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What did all the religious have in common?
Most religions have creeds, in which adherents believe and which make conversion possible. They also have specific places of worship, rituals, and answers to existential and moral questions.
What are two religions that Judaism has influenced?
Christianity was born from within the Jewish tradition, and Islam developed from both Christianity and Judaism. While there have been differences among these religions, there was a rich cultural interchange between Jews, Christians, and Muslims that took place in Islamic Spain and other places over centuries.
What are the similarities of Judaism?
These religions share many common beliefs: (1) there is one God, (2) mighty and (3) good, (4) the Creator, (5) who reveals His Word to man, and (6) answers prayers.
There are many common aspects between Islam and Judaism, and as Islam developed, it gradually became the major religion closest to Judaism.
What was Judaism influenced by?
According to Jewish beliefs, they had a special covenant—agreement— with their God. Some historians have argued that Jewish monotheism was influenced by Zoroastrianism—a faith the Jews would have encountered during the Babylonian Exile and in their broader interactions with other Near Eastern peoples.
What is Judaism based on?
Judaism is characterized by a belief in one transcendent God who revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.
What is the difference between the Torah and the halachah?
G‑d gave us the tools to delve into the words of Torah and reveal the divine wisdom hidden therein. When it comes to the halachah, however, there is only one truth. For whereas Torah is G‑d’s wisdom which, as abovementioned, allows for different opinions, halachah is (not intellect, but rather) G‑d’s will.
What are the different methods of understanding Torah?
Within these four methods of understanding Torah, there exist countless possible avenues of understanding 2) Remez is the different hints and allusions which are contained within the Torah. One of the methodologies the Torah employs to make these hints is gematryia, the numerical value of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
What is the Torah telling us about the world?
The Torah is telling us that the world was created for two (” b “) ” reshit “s (“firsts”)—the Jews and the Torah. Although this is not the simple interpretation of the word, nevertheless it is a true and valid way of understanding the Torah.
Is any insight in Torah acceptable?
Any insight in Torah is acceptable as long as it (makes sense and) does not contradict any of our fundamental beliefs. Our sages tell us that “any chiddush (novel idea) which a reputable disciple will ever come up with was already given to Moses by Sinai.”