Spring 2020 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Covenant
A solemn promise or agreement
Descendants
A person’s future family agreement
Monotheism
The belief in one God
Circumcise
To remove the foreskin of the penis
God promised Abraham
To leave his home and possessions to move somewhere else
Pesach
Passover
Israelites
The Jews who were enslaved in Egypt
Plague
A disaster sent by God
Exodus
The escape from slavery in Egypt by the Israelites
Seder
Meal eaten to celebrate Passover
Symbolism
An object or event represents something that’s significant or meaningful
Identity
Know you and what you are
Mohel
The person performing the curcumcision
Bar mitzvah
Son of the commandments
Bat mitzvah
Daughter of the commandments
Torah
The Jewish holy book
Synagogue
A Jewish place of worship
Orthodox
Jews that believes the laws should not changes no matter the age
Reform
Jews how believers the laws should suit the way it is now
Tawhid
The oneness of God
Islam
To be in harmony with God
Allah
Arabic for God
Shirk
Comparing anything to God (greatest sin)
Free will
You can control yourself, not God controlling you
