In Judaism there is a direct connection between Jewish beliefs, sacred writings, texts and teachings and their practices. The connection between Shabbat, Jewish practice, reflects their core beliefs that derive from their sacred writings and teachings. The laws they follow on Shabbat reflect their relationship with God and the Torah and how, based on their teachings, they live life following specific guidelines. Their beliefs, sacred texts, and teachings reflect how they behave on a daily basis as they establish the rules and laws they must follow. Jewish beliefs are formed by their sacred writings and teachings. The Tenach is the Hebrew Bible and is made up of three sections, the Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim. The Torah is the first section of the Tenach, it is composed of the first five books written by Moses. As reported in the textbook Living Judaism written by Cavan Wood, "The Torah contains the 613 Mitzvot (rules) that were given to Moses, the first ten being what are now called the Ten Commandments." The Neviim are the second section and include the books written by the prophets. The third and final section is the Ketuvim which consists of other writings. Different branches of Judaism have different perspectives on these sacred texts and the beliefs of the Jewish religion and follow the laws of Judaism differently. The Orthodox branch of Judaism is the most severe and extreme branch of Judaism. Orthodox Jewish people take the Torah literally, therefore they strictly follow all laws and believe that the Torah is eternal and immutable. The conservative branch of Judaism is in the middle of the religious spectrum and believes that God allows for different applications of truth... middle of paper... I wish religion, evil exists because of disobedience to God. This is related to the Torah since Adam and Eve were the first people to disobey God. As stated in the textbook Jewish Faith and Practice written by Brian Knapp and Lisa Magloff, "the Jewish scriptures teach that one day the world will be a perfect place , but that God will not realize it if we do not work for it first... It is up to each person to bring out the perfect world.' There is an obvious link between Jewish beliefs, practices, sacred texts and teachings in which they worship. They follow what the prophets have said so this changes their behavior and the way they live. The branch of Judaism they belong to and their belief in the sacred texts is also reflected in the way they celebrate Shabbat and. how well they follow the rules during this weekly practice.