Belief in One God One God who is the Creator and Ruler of the Universe Most fundamental Jewish belief God is known as YHWH (Yahweh) This belief forms the center of the Shema Prayer: “Hear O Israel, God is Our God, God the One and Only” (Deuteronomy 6:4) G-d is both Transcendent and Immanent: Transcendent: G-d is intangible/not of physical form Immanent: G-d interacts with people’s lives through the Covenant G-d is Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient (G-d is everywhere, knows everything and is all-powerful) G-d is referred to as Anthropomorphic in the TaNaKh.