these basic tenets, such movements tend to be aberrations within the Jewish people, short-lived relative to our millenia-long history. In a very abbreviated form, the thirteen foundational principles of the Jewish faith are as follows:

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

Some of the other answerers have recommended further reading on the subject - I agree with them. The questions you're asking can (and do) fill an entire library worth of books.

A few websites to get you started:

Judaism 101 (a primer on Jewish beliefs, culture, history, and more) - http://www.jewfaq.org

Simple to Remember (articles on subjects of Jewish interest) - http://www.simpletoremember.com

Aish HaTorah (a Jewish organization largely concerned with outreach - they produce a lot of informative and inspirational pieces) - http://www.aish.com

Jews for Judaism (a Jewish anti-missionary organization, in case you're interested in the Jewish response to Christianity) - http://www.jewsforjudaism.org

Ask Moses (a site run by Chabad Lubavitch, a chasidic movement and outreach organization - they do lots of Q and A, and you can even talk to one of their people live) - http://www.askmoses.com

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I hope this helps.

And by the way, Jews don't not eat hooved animals - one of the requirements of a kosher animal is that it *must* have hooves. To be more precise, it must have split hooves, and it must chew its cud. Also, Chanukah is a relatively minor holiday, only made popular because of its proximity to Christmas. Ironically that a holiday that's all about Jewish distinctiveness and the idea that we shouldn't assimilate, has become the most assimilated, Hallmark-ified holiday of them all. Those websites I mentioned should be able to fill in the gaps for you.

Answer 2

Go to Beliefnet.com. On the yellow toolbar there is an option labeled Faiths and Practices. Judaism is one of the options. It gives you a pretty good amount of general information to start with. Just so you know, there are different types of Judaism and not all of them share the exact same beliefs. Some are more liberal than others, sort of like Christianity.

Answer 3

The only "belief" all Jews share is that "God is One." Judaism is a religion of action, not belief. The denominations are divided according to practice, not belief.
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Answer 4

This is a very complex question, much too involved for this format. Here's a great "beginner's" article for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism

Peace.

p.s. -- Yeshua saves.

Answer 5

http://www.aish.com
http://www.chabad.org
http://www.askmoses.com

Answer 6

go to aish.com

Answer 7

dapperdan has it.