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Key Moral Principles

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Key Moral Principles

Judaism demands that its followers show respect to God and to each other. They must also pursue Justice. The Torah and the prophets remind Jews of their ethical duties.

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Respect to God

  • Judaism demands that its followers show respect to God through prayer, fasting, studying scripture, and following His laws (Torah).
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Respect to each other

  • Judaism also demands that its followers show respect to each other, through following teachings about justice, tikkun olam (healing the world) and kindness to others.
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Justice

  • Jews must pursue justice, truth and peace, in keeping with the verse “Justice, Justice you shall pursue” (Deuteronomy 18:20), which is directed mainly at judges but also applies to individual Jews.

Ethical Duties of Jews

The Torah and the prophets remind Jews of their ethical duties.

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Prophets

  • The prophets always rebuked the nation for its religious failings in the realm of ethics and personal conduct.
  • The prophet Amos, especially, is an example of such harsh rebukes.
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Caring for one another

  • When the rich abused the poor, the prophets spoke out very harshly (e.g. Amos and Isaiah).
  • People who are suffering injustice must be helped and individuals cannot ignore those who suffer.

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