keywords (jews) Flashcards

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bar mitzvah/ bat mitzvah

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initiation ceremony for girls/boys.

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brit millah

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covenant of cutting/ circumcision ceremony.

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yahrzeit

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anniversary of death.

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4
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pesach

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the festival of passover.

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5
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rosh hashannah

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the jewish new year.

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yom kippur

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the day of atonement.

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shavuot

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a jewish festival celebrating god giving the ten commandments to moses.

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pilgrimage

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a religious journey, made to some sacred place.

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piety

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religious devotion.

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10
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rosary

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a set of prayers common in the roman catholic church, said to the virgin Mary. it is also a string of beads.

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lourdes

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a leading place of pilgrimage for roman catholics after bernadette had visions of the virgin Mary.

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