Friday, May 4, 2012

What We Believe



What do Jews believe?  Besides the Ten Commandments, which are kind of universal, is there a Jewish creed?  The closest we come to a Jewish statement of belief if Maimonides’ Thirteen principles of Faith.  These are they:
      1.  There is a God.
  1. God is one, unique.
  2. God is incorporeal
  3. God is forever.
  4. We pray to God alone.
  5. The prophets were the emissaries of God.
  6. Moses was the greatest of all the prophets
  7. Both the Written and Oral Torah were given to Moses on Mt. Sinai.
  8. There will be no other Torah.
  9. God knows the thoughts and deeds of all.
  10. God will reward the good and punish the wicked.
  11. The Messiah will come.
  12. There is a life after death.


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