Jewish Beliefs Flashcards

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What is shabbat

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Shabbat is the jewish Holy day. From sunset on friday until sunset on sundays.

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2
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What five countries ave the largest jewish population

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Israel, United states, France, Canada, Britain

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3
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What belief did abram spread to the people of ur

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The belief of monotheism

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4
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What was the covenant that god made with abraham

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He promised to protect and bless Abraham and his followers who are his special chosen people. God also promissed him that one day he would have a promised land which would belong to Abraham and his followers called canaan

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5
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What did god command for the physicsl sign of the covenant.

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For all jewish 8 year old boys to be circumcised

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Whaat was the process of Moses recieving the 10 commandments

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The israelites went to mount sinai where they camped at the foot of it. Moses told the people it was the mountain of God and went up the mountain to speak to God. Then God gave moses the 10 commandments

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7
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What are the 10 commandments also known as

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The sinai covenant

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How many commandments did god give moses in total

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10, they created 613 later

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9
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What was the ark

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A box made to house the stone of tablets on which the 10 commandments were displayed

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How did the israelites believe they got guided by god to the promised land

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Saw a pillar of cloud at day and a cloud with fire inside at night

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What is the story of the birth of moses

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The pharaoh had commanded to kill every new born boy. An israelite couple has moses which they kepped for 3 months. In hope of him being rescued, his mother sent him out in a basket in the river. The pharaohs daughter went to the river and by chance found moses. She adopted him as her own son so moses grew up as the grandson of the pharaoh

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Why did moses flee from egypt

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He was watchung the israelites at work until he saw an egyptian beating a hebrew slave. This angered him and he hit the egyptian so hard that he killed him. He knew the king would want to kill him so he fled

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13
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What did moses see after fleeing from egypt because he killed a man

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A burning bush where he heard the voice of God

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What did God tell moses (burning bush) for him and his brother to do

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To go back to the egypt and ask the pharaoh to free the israelite slaves

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15
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Ten plagues

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River nile went red and stinky,undrinkable
Frogs infiltrated the streets of egypt
Lice swarmed the people and animals of egypt
A great swarm of flies and this made the animals become sick and die
Boils spread on people and animals
Thunder lightning and rain ruined the crops
Swarm of locusts entered egypt and ate up all that was green like grass
Complete darkness
First born of all egyptians were killed overnight

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16
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What is the festival of the 10 plagues called

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Passover

17
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On what mountain did moeses die

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Mount nebo

18
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Who did god give the task to, ti take the israelites into canaan

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Joshua

19
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What do jews believe the mesiah to be

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Future leader of jews. Expected to live on earth and bring peace to the whole world

20
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2 reasons jews didnt believe jesus is the mesiah

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He didnt see the 613 commandments as important
He wasnt a great warrior

21
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What are orthodox jews

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Strictly follow the laws and practices in torah

22
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What is reform jews

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Believe jewish laws and practices should be re-interpreted to suit modern life

23
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What are ultra orthodox jews

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Jews who verry strictly follow jewish laws and practices in the torah

24
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What is the temple mount

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The area where the orginal temple stood which was where god was believed to ‘live’ so the most holy place in the earth. It was destroyed by the romans

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What are 3 orthodox Jewish beliefs from the Torah

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In every generation a descendant of king david is born
The messiah will bring out world peace and rule over all humans with peace and kindness
The messiah will rebuild the temple in Jeruselum

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What are 3 reform jewish beliefs

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The messiah will not be a person
There will be a messianic age, time of global peace and harmony
All jews need to work together to achieve the messianic age by following the laws

27
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What are three things you cant do on shabat

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Turn electricity on and off
Handle money
Use the phone

28
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What is the talud

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An important jewish book which Jewish religous leaders give detailed explanations of the 613 laws

29
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What is the principle of pikuach nefesh

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Allows most jewish laws to be broken in order to save a life.

30
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What is shabat

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Links back to the fourth commandment to keep the sabath day holy. Which takes part every week from sunset friday until sunset on saturday

31
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What are the first two verses of the shema

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“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

32
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What is the shema

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An important jewish prayer believed to be the word of God