Analyse how the principal beliefs of Judaism underpin the life of Jewish adherents. Provide examples to support your response.Judaism underpins the lives of the Jewish adherents through its core principle beliefs. Judaism is a practised religion with its heritage being drawn from the covenants made by God to his chosen people such as Abraham and Noah who made key pacts with God that changed the path the Jewish faith took. Their belief in having only one omnipresent God who was with them in their daily life through the scriptures changed the way they prayed and lived. Finally the core ethics of divinely inspired moral law impacts the ways Jews made ethical decisions on a regular basis. Gods Covenant with the Israelites lies at the heart of the Jewish faith affecting numerous aspects of their life. A Covenant is an agreement recorded in the Hebrew Bible between God and the people of Israel. Gods Covenant with Abraham illustrated he wanted to have a real and interment relationship with humanity. God promised Abraham he would bless him with as many descendants as there are stars and give the Jewish people a land of their own which is Canaan. In return Abraham was to live a righteous and just way; this is captured in the Brit milah also called the "Covenant ofcircumcision" seen in Genesis 17:10-14, which occurs on the 8th day after birth for males and is a special ceremony where the child is entered into the faith through circumcision. Abrahams covenant underpinned the life of the Jewish adherents through the process of circumcision. Gods Covenant with Noah and his family saved him from the flood depicted in Genesis 5:32-10 and for this Noahs family were given the responsibility to care for the earth and all its creations. By following these rules Judaism believes another catastrophic flood will be prevented from occurring signified by the appearance of the rainbow as the flood ended. It is therefore the duty of the Jewish adherents to maintain the sanctity of the earth and care for its animals. Through the Covenants made by God to his people many rules were created to be followed by the Jewish adherents such as Abrahams Covenant of circumcision were all boys need to be circumcised within 8 days and the Covent made to Noah to nurture and care for the earth. Judaisms principle belief teaches of only one God that in omnipresent. Jews believe that God is separate from the world but he is constantly involved in earthly activities through his interaction with people and the clear ideologies set in the Holy Scriptures, particularly the Torah. Having only one God is a central focus in Judaism as this belief is reflected in the prayer, Shema. The prayer is also considered to be Israel's declaration of faith; "Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One". This reflects Judaism's monotheistic nature. God is conveyed as being all-powerful and the source of all creation therefore it is believed that there can be no other Gods. At Mt. Sinai, God gave Moses the Law, which would guide the Israelites. These laws were called the Ten Commandments and form the basis of the Torah, the book of Jewish law. Jews practise and live the teachings of the Torah in their daily life by following its guidelines such as Honour thy father and thy mother Thou shalt not kill and Thou shalt not steal conveying the rules they would need to live by to live a prosperous and holy life. Judaisms belief in one God is evident through the daily prayer of the Shema along with their persistent study of the Torah teaching them the pathway to a prosperous and holy life. A code of ethics was given to the Jewish Adherents in the Torah and Talmud to keep their dignity as Gods creation. Jews believe that God created a set of laws which is applicable to an infinite number of situations in the present and future. It is used to answer ethical questions that can occur in a believers life by looking in the Torah or Talmud for the appropriate answer. The code of ethics is to allow people to live in freedom as seen in Exodus 14 when Moses liberated the Hebrew people from slavery at the crossing of the Red Sea. This indicates Gods will to help those that are vulnerable in the community. From this it is clear that the code of ethics is a fundamental commitment from the Jewish adherents to help the marginalised in the community. For the aforementioned reasons these three major principle beliefs create the foundation for Jews. The Covenants made by Abraham and Noah drastically underpin the life of the Jewish adherents through the Convents of circumcision were all male babies at the age of eight need to be circumcised likewise Noahs Covenant with God insured that people would nurture and care for the earth to prevent any other catastrophic flood. Through their worship in one omnipresent God that actively interacts with them through the Torah, they learned the ways to live a holy and prosperous life. Finally through the Divinely inspired Moral Law they became committed to helping those most venerable in the community. It is therefore evident that these three principle beliefs underpin the life of the Jewish adherents.