Judaism Flashcards
(91 cards)
What are the 3 nature’s of the almighty?
1) the creator
2) the law giver
3) the judge
What is the halakhah?
The holy law of jewdasim
Which three scriptures make up the Tenakah?
1) Torah
2) Nevi’im
3) Ketuvim
What is the Ketuvim?
The books of the writings
Who was Miomonides?
A medieval rabbit and philosopher.
What di Miomonides create?
The thirteen principles
What is the mezuzah?
A container for the shema scroll that is put on door posts.
What are the mitzvot?
Commandments/laws
What is the Nevi’im?
The books of the prophets
What is the shema?
A statement of God’s onneness
What is the Tefillin, and how is it used?
A leather container for the shema scroll to be put on the head and arms during prayer
Tenakh
The Jewish scriptures
Torah
The law book or books of moses
What are the very first words in the torah?
“IN the beginning God created the heaven and earth”
What is the kabbalah?
Jewish mysticism
What is the mount zion?
The holy hill in Jerusalem where the Temple was
What is a Rabbi?
An ordained Jewish religious leader/ teacher
What is the tabernacle?
The holy place containing the ark of the covenant
What is the Temple?
The centre of worship built by Solomon in Jerusalem and destroyed in 70 ce
What is the Skekinah?
The divine presence of God
Give two examples from the Torah of the skekinah
1) Shekinah going with Moses to guide him through the wilderness to the promised land.
2)Shekinah as cloud and smoke on Mount Sinai when God gave the commandments.
What is the meaning of Exile?
When the Jewish people had to leave their homeland and had to live elsewhere
What is the messianic age?
A time when all nations will live at peace and there will be justice in the world.
What’s the meaning of Olam Ha-Ba?
The world to come