Editing Jewish views on Jesus (section)

===Jesus and salvation===
{{See also|Salvation}}
Judaism does not share the [[Salvation (Christianity)|Christian concept of salvation]], as it does not believe people are born in a [[Original Sin|state of sin]].<ref name = "Kolatch">{{cite book
| last=Kolatch
| first=Alfred
| title=The Second Jewish Book of Why
| orig-year=1985
| year=2000
| publisher=Jonathan David Publishers, Inc.
| location=[[Middle Village, Queens|Middle Village]], [[New York (state)|NY]]
| isbn=978-0-8246-0314-4
| lccn=84-21477
| pages=61–64
| chapter=Judaism and Christianity
| quote=Original sin, the virgin birth, the Trinity, and vicarious atonement are among the concepts that Christians embrace but Jews reject....The doctrine of original sin is totally unacceptable to Jews (as it is to Fundamentalist Christian sects such as the Baptists and Assemblies of God). Jews believe that man enters the world free of sin, with a soul that is pure and innocent and untainted.
}}
</ref> Judaism holds instead that man is born to strive for perfection, and to follow the word of God.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} 
Sin is then divided into two categories; transgression against God (through a failure to fulfill ritual obligations, such as not sanctifying the [[Sabbath]]), and transgression against man (through a failure to fulfill moral obligations, such as committing [[Lashon hara|gossip]]). To gain absolution, a person can repent of that sin, regret the sin, and commit to never do the sin again. God will then forgive their transgression against Him, although one may still be punished depending on the severity of the sin. If a sin is committed against man, the person needs to gain forgiveness from the one he sinned against; it cannot be forgiven by God or another person.<ref name = "ST">{{cite book
| last=Gerondi
| first=Yonah
| author-link=Yonah Gerondi
| title=שערי תשובה
|trans-title=The Gates of Repentance
| others=translated by [[Shraga Silverstein]]
| orig-year=1505
| year=1981
| publisher=[[Feldheim Publishers]]
| location=[[Nanuet, New York]]
| language=he, en
| isbn=978-0-87306-252-7
}}</ref>