Echad: One God

Hello i am a Christian who believes in the ones of God YHWH and the sacred ritual of the tefillin and mezuzzah and i would like to ask on the word echad does it consider a plural unity as the trinitarians like to say that God is one being in 3 persons

Shalom!

Thank you for your question!

We are a Jewish website focusing on answering questions on Jewish law.

However, allow me to simply share with you that the most fundamental principal of Judaism is the belief in One God.

The word “Echad,” especially in the context of God, means one, to the existence of no other.

The well-known theory that “one” means “unit” or “combined one” as the Trinitarians suggest is baseless, patently false, and intentionally misleading.

We are happy to hear that you believe in the One and only God.

However, if you are not Jewish, there is no need to convert to Judaism. And there is also no need for you to practice the ritual of tefillin or mezuza. We believe that commandments such as these were intended for Jews only.

Judaism believes that God loves all mankind. One does not need to become Jewish to go to heaven. All that God wants from the Non-Jewish world is that they observe 7 precepts, or commandments. They are known as the “Noahide Laws.” They are called “Noahide Laws” because the requirement to observe these seven laws was given Noah, a righteous non-Jew (yes, the fellow from the story with the flood).

The 7 laws are: 1. Don’t murder, 2. Don’t steal, 3. Don’t worship false gods, 4. Don’t be sexually immoral, 5. Don’t eat a limb from an animal that is still alive, 6. Don’t curse God, and 7. Establish a system of justice.

Any human being who observes these laws goes to heaven. There is no need to follow any other religion. Take a look at the website https://www.netivonline.org/ which specializes in helping non-Jews with religious beliefs. There is a wealth of information there that you will find useful and inspiring. It is also worth looking up the “Noahide” or "B'nai Noach" movement and consider joining them!