What I learned from my investigation of Judaism is that according to Deuteronomy 12:3, Jews are told not to deface or erase the name of G-d. Therefore, as a respect to this religion I will not write the name to protect it from being defaced or erased or thrown in the trash as copies of my papers often do. G-d has many names all pronounced differently but Jews do not usually pronounce or speak freely of the names except in study or worship. The four letter name of G-d is often spoke of as Yah instead of its original four letters that have an no vowels and a vh attached. This is the proper name of G-d.
Jews believe that among the many prophets, Moses was the greatest. Some of the prophets that were acknowledged in Judaism are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Aaron. Jews are in constant prayer, hoping and awaiting the Moshiach, the Messiah. This Moshiach will be a direct descendant of King David, he will be a warrior that obeys all the commandments and follows the letter of the law. His arrival will be proceeded by war and upheaval. After his arrival, all Jews will return to the homeland, Israel. The Christian Jesus did not fit this description and Jews decided that he was not the awaited Moshiach. But in 1666, Shabbetai Zevi, proclaimed himself as the Moshiach convincing many followers. In A History of G-d, Karen Armstrong spoke of his debacle, "Throughout history there have been many messianic claimants but none had ever attracted such massive support."(329) Parades and the rewriting of some blessings with the addition of his name brought great embarrassment after he converted to Islam to avoid death. Rabbis downplay the entire episode and most of the documentation of his rise and fall has been destroyed. .
The Torah, a set of books that are considered sacred, speak of the coming Moshiach. The Torah contains Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, also known as the Pentateuch.
