Foundations of Jewish Belief as formulated by Moses Maimonides:
1 There is a God.
2 There is one God.
3 God has no physical body
4 God is eternal
5 Only God may be worshipped
6 Prophecy: God communicates with humans
7 Moses was the greatest of the prophets
8 Torah comes from God
9 The Torah is the authentic word of God and may not be changed
10 God is aware of all our deeds
11 God rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked
12 The Messiah will come
13 The dead will be resurrected
A Guide to Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith
1. Arrange the 13 principles into 3 categories. Give each category a name. Write 2-3 sentences describing each category.
2. Which 3 principles surprised you most? Explain why each one was so surprising.
3. If you had to choose your own top 3 of the 13 which ones would they be? Explain why each one is so important to you.