The Mormon affinity for Judaism is expressed by the many references to Judaism in the Mormon liturgy.

Judaism has often emphasize strict monotheism and " exclusivity of the divinity " and prayer directly to God ; references to angels or other intermediaries are not typically seen in Jewish liturgy or in siddurs ( prayerbooks ).

Messianic believers cite the cutting off of Paul ’ s hair at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken ( Acts 18: 18 ), references in passing to him observing the Jewish holidays, and his consistent good standing with his Rabbinic master Gamaliel, to show that he was wholly in continued observance of the laws and traditions of Judaism.

While Star Trek in general features few overt references to religion, there is a clear recognition that a laying aside of past hurts is necessary for peace, similar to the concept of shalom in Judaism.

Conservative Judaism retains the traditional doctrines regarding angels and includes references to them in the liturgy, although a literal belief in angels is by no means universal among adherents.

Reconstructionist and Reform Judaism, consistent with their views that the rhythm of the ancient sacrifices should no longer drive modern Jewish prayer, often omit some of the Amidah prayers, such as the Mussaf, omit temporal requirements, and omit references to the Temple and its sacrifices.

: The Hebrew name for ' Jesus ,' derived from ' Joshua ,' was common in first-century Palestinian Judaism, so ' Jesus of Nazareth ' specified which Jesus, and Acts references the early Palestinian Christians as followers ' of the Nazarene ' and ' the sect of the Nazarenes.

Alternatively, the references to the Logos and Sophia ( wisdom ) may be ideas taken from Greek philosophy or Hellenistic Judaism.

Robert Van Voorst states that the scarcity of Jewish references to Jesus is not surprising, given that Jesus was not a prominent issue for the Jews during the first century, and after the devastation caused by the Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70, Jewish scholars were focusing on preserving Judaism itself, rather than paying much attention to Christianity.

Christian authorities in Europe were largely unaware of possible references to Jesus in the Talmud until 1236, when a convert from Judaism, Nicholas Donin, laid thirty-five formal charges against the Talmud before Pope Gregory IX, and these charges were brought upon rabbi Jehiel of Paris to defend at the Disputation of Paris in 1240.

In all cases of its use, the references are to Yeshu are associated with acts or behaviour that are seen as leading Jews away from Judaism to minuth ( a term usually translated as " heresy " or " apostasy ").

As a rabbi trained in Reform Judaism, with a small secular, non-theistic congregation in Michigan, Wine developed a Jewish liturgy that reflected his, and his congregation ’ s philosophical viewpoint by emphasizing Jewish culture, history, and identity along with Humanistic ethics while excluding all prayers and references to God.

Conservative Judaism does, however, believe in the restoration of a Temple in some form, and in the continuation of Kohanim and Levites under relaxed requirements, and has retained references to both in its prayer books.

These branches of Judaism believe that all such practices represent ancient practices inconsistent with the requirements of modernity, and have removed all or virtually all references to Korbanot from their prayer books.

Judaism is among the oldest religions practiced in Iran and the Biblical Book of Esther contains references to the experiences of the Jews in Persia.

He said that gameplay and backgrounds remain varied and that " the fire rod weapon is especially fun to wield ", but he noted that the things that keep the game from being better than Zelda were repetitive and frustrating dungeon exploring, boring boss battles, long passwords ( for those who do not own a TurboGrafx-CD ), and several " head-scratching moments " which include references to Judaism and Islam as well as quotes from Star Wars.

Abie's Irish Rose eventually informed the comedy of husband-and-wife team Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, who often spiked their routines with references to their differing backgrounds ( Stiller is Jewish ; Meara is of an Irish Catholic background but converted to Judaism later during their marriage ).

Note: A number of modern scholars, working on various cultures, have gathered material showing that in some cases the idea of aniconism in religion is an intellectual construction, suiting specific intents and historical contexts, rather than a fact of the tangible reality ( Huntington for Buddhism, Clément for Islam and Bland for Judaism — references in the appropriate follow-up links ).

Other scholars have suggested that Hebrews is part of an internal New Testament debate between the extreme Judaizers ( who argued that non-Jews must convert to Judaism before they can receive the Holy Spirit of Jesus ' Jewish covenant ) versus the extreme Antinomians ( who argued that Jews must reject God's commandments and that Jewish law was no longer in effect ).

Weber's work in the field of sociology of religion started with the essay The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and continued with the analysis of The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism, The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism and Ancient Judaism.

Max Weber published four major texts on religion in a context of economic sociology and his rationalization thesis: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism ( 1905 ), The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism ( 1915 ), The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism ( 1915 ), and Ancient Judaism ( 1920 ).

According to the teachings of Messianic Judaism, in the earthly life of Jesus, the Holy Spirit was the dove at baptism ( Matt 3: 16 ) and the giver of tongues in Acts 2.

In 1822, they moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where his father was among the founders, with Isaac Harby, of the first Reform congregation in the United States, the " Reformed Society of Israelites for Promoting True Principles of Judaism According to Its Purity and Spirit ".

“ German Spirit and Holy Ghost-Treitschke ’ s Call for Conversion of German Jewry: The Debate Revisited ”, in: Modern Judaism 30: 2 ( 2010 ), p. 172-195

The Holy Spirit in Judaism generally refers to the divine aspect of prophecy and wisdom.

Spirit Possession in Judaism.

* Holy Spirit ( Judaism )

After a few dramas and poems she published in the United States in 1842 Spirit of Judaism, in defence of her faith and its professors, and in 1845 The Jewish Faith and The Women of Israel.

It was closely followed by " The Spirit of Judaism ," the publication of which was for a time prevented by the loss of the original manuscript.

She requested him to revise the manuscript of the " Spirit of Judaism ," which was forwarded to him, but was lost.

Within Judaism, the Shekinah ( or " visible " cloud of the Presence ) is a feminine word, thought to be Yahvah's feminine aspect ; therefore, they called the Spirit the " mother ".

Although not a detailed study of Protestantism but rather an introduction to Weber's later studies of interaction between various religious ideas and economics ( The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism, The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism, and Ancient Judaism ), The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism argues that Puritan ethics and ideas influenced the development of capitalism.

* Judaism and the Scientific Spirit ( 1962 ) 61-17139

** Holy Spirit ( Judaism )

Bahá ' u ' lláh's eschatological claims constitute six distinctive messianic identifications: from Judaism, the incarnation of the " Everlasting Father " from the Yuletide prophecy of Isaiah 9: 6, the " Lord of Hosts "; from Christianity, the " Spirit of Truth " or Comforter predicted by Jesus in his farewell discourse of John 14-17 and the return of Christ " in the glory of the Father "; from Zoroastrianism, the return of Shah Bahram Varjavand, a Zoroastrian messiah predicted in various late Pahlavi texts ; from Shi ' a Islam the return of the Third Imam, Imam Husayn ; from Sunni Islam, the return of Jesus, Isa ; and from Bábism, He whom God shall make manifest.

A History of God: The 4, 000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

As the three cardinal doctrines of Judaism, Abba Mari accentuates: ( 1 ) That of the recognition of God's existence and of His absolute sovereignty, eternity, unity, and incorporeality, as taught in revelation, especially in the Decalogue ; ( 2 ) that of the world's creation by Him out of nothing, as evidenced particularly by the Sabbath ; ( 3 ) that of the special providence of God, as manifested in the Biblical miracles.

Judaism views God as being radically different from humans, so Heschel explores the ways that Judaism teaches that a person may have an encounter with the ineffable.

Heschel then goes on to explore the problems of doubts and faith ; what Judaism means by teaching that God is one ; the essence of humanity and the problem of human needs ; the definition of religion in general and of Judaism in particular ; and human yearning for spirituality.

: God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism is a companion volume to Man is Not Alone.

In its own right it can be the subject of intense study and analysis, and provides insight into the relationship between God and Man beyond the world of Judaism and for all Monotheism.

* God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism.

The contents are correspondingly varied: a confession of sin and a plea to God not to maintain his anger forever ( ch. 63: 7 – 64: 11 ); a poem on the theme that God has no need of a temple because Heaven is his throne and Earth his footstool ( Isaiah 66: 1 – 2 ); verses setting out conditions for admission to the community ; complaints of sin, incompetence and paganism ; and distinctions between the " righteous " and the " sinners ", foreshadowing the categories used in much later Judaism and early Christianity.

Although some say Judaism is noncreedal in nature, others say it recognizes a single creed, the Shema Yisrael, which begins: " Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one.

In Judaism, " chosenness " is the belief that the Jews are the chosen people, chosen to be in a covenant with God.

The three largest Jewish denominations — Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism and Reform Judaism — maintain the belief that the Jews have been chosen by God for a purpose.

Judaism places emphasis on the right conduct ( or orthopraxy ), focusing on the Mosaic Covenant that the God of Israel, made with the Israelites, as recorded in the Torah and Talmud.

Judaism emphasizes the Oneness of God and rejects the Christian concept of God in human form.

Thus, as an ethnic religion, Judaism holds that others may have their own, different, paths to God ( or holiness, or " salvation "), as long as they are consistent with the Seven Laws of Noah.

Judaism and Christianity share the belief that there is One, True God, who is the only one worthy to be worshipped.

Judaism sees this One, True God as a singular, ineffable, undefinable being.

According to Rabbinic Judaism the Torah was revealed by God to Moses ; within it, Jews find 613 Mitzvot ( commandments ).

Traditionally, both Judaism and Christianity believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, for Jews the God of the Tanakh, for Christians the God of the Old Testament, the creator of the universe.