Religion
In reply to the discussion: Christians; how do you regard Hinduism? [View all]Bad Thoughts
(2,657 posts)Faith and religion are not synonyms. Obviously, what Christians believe--their faith--is of paramount importance. In Judaism, rituals and actions are more important (orthopraxy above orthodoxy). Obviously, there are elements that could be described as faith. In this case, monotheism and idolatry are the most important. "The lord is eternal, the lord is one" suggests a notion of what the Jewish deity is like: unitary. However, that is far from exact. The prohibition against idolatry makes defining the Jewish deity with any detail almost impossible. Written descriptions, like the burning bush, are considered to be temporary and ephemeral, lacking any longterm usefulness.
Moreover, Jews are taught that each people has its own relationship with G-d. What relationship they have falls outside the context of Judaism. The consequences is that Jewish authorities tend look for whatever may resemble a unitary deity, even in what are clearly polytheistic systems. As a consequence, Roman Jews called G-d "J-piter" in the same way they currently use "All-h." Ultimately, Jews can't know what G-d is enough to judge and aren't in a position to understand the nature of G-d in other contexts.
Jews reject Jesus in the context of Judaism, not as part of a dialogue with Christianity.
ETA: this response does not even touch the specifics of my "denomination."