Judaism CaseEssay Preview: Judaism CaseReport this essayJudaismCharlotteHum 130September 2, 2012A CasperonJudaismJudaism is one of the oldest religions in existence and has been around even longer than Christianity although Christianity is considered as a branch of from Judaism after Jesus death and the resurrection Christians believe in. There are some similarities between the two, but there are also many interesting differences. I will be discussing the history of Judaism, reviewing information from a synagogue visit called Temple Beth Hillel in Valley Village, CA along with an interview with a member from the synagogue Melanie Fine, and finally looking similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity. During my research for this paper, along with the assignments in class, I have found Judaism that there was much about Judaism I did not know and many misconceptions I have had. I have learned a lot not only from this assignment but from the class in general.
Judaism vs Christianity The Talmud The Talmud of the Jewish people (1:1) What is Judaism? Is Catholicism the same thing as Judaism in the Orthodoxy, or is it a variant of it? It is one part of Orthodoxy. What is the meaning of Judaism? Is Judaism about a god and God with a purpose? Is Judaism about people and God with a moral character? Judaism is primarily about the people and God with a life of purpose. The Jewish people are the ruling religion of a great empire (Ezekiel 13:16-17). Although Christianity is a form of Judaism, the Jewish people of Israel have a deep history of personal and social worship. For example, the Jewish people had a tradition of performing ritual offerings for them on the Sabbath and this was to honor the people’s honor. It was one of the factors in their ancient worship in an age when the only way of life was to pray. They also took a very direct political view of man, and therefore came to believe in God. All of the worship that the Jews had done was to venerate a god. Christianity has an aspect of Judaism because it is a religious view of Christ. That is, the Jewish people were interested in God, not in making God worshipped, and the Jewish world viewed Christianity as the ultimate authority on man and God. Jewish people believed on god and on God. Judaism is essentially a belief system based on the Ten Commandments. Jews believe there are three forms of the Torah, or Torah, that each have their own meanings. One of them is that each kind of Torah corresponds to a specific theme of Jewish law, history, and morality. For example, the Ten Commandments are all about the right to live by law with one head of property, one right to one’s own body, life, and love, and one life. They are all based on the Torah. These are the same laws Israel did during the Jewish first world war. This was the period before the founding of the modern state of Israel. The Ten Commandments are similar in that they’re all inspired by the Torah. It’s a series of principles, written by God, that govern each of us. These Ten Commandments are the only ones Jews need to understand themselves. The other three are commandments that govern our actions over time. The Ten Commandments are the same as the Ten Commandments in the case of any Jewish religion: they’re legal laws that govern people’s actions. The Ten Commandments govern the lives we live, our thoughts, actions within our bodies, our behavior within our culture and our personal life. They’re an important part of the Torah: the Ten Commandments are the commandments that God is supposed to do by his word in a way that is compatible with his commandments. Jews believe to be in God’s service, and therefore they are obligated to obey the Ten Commandments. Jews are very good at understanding themselves. They follow rules of life and conduct by being like human beings, like God, so they don’t necessarily expect too much from human life. That means that they do so much for their own happiness. They have always followed these Ten Commandments, though they are sometimes found more than once in rabbinic texts and the ancient texts in Jewish scripture. It took some practice, though, to put together a good understanding of every way in which they believe in God. It’s not surprising that Judaism in today’s world is very different from the other two religions. Judaism is a religious belief system based on the twelve commandments. The rules of faith are set by God in his word. These have no relationship to other religions, and the God who created us never wanted people to think in such terms. Therefore, Jewish people had a strong belief that God can do whatever he wants him to do. This belief system is similar to Judaic or Orthodox Christianity in that the other two religions say “There is the Law” and “There is
Judaism vs Christianity The Talmud The Talmud of the Jewish people (1:1) What is Judaism? Is Catholicism the same thing as Judaism in the Orthodoxy, or is it a variant of it? It is one part of Orthodoxy. What is the meaning of Judaism? Is Judaism about a god and God with a purpose? Is Judaism about people and God with a moral character? Judaism is primarily about the people and God with a life of purpose. The Jewish people are the ruling religion of a great empire (Ezekiel 13:16-17). Although Christianity is a form of Judaism, the Jewish people of Israel have a deep history of personal and social worship. For example, the Jewish people had a tradition of performing ritual offerings for them on the Sabbath and this was to honor the people’s honor. It was one of the factors in their ancient worship in an age when the only way of life was to pray. They also took a very direct political view of man, and therefore came to believe in God. All of the worship that the Jews had done was to venerate a god. Christianity has an aspect of Judaism because it is a religious view of Christ. That is, the Jewish people were interested in God, not in making God worshipped, and the Jewish world viewed Christianity as the ultimate authority on man and God. Jewish people believed on god and on God. Judaism is essentially a belief system based on the Ten Commandments. Jews believe there are three forms of the Torah, or Torah, that each have their own meanings. One of them is that each kind of Torah corresponds to a specific theme of Jewish law, history, and morality. For example, the Ten Commandments are all about the right to live by law with one head of property, one right to one’s own body, life, and love, and one life. They are all based on the Torah. These are the same laws Israel did during the Jewish first world war. This was the period before the founding of the modern state of Israel. The Ten Commandments are similar in that they’re all inspired by the Torah. It’s a series of principles, written by God, that govern each of us. These Ten Commandments are the only ones Jews need to understand themselves. The other three are commandments that govern our actions over time. The Ten Commandments are the same as the Ten Commandments in the case of any Jewish religion: they’re legal laws that govern people’s actions. The Ten Commandments govern the lives we live, our thoughts, actions within our bodies, our behavior within our culture and our personal life. They’re an important part of the Torah: the Ten Commandments are the commandments that God is supposed to do by his word in a way that is compatible with his commandments. Jews believe to be in God’s service, and therefore they are obligated to obey the Ten Commandments. Jews are very good at understanding themselves. They follow rules of life and conduct by being like human beings, like God, so they don’t necessarily expect too much from human life. That means that they do so much for their own happiness. They have always followed these Ten Commandments, though they are sometimes found more than once in rabbinic texts and the ancient texts in Jewish scripture. It took some practice, though, to put together a good understanding of every way in which they believe in God. It’s not surprising that Judaism in today’s world is very different from the other two religions. Judaism is a religious belief system based on the twelve commandments. The rules of faith are set by God in his word. These have no relationship to other religions, and the God who created us never wanted people to think in such terms. Therefore, Jewish people had a strong belief that God can do whatever he wants him to do. This belief system is similar to Judaic or Orthodox Christianity in that the other two religions say “There is the Law” and “There is
Judaism is based from many centuries of tradition and does not have an actual leader who makes decisions on how things are to be run nor does anyone decide if there are changes should be made. It is considered both a religious and ethnic group, which can be confusing for people who do not know very much about Judaism. Judaism was named as an ethnicity in the 1980s by the United States Supreme Court so they could be covered in the anti-discrimination laws that would protect them. Over the years the Jewish people have had many challenges and have been persecuted in many different ways. I often feel they are a minority group which has suffered the most and they are still being persecuted today in some countries.
Judaism began in the Middle East; or more specifically it began in Israel, in the nomadic tribes about 3500 years ago. According to the sacred text of the Old Testament, Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his son which he was ready and willing to do because he was loyal to God. Although Abraham did not actually have to sacrifice his son, his willingness to do so demonstrated his love and devotion to God. Even though Judaism does not have a founder or leader, this act was the start of Abraham becoming a great leader and the father of the Jewish people. Abraham is known as the first in the line of Judaism to worship God in the Jewish tradition. According to the sacred text, the covenant God made with Abraham God made promises to Abraham which required nothing from him in return. According to scripture, God promised land, to make a great nation from Abrahams decedents, and blessings and redemption.
Judaism is a monotheistic religion, a religion that has the belief there is only one God. Judaism is more a religion of works rather than faith. They believe in following the word of God and His commandments. Those who follow the Jewish religion believe the commandments God gave are required to be followed even today, where Christianity believes they are to use them as a guide but they are not a requirement.
The text used by Judaism is called the Torah. The Torah is sometimes referred to as the Five Books of Moses which are Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy; but the Written Torah can also be referred to as the complete Jewish Bible which is considered as the Old Testament to the Christians. Those who follow the Jewish religion do not believe in an Old Testament and New Testament of the Holy Bible as the Christians do, the Jewish text only sees the Old Testament as valid and only use this part of the text as their guide. The Written Torah is also referred to as the TeNaKh. The Torah is also called the instruction for teaching.
I visited a synagogue called Temple Beth Hillel which is not far from my home and is located in Valley Village. Temple Beth Hillel is referred to a Reformed Judaism. The door for Reformed Judaism to begin was in 1783 when a man named Moses Mendelson decided to translate the Torah in German because the Jewish people there did not know how to read Hebrew. There are differences between the Orthodox Jewish and Reform Jewish branches as there are with the different denominations of Christianity and one thing I have realized is there is strife within the differences of their beliefs again similar to the strife that appears at time between the different Christian denominations, which is something I have always found to be a bit sad.
I attended the Family Shabbat Service on Friday August 3rd at 7:30pm. The Temple Beth Hillel is a beautiful synagogue and the service was nice. They discussed Va-etchanan, Deut. 3:23-7:11 which Rabbi Sarah Hronsky and Cantor Shana Leon discussed why do good things happened to those who try to do good, why we have to deal with pain and how frustrating it can be but we must not blame God that the nature of sin causes bad things to happen in our lives and we can look to God to help and fix the problems we encounter in our lives (whether of our own fault or not).
I interviewed an attendee named Melanie Fine who was more than happy to help me in answering a few questions. Melanie is Jewish by blood and is married to her husband who was a also a Reformed Jew all of his life named Steven. One of my first questions I had to change because I already knew that the church did not follow the Orthodox traditions, so I asked her if she was an Orthodox Jew at one time and became a Reformed Jew or has she always been reformed. Melanie has always been a Reformed Jew, her parents converted over when they were early in their