Test 1 Flashcards
(46 cards)
Bread of affliction
three whole pieces per seder plate
broken piece of the bread of affliction is called
aphikomen
greek for dessert
what part of the bread of affliction is hidden
aphikomen
bread of affliction is also called
matzos
why do we use three matzos
Abraham told Sarai to make 3 seahs of flour
what is the lamb bone for
reminder of fomer sacrifices
what does the boiled egg symbolize
crying after the destruction of Jerusalem
bitter herbs represent
the betterness of slavery
symbolizes the mortar used in brick making
charoset
eating posture is leaning why
only slaves ate standing up
four cups of wine why
stages of Israel’s deliverence
1st cup
cup of redemption
2nd cup
the cup of freedom
3rd cup
the cup of justice
4th cup
cup of covenant
the end of the Passover meal is called
Hallel
Jewish New Year, a ten-day period of repentance leading up to Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah
Day of Atonement, a time when Jews seek forgiveness of those who have been wronged also the major fast of the year
Yom Kippur
Dedication of the Temple, a time when the eight-branched Hanukkah candle is lit commemorating the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd cenury BC, when the Temple lamp miraculously stayed alight for eight days, even though there was only enough oil to last one day
Hanukkah
Celebration of the story of Ester
Purim
Celebrating God’s deliverance of the Israelites from captivity in Egypt; families gather for the first evening of the festival to share the Seder meal, which recalls in words and symbols the departure of the Israelite’s from Egypt
Pesach
Also known as the Pentecost or the feast of weeks, this is both a harvest festival and a thanksgiving for the gift of Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai (50 days after Exodus)
Shavuot
This date recalls the disasters that have befallen the Jewish people, including the destruction of the first and second temples in Jerusalem; it is also a time to mourn the events of the Holocaust
Tishah B’Av
pluralism that is the fact of diversity
empirical pluralism