Judaism Flashcards

(53 cards)

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Follow most laws but adapt them to modern world

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Liberals

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2
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Follow most laws

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Orthodox

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3
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Follow all laws to specific detail

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Ultra Orthodox

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4
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How do jews see free will?

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Jews believe that god created free will so humans can choose between good and evil and make their own choices

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5
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How do jews see evil

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Jews believe evil is necessary because if we were able to inly choose good it wouldn’t have as much significance

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6
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This refers to gods ongoing presence in the world

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Shekhinah

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7
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Basically heaven for jews

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Gan eden

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8
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Purgatory for jews

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Sheol

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9
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Life after death

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Resurrection

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10
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Gods promise to moses on mount sinai

Gods promises are to lead them to the promised land

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The sinai covenant

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11
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Saving a life and overrides any jewish law

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Pikuach nefesh

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12
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Singular jewish law

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Mitzah

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13
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Multiple jewish laws

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Mitzot

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14
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Jewish law book, written in hebrew

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Torah

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15
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Jewish holy book

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Tenakh

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16
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Rabis explaining explaining how the torah

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Talmud

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17
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How many good mitzvot are there

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248

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18
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How many bad mitzvot are there

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365

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19
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A ceremony to show the connection between God and jewish people, it represents the covenant between them, this happens 8 days after birth

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Brit milah

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20
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This ceremony happens after birth and they ask good to keep the child safe

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Naming ceremony

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21
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This happens after 31 days from birth and they reedem them from the temple and to honor it

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Redemption of the first born

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22
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Coming for age at 12 for girls

23
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Coming at age for boys at 13

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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

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Couple is setaside for each other and ni other
Bethrodal
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This ceremony takes place any day except on shabbat or a festival, the couple may fast on this day
The wedding
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The jewish holy day of the week, a day of spiritual renewable starting shortly before sunset of friday and contuining to sunset, its a day of rest
Shabbat
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The first days which begin in the day of the burial, the mourners, they also dont wear leather shoes and mirrors are covered
Mourning of the day
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An anual festival which begins in December lathough the date changes yearly as teh jewish calendar differs from ours
Hanukkah
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The place for jewish public prayer, worship and study
Synagogue
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Found outside synagogue, symbol of judaism
Star of david
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Inside handwritten torah scrolls are kept
The ark
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Pointer to read the scrolls
Yad
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Platform in the centre of the synagogue
Bimah
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Means head of the year
Rosh hashanah
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Horn that is blown in rosh hashanah
Shofar
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A quorum of ten jewish adults required for certain religious obligations
Minyan
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A synagogue
Beit k'nesset
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A word orthodox jews use to call a synagogue
Shu
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A light that is on the ark
Ner tamid
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A shoulder cloth used for for praying
Tallit
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Small boxes containing torah scrolls
Tefilin
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Knotted rigual frindges and there are 613 of them like the number of mitzvah
Tzitzit
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Central prayer
Amidah
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Jewish prayer
Shema
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Jewish wine used in the shabat
Kiddush
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Bread used in shabbat
Challad
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What member of the family lights the two candles for shabbat
The female
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What happens after the evening ceremony at the synagogue (shabbat)
They share a special meal at home
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a piece of parchment called a klaf contained in a decorative case and inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah
Mezuzah
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Second main division of the bible
Nevi'im
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Final version of the tenakh
Ketuvin
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Collection of jewishoral traditions
Mishnah