Judaism Flashcards
(22 cards)
Anti-Semitic ?
Prejudice against Jews
Menorah ?
The 8-9 lighted candle used in Hanukkah
Talmud, Tanakh, and Torah ?
Tanakh= holy book 24 books
Torah= the most important one 5 books
Talmud= apart of those 24 books
Where do they pray ?
A Synagogue
Whats a rabbi ?
Someone who leads the prayers with a cantor
Sabbath ?
The rest day, Friday sunset to Saturday sunset
What’s Judaism symbol ?
The star of David
who’s Abraham?
The founder
Who’s Moses ?
The one who freed the slaves(exodus) and made the 10 commandments
David and Soloman?
David was King David and he was the ideal king and Soloman was his son who made the temple in Jerusalem.
Exodus ?
The freeing of Slaves in Egypt 13th cen BCE
Holocaust ?
Where Jews were put into camps leading to WW2
Population ?
15-20 million and 1/3 in each
Name the 3 branches ?
Orthodox- very strict - traditional
reform and conservative= modern and more likely to change
When and where was Judaism created ?
In the 18th cenury BCE in the middle east so Canaan and Palestine/ israel
The followers name and the places name ?
– >—>
Canaan->Palestine–> Israel
and
Hebrews->Israelites-> Jews
The tanakh and torah and what language ?
- Tanakh= holy Hebrew bible 24 books
- Torah= most important and 5 books
- Hebrew
The 4 main beliefs ?
- Believe in one god ( yahweh)
- Chosen one to get the Torah
- Ten commandants
- god will send a messiah
Was Judaism the first main monotheistic religion ?
Yes
Kosher ?
The diet they’re supposed to follow
1. can’t eat pork or and shellfish
2. not eaten together is milk and meat
Jewish sacred scriptures are called?
Tanakh
Jewish Holidays ? 7
Rosh Hannahah = new years 10 days
passover= the slaves getting freed
Hanukkah= retaking the temple
yom kippur= where they cant do certain things
sabbath= rest day
Shavuot= the giving of the ten commandments
sukkot= celebrating the freeing aftwards
