Jewish culture

Question 1

Jewish denominations

Answer 1

Ultra orthodox 
Modern orthodox 
Conservative 
Reform 
Reconstructonist

Question 2

New Christian

Answer 2

Married among themselves
Told their children they were secretly Jewish
Those who converted were known as a New Christian

Question 3

Old Christian

Answer 3

People who had always seen Christian 
Hated new Christians(because of economic ompetition and didn’t trust them)

Question 4

Pikuach nefesh

Answer 4

There are 613 mitzvot(you can break all except 3)

1) do not murder
2) sexual sin
3) idol warship

Question 5

Queen Isabella and king Ferdinand

Answer 5

Married in 1469 
Controlled Spain 
In 1492 the gave Jews two choices:
1)convert to Christianity 
2)kicked out

Question 6

Heretic

Answer 6

A Christian theta doesn’t follow Christian law

Question 7

Martyr

Answer 7

Someone who dies for their beliefs

Question 8

Lamut al kiddush Hashem

Answer 8

To dies in honour of g-d’os name

Question 9

Missionary activity

Answer 9

Christians who want to convert Jews to Christianity

Question 10

Jewish belief about souls

Answer 10

Jews believe that when you die your souls goes to olam habah, the world to come

Question 11

Blood libel

Answer 11

A Christian belief that Jews kill Christians to use their blood to bake matzah

Question 12

Spanish Inquisition

Answer 12

Court of law
Tried to root out the heretics
Lasted 100s of years

Question 13

Spanish expulsion

Answer 13

The king and queen kicked out Jews in 1492 on tisha b’av

Question 14

Dangers that Spanish Jews faced

Answer 14

Hunger
Cold
Disease

Question 15

Sephardic

Answer 15

Your ancestors came from Spain

In 1492 they were kicked out and went to Muslim countries

Question 16

Ashkenazi

Answer 16

Ancestors came from Germany

In 1500s many went to east

Question 17

Spanish Jewish exiles went to

Answer 17

Portugal
Ottoman Empire(turkey)
North Africa(Morocco)
Israel

Question 18

Ways to be a Zionist

Answer 18

Go to the Israel rally
Learn about Israel
Travelling to Israel
Speak Hebrew

Question 19

Zionism

Answer 19

Belief that jews should have the state of Israel

Question 20

Mendez family

Answer 20

Got help of a Muslim leader
Mendez became Nazi family
They moved to Tiberius, Israel
Returned to Judaism

Question 21

Kabbalah

Answer 21

Jewish mysticism
Why do bad things happen to good people
G-d= any sof(infinity)
Gemortriah= a way of reading holy books

Question 22

Non-kabbalistic

Answer 22

Answer as to why bad things happen to good people
Yetzer hatov and yetzer harah
Every person can be good or bad in the world in your choice

Question 23

Shimon bar yochai

Answer 23

He lived in a cave during Roman era

Question 24

Rabbi luria

Answer 24

Believed that every time a Jew does a commandment he/she is repairing the world

Question 25

Why is number “7” is important

Answer 25

7 days a week 7 blessings under chupa 7 fire fathers

Question 26

Devekut

Answer 26

Jewish kabbalistic concept closeness to g-d

Question 27

Kavanah

Answer 27

Proper intention

Question 28

Shulchan Aruch’s

Answer 28

Written by rabbi Caro | It’s the code of Jewish law

Question 29

Rabbi Iserels

Answer 29

Ashkenazi rabbi | He added on “mappah”which is a table cloth

Question 30

Renaissance

Answer 30

``` Rebirth, or renewal A movement that originated in Italy It began in the 14th century BEFORE= it was focused on g-d DURING= it was focused on shifting people ```

Question 31

Renaissance scientific inventions and discoveries

Answer 31

Printing press Flushing toilet Clock Tape

Question 32

Humanism

Answer 32

A philosophy that became popular during the Renaissance

Question 33

Martin Luther

Answer 33

He was a angry that the Jews wouldn’t convert and changed his mind about being nice to them

Question 34

Martin Luther’s feelings about Jews

Answer 34

Let’s treat the Jews kindly and gently and teaching about progress citizen and they will convert and join us

Question 35

7 point plan

Answer 35

1) synagogues should be set on fire 2) their homes should be broken down and destroyed 3) they should be deprived of their prayer 4) rabbis must be forbidden 5) passport and travelling previllages should be forbidden 6) they ought to be stopped from usury 7) let the young and strong Jews be given the fail, hoe .... and let them earn bread