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What is Faith?
What is faith? On the surface it may look like blind trust. The skeptic looks at spirituality and only sees people indulging in wishful thinking about things they can’t see.But if you’ve ever been touched by the spirit, you know it’s not that simple. Faith is the opposite of blind trust. It’s something in the human heart that knows in the deepest and most intimate sense that there is something eternal and that this is profoundly connected with human beings.
To honor this simple truth, all the religions of the world were created. They differ on many issues. And yet they all agree that there is a divine presence in the world and that humans honor this presence best by leading meaningful and ethical lives.
For Jews, faith may have a different meaning than it has in most religions. There’s a lot of dispute about whether Judaism is a religion or a cultural identity. Some say that a Jew must center his or her life on Torah. But there are many Jews who don’t follow any religious observance and who don’t believe in God. What does faith mean in this context? However you see these issues, we invite your thoughts and comments.
