Perspectives about God

There the only three times that the phrase is used in the Hebrew Scriptures, an in Judaism, it literally means "the spirit of holiness" or "the spirit of the holy place", as opposed to a physical “holy spirit”, as for example, in Christianity

Every person, irrespective of their religious belief, is as equally important as the next and has an infinite potential to do good while they are in the world. People should have their own free will to make choices in their lives, and each is themselves responsible for any consequences of those choices

It’s all very much about how the individual defines “God”, “belief” and “Jew”. While Judaism is a very people-orientated religion, a humanistic perspective that departs from God-orientation beliefs is often frowned upon

Judaism firmly believes that Jews are uniquely connected with each other, regardless of where they might live in the world. As a result, all Jews are part of a global Jewish community

Judaism as a monotheistic faith, means that Jews believe there is only one God. They also believe that while it may be beyond our ability to comprehend, God is nevertheless present in Jewish people’s everyday lives

Proof is not generally questioned or needed, and so is rarely offered. The Torah (the Five Books of Moses or the Old Testament) states "In the beginning, God created …." It does not tell who God is or how He was created

There is, however, no one particular view of Israel among modern day Jews. Some Jewish people strongly support Israel, while others feel somewhat in conflict as a result of the politics of the region. The one thing that can be said of all Jewish people is that Israel is part of every Jew’s outlook, one way or another

The concept of a Messiah is not a central part of every Jewish person’s belief, but over the centuries this tradition does teach that the Messiah will be descended from the family of King David who, according to the Bible, was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah

This contains ancient stories and commandments that teach Jews about life and death. It contains the 10 Commandments together with the 613 minor commandments (or “mitzvot”). All Jews consider the 10 Commandments to be the most important commandments in the Torah, while not all Jews will observe all 613 mitzvot, considering some of them meaningless in the context of the modern world

This small denomination, started in 1963 by the rabbi Sherwin Wine does not believe that the creation story as related in Genesis (the first book of the Old Testament) reflects actual events and that God perhaps didn't create the world in six 24-hour periods, neither did God actually rest on the seventh day