Some questions about Judaism and Christianity?

Question

Do Jews honor saints?
Do they believe in some type of purgatory?
Do Jews have certain prayers they say at certain times of the day?
What are some differences between worship services?

What do Jews think about all of the imagery that the Catholic Church uses?
Images of saints, Mary, Jesus.

I know they don't have saints like the Catholic Church does, but do they honor or have feast days or holidays for say, Abraham, Moses, or David, etc?

Answer 1

There are no saints in Judaism. Even our rabbis have no special powers.
Most Jews believe in a short period of cleansing similar to purgatory.
Yes, there is a liturgy that's recited 3 times per day.
Jewish services consist of reciting prayers and portions of the Torah in Hebrew. Everything we do is a reminder of what God wants us to do.
On Saturdays (all Jews), Tuesdays, and Thursdays (Orthodox) Jews have a special service with members of the Congregation reading directly from the Torah scroll in Hebrew while others follow the text in Bibles.

You are welcome to attend services. It's customary for men to wear a small head covering (kippah) which is provided at the door. Some Reform congregants wear them, but they're not required.

Perry001 mentions the Book of the Apocrypha. That book is a part of the canonized Catholic Bible -- it is not included in the Hebrew Bible even though we celebrate Hanukkah which is about the Maccabees. The Book was not chosen for inclusion in our Bible.
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Answer 2

Do Jews honor saints?
-No.

Do they believe in some type of purgatory?
-There are various views on this, though based on what little I know of Catholic purgatory, I would say there is a generally analogous concept, but not very similar.

Do Jews have certain prayers they say at certain times of the day?
-Yes

What are some differences between worship services?
-I don't understand this question.

Jewish views on Catholic statues of god (or anyway, of what Catholics think is god):
-Idolatrous.

. . . do they honor or have feast days or holidays for say, Abraham, Moses, or David, etc?
-No. That would come too close to idolatry. People do say a prayer on the anniversary of the death of a family member.

Answer 3

in the early writings of the Old Testament 1000 BC the Jews had minor gods and such including the wife and children of god . But these beliefs died out towards the age of the new Messiah app. 100 BC .
Jews believe we all die and stay in the ground until the great Resurrection at the end of this world .Then ,according to rabbinic literature,Gehenna is a place or state where the wicked are temporarily punished after death. “Gehenna” is sometimes translated as "hell", but the Christian view of hell differs from the Jewish view of Gehenna. Most sinners are said to suffer in Gehenna no longer than twelve months. Those who are too wicked to reach paradise are sometimes said to be punished forever.[5] Other accounts reject the idea that a merciful God would punish anyone forever,[6] in which case those too wicked for purification are destroyed (see annihilationism).
Jews have Strongly Recommended prayer times at morning , dinner (usually before sundown ) , and bedtime .
The main difference is between the Jews and Catholic worship service is where the Catholics BELIEVE that ( despite any sort of scientific evidence ) the Bread and Wine actually become the body and blood of Christ and the eating of it ( during the Mass)bestows special blessings upon them . This is called the Miracle Of Transubstantiation .

Answer 4

1. saints is a Christian concept not a Jewish one, though many Jews in history have been revered for their scholarship.

2. Yes/No- basically our version of hell is a type of purgatory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehenna

3. Yep, three. during the morning, afternoon and night.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_services#Weekday_prayer_services

4. the link for #3 will help answer this one.

5. How the Catholic Church chooses to worship is not be business. Though Judaism tends to frown on human imagery for worship services.

6. No, their are no specific holidays for individuals, though some people do mark the anniversary of the passing of some individuals.

Answer 5

First question - they do mention the names of their patriachs, heroes, and kings in their prayers and devotions - "The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob;" "The throne of David..." Maybe not in the way some Christian denominations do it.
Second question - there is an apocyphal book - Maccabeas - that mentioned giving prayer to the dead, although most biblicist do not consider the canonicity of these books.
Third question - not sure
Fourth question - almost the same except that we Christians have the communion service to celebrate salvation through Christ's death while the Jews have the passover to celebrate salvation through God's mighty hands. Christians have baptism to celebrate resurrection and publicly announce your faith while the Jews have their circumcision to celebrate the covenant they have with God. Christians celebrate the coming of the Messiah throgh the mass or worship services while the Jews celebrate God's promise for the coming Messiah. Both sing hymns of faith, recite creeds, and do rituals to remember the creative acts of God, the saving grace of God, and the reestablishment of God's kingdom here on earth.

Answer 6

First, don't assume all Jews are the same in their opinions or tolerance levels. Some are frankly as nutty and fanatical as the worst Islamics, while others are pretty secular.

In general, though, Jews do not consider saints to be anything other than preachers. The rest are far too general of questions to apply universally.

Answer 7

saints? No. Yes they believe in something like purgatory. They do not believe in hell at all. They pray 3 times a day. Images are forbidden in the Torah

Answer 8

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As far christian images they feel wrong because this is a form of idolisation which is strictly prohibited as per bible and it was adopted by christians after second Nicaen Council.