No. 143Judaism
God in Judaism
השם
The one, incorporeal God of Israel, creator of the world and giver of the Torah
In Judaism, God is one, without body or form, creator of the world and giver of the Torah at Sinai. Jewish tradition holds that God was revealed to the patriarchs, to Moses and to Israel, and Maimonides taught that God has no body or form. In speech, many Jews say simply HaShem, "the Name."
Jews meet God in study, prayer, deeds and the cycle of sacred days, from Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to Sukkot, Pesach and Shavuot. Reverence attaches to the Name itself: written divine names are not erased, and worn holy books are buried rather than discarded. Practice varies by community. Some write "G-d," while many others write "God" freely.
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The Deity Project makes no images of God in Judaism, and no items bearing divine names or sacred text. The tradition turns instead to study, prayer, deeds and the sacred days of the year, and this encyclopedia profile offers a way to learn about them.
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