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Judaism (how do we get there? (we must be observant to be ready for the…
Judaism
how do we get there?
we live in accordance to god
we must be observant to be ready for the messainic age
we must follow the covenent and the rules to be the holy people, must be in the house of david
israel means to contend with the human and divine, deal with humanity, name given to people
must follow the commandements and mitzvoth, follow kosher laws, follow holidays
shabat is day of rest, spending time with family, praying to god, no distractions, and studying
study the talmud
mezzuzah is used on a door post and has a scroll with the shema - procalamation of faith on it
torah - the law
tanakh, torah is the first 5 books of the tanakh
must recite the shema, recited 5 times a day
teffilfin are small leather boxes used to pray, wrapped on the hand, head, and upper arm(heart)
kashrut is dietary restrictions
nature of the sacred and human condition
names for god that reveal his natrue: refereed to as YHWH and revealed by moses, menas "I AM", has being, god is being, no begininnging or end, not limited by time and space
most common to use only a symbol, naming someone gives power over them
when they speak, they say lord as a respectful title
also have el shaddeh, name revealed to respected figure abraham, means one of the mountains
god is also called elohim, revealed when they first went into the promised land, named by the caanaanites
god is the creator and law giver, he gets to be the judge since he makes the law
god is the savior because he parted the red sea to get away from the red sea, sent prophets, called judges to rescue them
these titles are his characteristics
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God created a conenant with his people, must follow the 10 commandments that you have agreed to and follow
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Names of God: G-d, YHWH, ELOHIM, EL SHADDEH
where are we going
Judaism is an orthopraxy religion
olam ha ba - world to come
doesnt matter, we'll never get there, have to focus on observance on thi slife
no images or stories of heaven
need to make a reputation in this life
must observe the rules of the ovenant in this life, agreement of love and care and if you love god
messainic age - age of peace and justice
messiah - annointed one, will come, MESCHAK
the king will come form the house of David and was literally anointed by oil and god
jews are the chosen people and have a covenant with god so they need to act a certain way, god can punish you and they will be given consequences for lack of observance
the dream that cant be articulated
justice and peace will reign, the dream is so huge
SHEKINAH is the presence of god
the praxis - practice is most important