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Judaism Beliefs Flashcards

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What afe the three main Jews?

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews
Orthodox Jews
Reform Jews

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What are Orthodox Jews?

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Strictly follow laws and practices in the Torah

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What are Ultra-Orthodox Jews?

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Very strictly follow laws and practices in the Torah

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What are Reform Jews?

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Believe Jewish laws and practices should be re-interpreted to suit modern life

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What do Jews believe God is?

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Omnipotent- God is all powerful
Omniscient- God is all knowing
Omnipresent- God is everywhere at once

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What happned on day 1 of creation?

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God created day and night

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What happned on day 2 of creation?

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God created the sky

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What happned on day 3 of creation?

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God created earth, sea and plants

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What happened on day 4 of creation?

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God created the sun, moon and stars

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What happened on day 5 of creation?

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God created fish and birds

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What happened on day 6 of creation?

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God created animals and human beings (Adam and Eve)

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What happned on day 7 of creation?

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God rested

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What do reform Jews believe about creation?

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God created the world using the Big Bang and humans through evolution

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What is free will?

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The ability to make our own choices

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What do Jews believe about evil and free will?

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God created evil however he gave humans free will to choice between good and evil
This makes the act more significant to God

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Where in the bible is their proof that God created the potential to be evil?

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Isaiah 45:6-7- ‘I am the Lord…I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster.’

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What do Jews believe about God the sustainer?

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God provides everying needed for life
But humans have distributed resoureces unequally

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What are the sub-topics of Judaism

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Qualities of God
Evil and free will
Shekhinah
Life after death
The messiah & messianic age
The Sinai Covenant
Covenant with Abraham
Key moral principles
Sanctity of Life & Pikuach Nefesh
Free will & Mitzvot

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Where is G-d?

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Everywhere
In certain places

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What is Shekhinah?

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Where God focuses his presence in certain places on Earth

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What is Shekhinah not?

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God has no physical form

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What is the Tabernacle?

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A portable temple the Jews carried wondering the desert between Egypt and Canaan which they believed housed the presence of God

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How did God appear to the Jews in the dessert?

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A pillar of cloud during the day and a cloud with fire in it at night

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Where was the Tabernacle kept?

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In Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem until 70AD

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Why did Jews believe God is focused in the temple?

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God was believed to be in the present of holy of holies

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How do Jews celebrate Shekhinah today?

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Good actions such as:

Following the 10 commandments and 613 Mitzvot
Justice
Healing the world
Kindness to others

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What is the afterlife in Judaism?

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Gan Eden and Sheol

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What is Gan Eden?

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A paradise where people will be in the prsence of God

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What is Sheol?

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A place of waiting where souls are cleansed

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What is the Messianic Age?

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A future on Earth where there will be no crime, war or poverty

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Who is the the Messiah?

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A person annointed by God to be the leader of the world

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What are the characteristics of the Messiah?

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He will be born and have authority of G-d
He will be a peaceful ruler and introduce a time of peace that will last forever
He will sit on a throne in Jerusalem
He will rule justly over the world

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Why do Jews believe in the Messiah?

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They have been persecuted for ages and the messiah is someone they hope for

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How many Mitzvots are there ?

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613

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What was the Jews route to Mount Sinai?

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Started in the nile delta. Moses parted the red sea- they walked on Quail/Manna and walked to mount sinai

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Who did the Jews worship instead of G-d?

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A golden calf

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What are the 10 commandments?

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Worship no other God
Do not misuse the name of God
Keep the Sabbath holy
Respect your parents
Do not murder
Do not commit adultery
Do not steal
Do not lie
Do not be jealous of your neighbour’s property
Do not be jealous of your neighbour’s wife

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Where did Abraham live?

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Ur, Iraq

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How was Abraham different to everyone else?

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He was a monotheist

40
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What was the first of three covenants from G-d?

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G-d told Abraham he will become the father of a great nation

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What is the third of the three coevenants with Abraham?

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Everyone of his descendants will be circumcised

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What is the second of three covenants with Abraham?

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G-d will promise Abraham children and repeats the promised land

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What are the 3 key moral principles?

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Justice
Healing the World
Kindness to Others

44
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Waht is the sanctity of life?

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That life is holy and precious because it comes from God

45
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What is Pikuach Nefesh?

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A Jewish principle which allows most Jewish laws to be broken in order to save a life

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