Principles of Faith Remain Unchanged
These classical beliefs are the background associated today with orthodoxy, and are considered a reflection of all classical observant lineages held in common with the ancient People of the Book of the times of the Prophetesses.
Knowing them, we are given a better understanding of the lives of the Prophetesses and the concealed
spiritual tradition they reflect.
(Excerpted from Kabbalistic Teachings of the Female Prophets, The Seven Holy Women of Israel by J.Zohara Meyerhoff Hierronimus, Inner Traditions Intl., June 2008)
1) I believe with complete (perfect) faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, creates and guides all creatures,
and that He alone made, makes, and will make everything.
2) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, is unique, and there is no uniqueness like His in any way, and that He alone is our G-d, Who was, Who is, and Who always will be.
3) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name is not physical and is not affected by physical phenomena, and that there is no comparison whatsoever to Him. (i.e. there is nothing whatsoever to be compared to Him.)
4) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, is the very first and the very last. (G-d is eternal.)
5) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name—to Him alone is it proper to pray and it is not proper to pray to any other.
6) I believe with complete faith that the words of the Prophets are true.
7) I believe with complete faith that the prophecy of Moses, our teacher, peace be upon him, was true,
and that he was the father of the Prophets—both those that preceded him and those who followed him.
8) I believe with complete faith that the entire Torah now in our hands is the same one that was given to Moses, our teacher, peace be upon him.
9) I believe with complete faith that this Torah will not be exchanged, nor will there be another Torah from the Creator Blessed is His Name.
10) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, knows all the deeds of human beings and their thoughts,
as it is said, “He fashions their hearts all together, He comprehends all their deeds.”
11) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, rewards with good those who observe His commandments, and punishes those who violate His commandments.
12) I believe with complete faith in the coming of the Messiah, and even though he may delay, nevertheless I anticipate every day that he will come.
13) I believe with complete faith that there will be a resuscitation of the dead whenever the wish emanates from the Creator, Blessed is His Name and exalted is His mention, forever and for all eternity.
Taken from; The Complete Art Scroll Siddhur; Editors R. Nossom Scherman & R. Meir Zlotowitz.(Prayer Book), Nusach Sefard) (pocket size edition). (Brooklyn, NY: Mesorah Publications, 1997.)
Excerpted from Kabbalistic Teachings of the Female Prophets
The Seven Holy Women of Ancient Israel
by J.Zohara M. Hieronimus
Inner Traditions, 2008
