Unit 1 Judaism Test Flashcards

Question

what is a Mezuzah

Answer 1

it is small container with a piece of a scroll in it, on which is written the SHEMA (there creed) It is always attached on the outside of the home/room, just to the right of the door 3 quarters of from the floor reach up to it and kiss it and touch it 45 degree angle

Answer 2

fastest growing of the American-centred Jewish movements Reform has asserted the right of interpretation but it rejected the authority of legal tradition Its aim is to “reconstruct” Judaism by making Jewish traditions more meaningful in today’s world— blending tradition with change. ReformJudaism argues that Judaism is an evolving faith

Answer 3

The Orthodox view is that the written and spoken Torah combined is an evolving communication of God’s will and It is a source of truth, as revealed by God. Orthodox Judaism roots itself in the two laws and denies that humans can individually change God’s teaching to suit their will and needs. Only kosher food is eaten, and traditional gender roles are often maintained whereby men are usually the leaders in worship and ritual.

Answer 4

Conservative Judaism holds the middle ground between the Orthodox and Reform positions. the Conservative branch allows some flexibility in the interpretation of Jewish law. For example, men and women sit together in the synagogue; women can participate in services much as men do; and women can now become cantors as well as rabbis.

Answer 5

“Final Solution: Nazis’ plan to engage in systematic genocide against the European Jews The phrase was coined by Adolf Eichmann, a top Nazi official who supervised the campaign of genocide; the expression reflects the belief that the Jewish European population itself posed a “question” of a “problem” Significance: The implementation of the Final Solution results in the deadliest phase of the Holocaust

Answer 6

Adolf hitler and his Nazi party took power in Germany in 1933. Hitler believed that the Aryan or Nordic race was superior. Hatred of the jews was a key Nazi Belief and the persecution and systematic extermination of the Jews was central to Nazi Policy

Answer 7

Definition of concentration camp: (later extermination camps) prisons to house these european jewish people

Answer 8

hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people reasons - Lacking home land, looked at like they were invaders - Different religious customs - Different clothes - Seen as strange and untrustworthy - Outsiders - End of the first century, split christians from jews (created animosity) (increased when christianity became a legal religion)

Answer 9

Diaspora is a Greek word meaning “sowing of seed” or “dispersal.” In the context of Jewish history, “the Diaspora” is the term used when referring to the Jewish population liv-ing outside of Israel. Jewish community of the Diaspora for centuries. Eventually, a tradition of analysis, compilation, and commentary emerged that would see the Bible reorganized into the distinct divisions of law, prophecy, poetry, and writings

Answer 10

Deist→ believes that God exists, but is not present Theist → believes in a personal God Monotheist → believes in one God (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) Polytheist → believes in many Gods (Hinduism, Buddhism) Atheist → denies God Agonist → neither believes nor denies God (doesn't know)

Answer 11

another word for holocaust

Answer 12

Theodore Herzl wrote about the need for jews to have a state where they can be truly at home and enjoy freedom. The aim of the Zionist movement was to reclaim the promise land and build a jewish state.

Answer 13

Murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, persecution, or any other inhumane act committed against a civilian population or any other identifiable group.

Unit 1 Judaism Test Flashcards

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