Judaism Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Synagogue

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A temple of worship for Jewish worships

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Minyan

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Minimum number of people who can make daily prayers valid. Have to be Adult.
Orthodox=male
Liberal=male and female
Must have 10 Adults

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Menorah

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a sacred candelabrum with seven branches used in the ancient temple in Jerusalem

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Star of David

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Is found on the outside of a synagogue. It is the symbol for Judaism

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Torah scrolls

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The religious scrolls for Judaism

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Beit K’nesset

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a synagogue: often used in the names of congregations

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Shul

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A school

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Bimah

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the altar part or sanctuary in ancient and Orthodox churches

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Aron Hakodesh (the ark)

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is the most important place inside all synagogues. The Aron Hakodesh is where the Torah scroll is kept

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Ner tamid

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DescriptionA sanctuary lamp, chancel lamp, altar lamp, everlasting light, or eternal flame is a light that shines before the altar of sanctuaries in many Jewish and Christian places of worship

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Cantor (chazzan)

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an official who sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue

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Tallit

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a fringed garment, traditionally worn as a prayer shawl by religious Jews

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Tefillen

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a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of the Torah

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Tzitzit

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specially knotted ritual fringes, or tassels, worn in antiquity by Israelites and today by observant Jews. They represent the 613 scrolls

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Amidah

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is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy

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Shema

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is a Jewish prayer, and is also the first two words of a section of the Torah, and is the title of a prayer that serves as a centerpiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer services

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Shabbat

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The weekend of rest starting from friday evening to Sunday morning.

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Kiddush

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is a blessing recited over wine or grape juice to sanctify the Shabbat and Jewish holidays

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Shabbat services

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A service which some Jews attended to show their faith.

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Challah bread

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The bread which is cut during shabbat and prayed over

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Mezuzah

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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

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Nevi’im

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the second main division of the Hebrew Bible

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Ketvium

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is the third and final section of the Tanakh

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Mishnah

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an authoritative collection of exegetical material embodying the oral tradition of Jewish law and forming the first part of the Talmud

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Tenakh
an acronym derived from the names of the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible
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Talmud
the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara
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Naming ceremony
an event at which a person or persons is officially assigned a name
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Brit Malah
a Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony performed by a mohel on the eighth day after the infant's birth
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Circumsision
the action or practice of circumcising a young boy or man.
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Bar and bat Mitzvah
The official beginning of an adult when he or she turns 13
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Marriage
legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
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Mourning of the dead
to feel or express sorrow or grief. to grieve or lament for the dead. to show the conventional or usual signs of sorrow over a person's death
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Dietary laws
any of the laws observed by Orthodox Jews that permit or prohibit certain foods
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Rosh Hashanah
Literally means 'head of the year'
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement