Summary: Comparing Hinduism And Judaism
Michelle Vias
Mr. Hill
HRT3M0-A
November 3, 2014
Comparing Hinduism and Judaism Hinduism and Judaism are the two oldest religions to this day. This would make them very similar due to them being the first two religions to come into existence, Hinduism being a dharmic religion and Judaism being a monotheistic religion which would give them different religious rules and views. The similarities and differences between Hinduism and Judaism are striking and they deserve to be thoroughly examined. These similarities and differences between the religions occur in their daily rituals, their beliefs about god, and in their views on life and death
Daily rituals are series of acts that are done the same way every day. Hindus pray to an idol where …show more content…
Now that would be something someone who is not Hindu would say, because after all Hindus believe in being reincarnated seven times, before eternal salvation can be achieved. Where they are then visited by a god to see if they are worthy of life after death. “Hindus await the coming of the 10th avatar of Vishnu. Moreover, the belief in life after death also is prominent in both religions but Hindus believe in 7 reincarnations.” (Celine, 2013) This explains that once a Hindu has lived their seven lives they must then at the seventh death wait for Vishnu who will decide if they are granted an afterlife. Oppositely, the Jewish believe that there is only one life, and once you live this life you either go to hell or heaven. “The belief is Angels, like prophets, is only found in Judaism…Jews await the coming of the Messiah.”(Jewfaq.org, 2014) Jewish believe in one life rather than reincarnation like Hindus, so once a Jewish person has lived there life they go to ‘sleep’ and are awaken once the Messiah comes to differentiate between the good and bad Jewish. The good Jewish people are granted eternal life whereas the bad are sent to hell to serve their eternal sentence. Considering these religions have different views on afterlife, the aspect of a person who come to receive the good people are quite similar. In Hinduism, Vishnu would come to get the Hindus who have been good in their seven lives, and in Judaism, the Jewish wait …show more content…
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Mr. Hill
HRT3M0-A
November 3, 2014
Comparing Hinduism and Judaism Hinduism and Judaism are the two oldest religions to this day. This would make them very similar due to them being the first two religions to come into existence, Hinduism being a dharmic religion and Judaism being a monotheistic religion which would give them different religious rules and views. The similarities and differences between Hinduism and Judaism are striking and they deserve to be thoroughly examined. These similarities and differences between the religions occur in their daily rituals, their beliefs about god, and in their views on life and death
Daily rituals are series of acts that are done the same way every day. Hindus pray to an idol where …show more content…
Now that would be something someone who is not Hindu would say, because after all Hindus believe in being reincarnated seven times, before eternal salvation can be achieved. Where they are then visited by a god to see if they are worthy of life after death. “Hindus await the coming of the 10th avatar of Vishnu. Moreover, the belief in life after death also is prominent in both religions but Hindus believe in 7 reincarnations.” (Celine, 2013) This explains that once a Hindu has lived their seven lives they must then at the seventh death wait for Vishnu who will decide if they are granted an afterlife. Oppositely, the Jewish believe that there is only one life, and once you live this life you either go to hell or heaven. “The belief is Angels, like prophets, is only found in Judaism…Jews await the coming of the Messiah.”(Jewfaq.org, 2014) Jewish believe in one life rather than reincarnation like Hindus, so once a Jewish person has lived there life they go to ‘sleep’ and are awaken once the Messiah comes to differentiate between the good and bad Jewish. The good Jewish people are granted eternal life whereas the bad are sent to hell to serve their eternal sentence. Considering these religions have different views on afterlife, the aspect of a person who come to receive the good people are quite similar. In Hinduism, Vishnu would come to get the Hindus who have been good in their seven lives, and in Judaism, the Jewish wait …show more content…
(2014). BBC - Religion: Hinduism. Retrieved 5 October 2014, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/
Celine,. (2013). Differences between Hinduism and Judaism | Difference Between | Differences between Hinduism vs Judaism. Differencebetween.net. Retrieved 2 November 2014, from http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/religion-miscellaneous/differences-between-hinduism-and-judaism/
Griffin, S. (2014). Five Major World Religions. Workersforjesus.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014, from http://www.workersforjesus.com/five.htm
Jesus</a>, &. (2014). Comparison Chart: Buddhism, Hinduism, Traditional Judaism, and the Gospel - Jews for Jesus. Jewsforjesus.org. Retrieved 5 October 2014, from http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/issues/v10-n04/chart
Jewfaq.org,. (2014). Judaism 101. Retrieved 5 October 2014, from http://www.jewfaq.org/index.shtml
Torahveda.org,. (2014). Torah and Veda. Retrieved 5 October 2014, from http://www.torahveda.org/
Weinstein, G. (2013). What do Hindus and Jews Have in Common? A Lot. New Voices. Retrieved 5 October 2014, from