Important Quotes : Nature of God

''Hear O'Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.'' - Shema

Shema is the most important Jewish prayer

It is the first thing they hear and the last thing they say in their life

Jews usually recite it 3 times a day

It is often found in mezuzas and tefillin

It affirms the existance of only one God

It shows Jews how they should feel towards their God

''In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth'' - Genesis

Proves God's omnipotence

Proves God is the creator

Proves the existence of heaven or some form of afterlife

Origins of the Universe

''In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God'' - Genesis

Proves God is the creator

''I am the Lord and there is none else, I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe - I the Lord do all these things'' - Tenakh

Shows God is one

Shows God is the creator

Shows omnipotence

Shows free will (woe and suffering can only exist with free will God would never harm his creations)

''Remember the Shabbat Day and keep it holy''

God rested when he finished creating the universe, Jews should have a holy day within a week to praise and remember God's efforts

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