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1
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What type of religion id Judaism?

A

Monotheistic

2
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What is monotheistic?

A

A religion that believes there is only one God

3
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What is the Shema?

A

A jewish prayer affirming belief in the one God found in the Torah

4
Q

Why do they write G-d instead of God?

A

show a sign of respect

5
Q

What is the Tenakh?

A

Jewish scriptures

6
Q

What is in the book of Shema that refers to the saying there is only one God?

A

“The Lord is our God, The lord alone”

7
Q

What is the Torah?

A

five books of moses which form the first section of the Tanah

8
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What 3 things do Jews thing God is and what do they mean?

A

Omnipotent - all powerful
Omniscient - all knowing
Omnipresent - being everywhere at all times

9
Q

Who do Jews think created Evil?

A

God

10
Q

What is the mitzvot?

A

jewish rules or commandments

11
Q

What does Shekhinah mean?

A

the diveine presence of God

12
Q

Who did God give the ten commandments to?

A

Moses

13
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What were the commandments originally scribed on?

A

Two tablets of stone

14
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How many laws are in the Torah?

A

613

15
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When do Jews think the two main times when god judgement happens?

A

during festival of Rosh hashanah and after death

16
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What is the rosh hashanah?

A

Jewish new year

17
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What does Shekhinah mean?

A

God’s divine prescence

18
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What is a rabbi?

A

jewish religious leader and teacher

19
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What is the blessing which Jews say to god once someone has died?

A

“Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, the true judge”

20
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How do Jews mourn for someone?

A

Intense mourning while waiting for burial then 7 days after followed by 30 days of lesser morning

21
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What is the Sheol?

A

Place of waiting where souls are cleansed

22
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What does the word Messiah mean?

A

the anointed one

23
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What are some of the Ten commandments

A
"You shall not swear falsely by the name of the Lord your God"
"Remember the sabbath and keep it holy"
"Honor your father and your mother"
"You should not commit adultery"
"you shall not steal
24
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What does Pikuach nefesh mean?

A

the obligation to save a life, even if doing so breaks Jewish law

25
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Why does some Jews disagree with Organ donating?

A

they believe that the body should be complete when buried

26
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What is a minyan?

A

a group of at least 10 adults

27
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What is a bimah?

A

A platform in a synagogue from where the torah is read

28
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What is the Aron Hakodesh?

A

the ark where the sacred scrolls are kept

29
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What is a cantor?

A

a person who lead prayers in the synagogie

30
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What is the tallit?

A

prayer shawl

31
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What it the tefillin?

A

small leather boxes containing extracts from the torah strapped to the arm and forhead

32
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Where is the boys named?

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at their circumcision eight days after birth

33
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where is the girl named?

A

father announces her name in the synagogue the first sabbath after

34
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quote to show all men must be circumcised?

A

“any male who is uncircumcised…has broken my covenant”

35
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Why do Orthodox Jews give a small amount of money to the firstborn son 31 days after the birth?

A

redeem him from temple sevice

36
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What is the shiva?

A

intense period of mouring that lasts for seven days

37
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What is the Kaddish?

A

A prayer said by Jewish mourners that praises God and asks for peace