What are Judaisms basic beliefs?
1. Judaism is a monotheistic religion God The Jewish People believe there is one God who created and rules the world. This God is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) and omnipresent (in all places at all times). God is also just and merciful. the conception of one supreme, omnipotent, universal deity who made strong ethical demands on human beings. 2. Judaism is an ethical religion – Ethical Monotheism Judaism traditionally emphasizes ethical conduct and the treatment of others “as one would wish to be treated themselves.” Ethical monotheism involves a moral code of conduct, and means two things: 1. There is one God from whom emanates one morality for all humanity. 2. God’s primary demand of people is that they act decently toward one another. If all people subscribed to this simple belief which does not entail leaving, or joining, any specific religion, or giving up any national identity the world would experience far less evil. When the Israelites accepted the Ten Com
