#40 Theology: God in Judaism

#2. STUDY THIS: The Shema, Jewish statement of Monotheism (One God).

Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad. “Listen Israel, Our God is One”
– Deuteronomy, 6:4

Listen to the Shema + V’havtah

 

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#3. WATCH. Enjoy this song about Shema performed by Anna Brooks

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#4 READ: Two quotes on Creation from The Torah

“God created human beings in the Divine Image”
-Genesis 1:27

“And God saw all that was created and it was very good”
-Genesis 1:31

 

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#5: WATCH : God’s Creation courtesy of The BBC

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#6 STUDY THIS: The Jewish Covenant with God

In the Torah (Genesis Chapter 9), it teaches that God established a covenant with the people. A covenant is like a contract, it suggests that God has a role and people have a role in the “contract” or divine covenant. The belief is that if people behave well, act kindly, do right, than God will also play God’s part.

Question: In the covenant between God and People, what do you think God’s part is? What do you think our part is?

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#7 RESPOND AND REACT

1. What is the Shema?
2. What are the different names of the One Jewish God?
3. How can One God have more that one name?
4. When you recite the Shema, what does it feel like and what does it mean to you?
5. What does it mean that God created human beings in the Divine Image?
6. In the covenant between God and People, what do you think God’s part is? What do you think our part is?