Judaism Flashcards
(53 cards)
Follow most laws but adapt them to modern world
Liberals
Follow most laws
Orthodox
Follow all laws to specific detail
Ultra Orthodox
How do jews see free will?
Jews believe that god created free will so humans can choose between good and evil and make their own choices
How do jews see evil
Jews believe evil is necessary because if we were able to inly choose good it wouldn’t have as much significance
This refers to gods ongoing presence in the world
Shekhinah
Basically heaven for jews
Gan eden
Purgatory for jews
Sheol
Life after death
Resurrection
Gods promise to moses on mount sinai
Gods promises are to lead them to the promised land
The sinai covenant
Saving a life and overrides any jewish law
Pikuach nefesh
Singular jewish law
Mitzah
Multiple jewish laws
Mitzot
Jewish law book, written in hebrew
Torah
Jewish holy book
Tenakh
Rabis explaining explaining how the torah
Talmud
How many good mitzvot are there
248
How many bad mitzvot are there
365
A ceremony to show the connection between God and jewish people, it represents the covenant between them, this happens 8 days after birth
Brit milah
This ceremony happens after birth and they ask good to keep the child safe
Naming ceremony
This happens after 31 days from birth and they reedem them from the temple and to honor it
Redemption of the first born
Coming for age at 12 for girls
Bat mitzvah
Coming at age for boys at 13
Bar mitzvah
A festival that represents the birth of the jew nation after they were freed from slavery by Moses, they git given the promised land and were chosen as gods chosen people
Pesach