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Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22:24), Source Book Keys, AMEMEI

GENESIS | 18:2 ran — GEN898 In Judaism, belief is secondary to action,...

GEN898 In Judaism, belief is secondary to action, and one is judged on the basis of what one does, not what one feels, thinks, or believes.   There are numerous Jewish sources demonstrating this fundamental viewpoint of Judaism.   Abraham left the presence of God Himself to perform the mitzvah of welcoming strangers into his home.  From here, the Talmud Shevuot 35b learns that performance of a religious action supersedes even the emotional feeling of being with God Almighty.   God says that it is preferable not to believe in God as long as the Jewish people keep the commandments of the Torah Jerusalem Talmud, Chagigah 6b.  (Of course, the goal of Judaism is to accomplish both, but action precedes feeling and belief.)  AMEMEI 39-40

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