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Judaism regards the violation of any of the 613 commandments as a sin. Judaism teaches that to sin is a part of life, since there is no perfect human and everyone has an inclination to do evil "from youth", though people are born sinless. [1] Sin has many classifications and degrees. Unintentional sins are considered less severe sins.
In Judaism, confession (Hebrew: וִדּוּי, romanized: vīddūy) is a step in the process of atonement during which a Jew admits to committing a sin before God.In sins between a Jew and God, the confession must be done without others present (The Talmud calls confession in front of another a show of disrespect).
When one repents with the correct intentions, one's sins are said to actually be transformed into merits. [5] Judaism describes various means of receiving atonement for sin (e.g. Temple sacrifices, judicial punishments, and returning stolen property). However, in general these methods only achieve atonement if one has also repented for the sin:
refraining from lesser sins for the purpose of safeguarding oneself against committing greater sins; confessing the sin; praying for atonement; correcting the sin however possible (for example, if one stole an object, the stolen item must be returned; or, if one slanders another, the slanderer must ask the injured party for forgiveness);
In contemporary Judaism, redemption (Hebrew: גְּאוּלָּה ge'ulah), refers to God redeeming the people of Israel from their various exiles. [5] This includes the final redemption from the present exile. [6] Judaism holds that adherents do not need personal salvation as Christians believe. Jews do not subscribe to the doctrine of ...
Jewish tradition mostly emphasizes free will, and most Jewish thinkers reject determinism, on the basis that free will and the exercise of free choice have been considered a precondition of moral life. [28] "Moral indeterminacy seems to be assumed both by the Bible, which bids man to choose between good and evil, and by the rabbis, who hold the ...
Judaism does not posit a need for personal salvation in a way analogous to Christianity; Jews do not believe in original sin. [18] Instead, Judaism places greater value on individual morality as defined in the Law and embodied in the Torah—the teaching given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai and sometimes understood to be summarized by the ...
In Judaism, the Yom Kippur Temple service was a special sacrificial service performed by the High Priest of Israel on the holiday of Yom Kippur, in the Temple in Jerusalem (and previously in the Tabernacle). Through this service, according to the Bible, the Jewish people would achieve atonement for their sins once each year.