There are a number of basic Jewish principles of faith that one is expected to uphold in order to be said to be in consonance with the Jewish faith. However, unlike most Christian denominations, the Jewish community has never developed any one binding catechism. A number of formulations of Jewish beliefs have appeared, though there is some dispute over how many basic principles there are. Rabbi Joseph Albo, for instance, in Sefer Ha-Ikkarim counts three principles of faith, while Maimonides lists thirteen. While some lat ...

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• Jewish principles of faith - Monotheism
• Jewish principles of faith - God as Creator of the universe
• Jewish principles of faith - God is One
• Jewish principles of faith - God is all-powerful
• Jewish principles of faith - God is personal and cares about humanity
• Jewish principles of faith - Names of God
• Jewish principles of faith - The Nature of God
• Jewish principles of faith - To God alone may one offer prayer
• Jewish principles of faith - Scripture
• Jewish principles of faith - The words of the prophets are true
• Jewish principles of faith - The status of Moses
• Jewish principles of faith - The origin of the Torah
• Jewish principles of faith - Holy Books
• Jewish principles of faith - Reward and punishment
• Jewish principles of faith - Israel chosen for a purpose
• Jewish principles of faith - The messianic age
• Jewish principles of faith - The soul is pure at birth
• Jewish principles of faith - History and development
• Jewish principles of faith - No formal text canonized
• Jewish principles of faith - Gaining converts
• Jewish principles of faith - Is faith necessary?
• Jewish principles of faith - Belief in the Oral Law
• Jewish principles of faith - Belief in the Medieval era
• Jewish principles of faith - Maimonides' 13 principles of faith
• Jewish principles of faith - Principles of faith after Maimonides
• Jewish principles of faith - The Enlightenment
• Jewish principles of faith - Holocaust theology
• Jewish principles of faith - Dogma in Judaism

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Jewish principles of faith - Monotheism. Judaism is based on a strict unitarian monotheism, the belief in one God. The prayer par excellence in terms of defining God is the Shema Yisrael, "Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One", also translated as "Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is unique/alone." God is conceived of as eternal, the creator of the universe, and the source of morality. God has the power to intervene in the world. The term God thus corresponds to an actual o ...

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