Throughout the sacred texts and writings within the Jewish religion, the second most important principle belief is the covenant between God and the Jewish. The covenant between God and Jews is the structure of the idea that Jews were the chosen people. The first covenant known was between God and Abraham. A practise that is still participated in today through Judaism is that Jewish boys are circumcised at birth as a representation of this covenant between an individual and God. As God stated within Genesis, “You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.” (Genesis 17:11). This demonstrates the coming to age of either a young Jewish boy or girl as they enter into adulthood. …show more content…
(Genesis 1:28 ) This quote is found in Genesis 1:28, and it shows the significance God has between a family and marriage within Jewish traditions. Source 2 ‘ The introduction to Judaism video" shows and states the covenant Jewish people have with God as well as the ideas of theology and philosophy with God’s ethics and rules. It mentions the intellectual tradition within Judaism through interpretation about how the sacred texts have not changed over time and how they still contribute to Judaism as a living religion. This proves that Jewish people can reinforce their “relationship between God and themselves” as well as gain depth and meaning in their lives by following Jewish teachings about fundamental ethics. As shown throughout the 10 commandments (known as Aseret HaDibrot in Hebrew), these laws form the fundamental structure of God to the Jewish people. The Torah describes the Ten Commandments given by God as the covenant itself. During the era of the Second Temple, these Ten Commandments formed a basis of the Jewish liturgy. As well, according to the Mishna (Tamid 5:1), they were rehearsed twice daily before the reading of the Shema Yisrael, Judaism’s central statement of