Judaism:
The 1st monotheistic religion
Before Judaism people were polytheistic and believed in many gods and goddesses
Jews Islam and Christianity believe that god is the creator.
God created him and in his image and likeness/ this becomes the basis of social justice:
Being fruitful
Creating artist
Creating something
Abraham is the following father of Judaism
Prophetic vision and Tikkun Olam:
Fulfill the covenant
Encourage people to work towards a just and moral society in communion with God
People who can distinguish between justice and injustice
Although it hasn’t been fulfilled, it is a powerful vision where peace and justice paramount
Repair/ Re-Building of the world
Fellowship of all Jewish people …show more content…
(Definition - Repair/transformation of the world.
Tikkun Olam is the notion that if a person saves another human being it is as if that person had saved the whole world.
The aim of Tikkun Olam is to achieve a perfected world
The 10 Commandments set the ethical standards by which all Jews must live. In living these commandments they achieve the 2 basic concepts which are:
The proper conduct between the individual and God
The proper conduct between individuals
Jews are the living the “halaches” which translates to the way of life. This is what the Judaic core ethical teaching is all about. The first precept deals with the religious aspect of the Jew in relation to God. The second precept deals with creating a moral and just society. This is the basis of the Jewish prophet vision and the concept of Tikkun Olam
This Suggests Gods:
Omnipotence: All Powerful
Omnipresence: Everywhere at all times
Omniscience: All knowing
Divinely inspired Moral Laws, As their sacred texts is divinely inspired, therefore they are also …show more content…
Hinduism: Hindu Indians first came to Australia with British families had employed them in India. Many came in the 195th century to work as hawkers and laborers in 1880 there were 3000 Indians in Australia.
The 1st Muslims came to Australia before the white Europeans, Muslims from Makassar (Indonesia) came as fisherman to northern Australia, and this is known from graves and aboriginal paintings.
Afghan camel riders began to work in inland Australia in 1800s they accompanied Burk and wills on their expedition.
The Adelaide mosques were built in 190888, there were at least 8 Jewish convicts on the 1st fleet when transportation was ended in 1853 there were 1000 Jews in the colonies.
The 1st Jews had no synagogue services or rabies when they died they were not buried according to Jewish customs.
1st synagogue was built in 1884 in George Street Sydney on the sight were the great synagogue is built. For the 1st part of this history (C.150 Yrs.) the Australian population certain was by far the majority white, English speaking and