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Judaism Test Flashcards

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Abraham

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  • one of the 4 major patriarchs of judaism
  • Hebrew scriptures began with Abraham
  • a man of immense faith
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Ark

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place of honor where the scrolls of the torah are kept

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Ba’al Shem tov (Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer)

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emphasizes how God is present in ALL aspects of jewish life, message integral to hasidism (pious)

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Babylonian Talmud

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better compilation commentary compared to Jerusalem Talmud

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Covenant

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agreement between God and God’s people, one existed between God and the Israelites

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Dead Sea Scrolls

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where Essenes are discovered

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Dreidel

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four sided spinning top, hanukkah

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Essenes

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  • jewish group in late 1940s
  • monastic, scrupulosity for the Law
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Halakhah

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process of intercepting the laws, done by rabbis

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Hasidism

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personal relationship with God, pious

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Hellenization

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resulted from conquests of Alexander the Great, adaptations of Greek ways and speech, rise of synagogue/centers

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Holocaust (biblical meaning)

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Shoah, gained support for zion mov (established Israel)

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Isaac

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son of Abraham and Sarah, second patriarch, “he will laugh”

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Jacob

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ancestor of faith for catholicism, patriarch

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Jerusalem Talmud

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worse than Babylonian

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Kashrut

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jewish dietary laws

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Mezuzah

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jews place on exterior doorpost of house, contains jewish scripture (schema)

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Midrash

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Talmud’s/rabbinical literature contains, “too seek out or examine,” assumes scripture provides answer for everything in life

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Mishnah

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oral torah, “teaching,” organizes law into 6 sections

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Mitzvoth

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613 commandments in the torah aren’t strict rules (God’s guidance for happiness)

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Monotheism

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belief in one God

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Moses

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ancestor of faith for catholicism, patriarch

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Moses Maimonides

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most famous Jewish philosopher, argues there’s no contradiction between philosophy and jewish religion

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Oral Torah

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explanation and interpretation of the written torah

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Oral tradition
written into the torah during age of prophets, means law or instruction
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Patriarch
Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Joseph founding fathers
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Pharisees
interpreted the torah a bit looser than the Sadducees, used oral tradition/popular customs
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Sadducees
identified as biological descendants of Zodak, doesn’t accept resurrection, stricter interpretation of the torah than Pharisees
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Pogroms
encourages massacres and expulsions
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Polytheism
belief in more than one God
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Rashi
Shlomo ben Itsak - his commentaries were learned by most Jews at a young age
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Septuagint
seventy
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Shiva
seven days, jewish mourning ritual
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Spanish Inquisition
to weed out jews who didn’t convert to christianity
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Synagogue
centers for prayer, study, and fellowship
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Talmud
inspired and guided jews in religious life
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Tanakh
hebrew bible
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Torah
story of judaism (god gave torah to israel), a scroll, where the torah is god is present in an extraordinary/ordinary way
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Written Torah
one of the 2 torahs
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Zionism
movement seeking for jews to return to palestine
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Kosher
meat can only come from animals w/ split hooves and chew their cud (cows, sheep, goats) pork/shellfish and cheese is NOT kosher
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List the 4 core beliefs of Judaism; conclude with an explanation of the lack of doctrine within Judaism
- one god - god created everything including humans whom he made in his image - he chose people to share his revelation and carry his blessing (israelites, jews, hebrews) - god created a covenant w/ israelites - instead of a doctrine, Judaism embraces a variety of interpretations and practice, allowing for flexibility and adaptation to cultural contexts and history circumstances
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Explain the relationship between Judaism and Catholicism
- Judaism and Catholicism share historical and theological connections - catholicism emerged from judaism through the teachings of Jesus Christ - relationship between the two has also experiences tension/conflict - share ethical principles (justice/compassion), but differ in beliefs about the messiah/nature of God
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Medieval Time Period
shift from barter to moneylending
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Age of Enlightenment
modern time period
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Programs
end of 13th century in England
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Jews supported trade between:
christian’s and muslims
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Judaism is unique … with two types known as…
monotheistic people in polytheistic land religious and ethnic jews
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Hebrew scripture began with… and ended with…
Abraham Alexander the Great
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Catholic and Jews share…
moral life and practice
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Torah is… and the two functions are…
5 books of moses statement of belief and instructions
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Reform Judaism
jewish faction that fully integrates into society
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Reconstructionist Judaism
doesn’t believe in all powerful God
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Orthodox Judaism
most traditional branch
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Conservative Judaism
stricter in desire to integrate, tradition modified in limited manner
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without Judaism these two religions wouldn’t exist
islam and christianity
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Midrash
interpretations of biblical text
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Jews are only Jews when…
respond to God’s covenant

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