Judaism Flashcards
(50 cards)
Maimonides
A twelfth-century philosopher and rabbinic scholar whose codification of Jewish beliefs and religious practices set the standard for both in subsequent centuries.
Midrash
The literature of delving into the Jewish Torah
Gemara
Commentary by later rabbis on issues raised in the Mishnah
Halachah
The Jewish legal tradition, grounded in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Guide for the Perplexed
Book by Maimonides
Mishnah
Oral Torah
Talmud
A collection of authoritative Jewish writings that comment and interpret biblical laws.
13 Articles of Faith
Written by Maimonides and summarises Jewish beliefs.
Sephardic Judaism
Developed in Spain with its synogogue rituals and its own spanish-jewish dialect, Ladino
Rabbi
A highly respected teacher of Jewish law or theology
RaMbaM
Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon
Salah al-Din (Saladin)
Muslim general (and sultan of Egypt) who defeated the crusaders; signed a truce with Richard I; acted with fairness and generosity to the Christian and Jewish residents of Jerusalem
Niddah
In Judaism, the rules regarding menstruation.
Mikvah
Jewish ritual bath
Kiddushin
Jewish marriage
Taharat HaMishpacha
Laws of family purity
Tzedakah
charity
Gemilut Hasadim
Acts of loving kindness
Bal Tashchit
Do not destroy or waste
In Judaism, the rules regarding menstruation.
Niddah
Jewish ritual bath
Mikvah
Jewish marriage
Kiddushin
Laws of family purity
Taharat HaMishpacha
charity
Tzedakah
