PEACE IN JUDAISM

PEACE IN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ~ 110 ~ against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” (Isaiah 2:4) This verse from the Torah shows that according to the Jewish religion, the ideal human society is one where people destroy their weapons; where war never takes place; where the building of life is done on the basis of peace rather than on violence. This verse from the Torah is thus explained by a Jewish scholar: “It is not enough merely to keep in mind the negative admonition not to kill, but to transmute human energy and efforts into peaceful and constructive actions.” Similarly, there is another verse from the Torah which is worthy of mention. It describes the blessed commandments of God: “The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,” says the Lord. (Isaiah, 65:25)