Judaism Spring Assesments Flashcards
who started Judaism
Moses and Abraham
Where did Judaism start
Fertile Crescent
when did Judaism begin
4000 yrs ago/ 1850BC
Why was ‘UR’ important
Advanced, good standard of living, rich and powerful rulers, important for trade and religion
Who are nomads
A group of people who travelled through the Fertile Crescent, they satyed in a place for a few weeks before they moved again, they where very self sufficient
Abraham had a vision and god said:
Leave ur country and go to the land which I show u
What wasgods promise to Abraham?
many descendants in the land of Canaans
the Shema
The lord our god is lord alone, love the lord our god with all ur heart soul and might. Keep these words in ur heart and repeat at home with ur children and away. Morning and night.
Name for god?
Yahweh
synagogue dress code
Head covered, married woman have hat or scarf, mean wear kippah (hat)inc boys 13+, men wear talit (tasseled shawl), tefflin (the box) some wear a hamsa as a good luck charm
What is the Torah
Holiest jewish book,
What does the Torah include
5 Books of Moses, jewish laws, ancient stories
where is the Torah stored?
Inside the ark of the covenant in a synagogue, no one can touch it
what is the synagogue
A place of worship, developed in 586BC, played a vital role in the development of Judaism
