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JUDAISM

"The mission of this Web site is to promote diversity and cultural
competency as taught by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, thereby bringing to
the fore issues of color and caste for the purpose of uplifting people
who have a history of being marginalized, using social media and other
means as platforms to inform various communities of the life experiences
and concerns of marginalized people with regard to the necessity for social
change, social justice, inclusion, compassion, tolerance, cultural literacy,
and growth in our human relations going forward in order to better facilitate
the current worldwide shift in global consciousness from tribalism, instability,
and extremism, to harmony, cooperation and enduring peace. And furthermore,
we welcome and support other organizations that promote the transformation of
consciousness as taught by Guru Nanak Dev Ji throughout his life and travels."
Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i faith all originated with
a divine covenant between the God of the ancient Israelites and Abraham
around 2000 BCE.* The next leader of the the Israelites, Moses, led
his people out of captivity in Egypt and received the Law from God.
Joshua later led them into the promised land where Samuel established
the Israelite kingdom with Saul as its first king. King David established
Jerusalem and King Solomon built the first temple there. In 70 CE
the temple was destroyed and the Jews were scattered throughout the
world until 1948 when the state of Israel was formed.
Jews
believe in one creator who alone is to be worshipped as absolute ruler
of the universe. He monitors peoples activities and rewards good deeds
and punishes evil. The Torah was revealed to Moses by God and can
not be changed though God does communicate with the Jewish people
through prophets. Jews believe in the inherent goodness of the world
and its inhabitants as creations of God and do not require a savior
to save them from original sin. They believe they are God's chosen
people and that the Messiah will arrive in the future, gather them
into Israel, there will be a general resurrection of the dead, and
the Jerusalem Temple destroyed in 70 CE will be rebuilt.
*The
dates are given in BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era). These
years correspond to the same dates in BC and AD but by defining the
current period as the "Common Era" the nomenclature attempts
to treat all religions and beliefs as equal.


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