Selected Issues,

Branches and
Doctrines
10 commandments, 613 mitzvot, anti-
Semitism, Zionism, Holocaust, Nazi, Diaspora,
Orthodox/Reform/ Conservative/ Hasidic and
Kabbalah Judaism
 Doctrines and articles of faith

Jewish beliefs center on the conviction that there is only one God.
13 Principles of Faith:

1. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, is the Creator and Guide of
everything that has been created; He alone has made, does make, and will make all things.
2. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, is One, and that there is no unity
in any manner like His, and that He alone is our God, who was, and is, and will be.
3. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, has no body, and that He is free
from all the properties of matter, and that there can be no (physical) comparison to Him
whatsoever.
4. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, is the first and the last.
5. I believe with perfect faith that to the Creator, Blessed be His Name, and to Him alone, it is right to
pray, and that it is not right to pray to any being besides Him.
6. I believe with perfect faith that all the words of the prophets are true.
7. I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses our teacher, peace be upon him, was true,
and that he was the chief of the prophets, both those who preceded him and those who followed
him.
8. I believe with perfect faith that the entire Torah that is now in our possession is the same that was
given to Moses our teacher, peace be upon him.
9. I believe with perfect faith that this Torah will not be exchanged, and that there will never be any
other Torah from the Creator, Blessed be His Name.
10. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, knows all the deeds of human
beings and all their thoughts, as it is written, "Who fashioned the hearts of them all, Who
comprehends all their actions" (Psalms 33:15).
11. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, rewards those who keep His
commandments and punishes those that transgress them.
12. I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah; and even though he may tarry,
nonetheless, I wait every day for his coming.
13. I believe with perfect faith that there will be a revival of the dead at the time when it shall please
the Creator, Blessed be His name, and His mention shall be exalted for ever and ever.
 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

 1. I am the Lord your God.

 2. You shall have no other gods before Me.
 3. You shall not take the name of God in vain.
 4. Remember and observe the Sabbath and keep it holy
 5. Honor your father and mother.
 6. You shall not murder.
 7. You shall not commit adultery
 8. You shall not steal
 9. You shall not bear false witness
 10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or house
 613 mitzvot
248 positive law
365 negative law
– Family
– Personal hygiene
– Diet
– Duties and responsibilities to the community
• three main branches of Judaism, each with
different approaches to religious life:
Orthodox; Conservative; and Reform.
Orthodox Judaism is the most
traditional expression of modern
Judaism. Orthodox Jews believe the
entire Torah - including "Written,"
the Pentateuch, and "Oral," the
Talmud was given to Moses by God
at Sinai and remains authoritative
for modern life in its entirety.
Reform Judaism is the most
liberal expression of Judaism. In
America, Reform Judaism is organized
under the Union for Reform Judaism
(known as the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations until 2003),
whose mission is "to create and sustain
vibrant Jewish congregations wherever
Reform Jews live."
Conservative Judaism may be
said to be a moderate position
between Orthodox and Reform
Judaism. It seeks to conserve the
traditional elements of Judaism,
while allowing for modernization to
a less radical extent than Reform
Judaism. 
 ISSUES

•Antisemitism
•Zionism
•Holocaust
Zionism is a movement founded by
Theodor Herzl in 1896 whose goal is the
return of Jews to Eretz Yisrael, or Zion, the
Jewish synonym for Jerusalem and the
Land of Israel.
the Holocaust : the killing of millions of Jews
and other people by the Nazis during World
War II
: an event or situation in which many people are
killed and many things are destroyed especially
by fire
The word antisemitism
 means prejudice against or
hatred of Jews. 
QUIZ
Halakhah Mitzvot Talmud Shavout Shalom
Aleikhem

Tefillin kippah talit Shofar Menorah

1. Literally means
commandment
1. celebrates the revelation of
2. Prayer shawl the Torah to the Israelites
3. Ram’s horn on Mount Sinai
4. Skull cap 2. Candelabra
3. small square leather box
5. Jewish religious law that contain scripture
6. Peace be upon you 4. Known as the oral Torah
1)What is the basic tenet or core teaching of Judaism?
2)It is a movement founded by Theodor Herzl in 1896
3)It means prejudice against or hatred of Jews
4)Its goal is to return Jews to Israel
5)It literally means to sacrifice by fire
6)The political party led by Adolf Hitler
7)is the most traditional expression of modern Judaism
8)may be said to be a moderate position between the
two other branch of Judaism
9)It is composed of 248 positive law 365 negative law
10)3 main branch of Judaism