All topics Flashcards
Jewish beliefs
“There is no god besides me.” Deuteronomy. (Torah)
Shekinah
“The glory of the Lord settled on Mt Sinai.” Exodus (Torah)
“My presence will go with you and give you rest.” Exodus (Torah)
Messiah
“The spirit of the Lord will rest upon him.” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
“The Messiah will rule wisely and justly.” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
The covenant at Sinai
“I will make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the whole earth.” Isaiah
“Do not kill”
The covenant with Abraham
“Every male among you must be circumcised.” Genesis (Torah)
“You shall not make cuttings in your flesh on account of the dead.” Leviticus (Torah)
Sanctity of Life
“You shall not murder” Exodus (Torah)
“Do not do anything that endangers you neighbour’s life.” Leviticus (Torah)
“I put to death, I bring to life”
Moral principles and the mitzvot
“So God created man in His own image…male and female he created them.” Exodus (Torah)
Jewish beliefs about life after death
“But your dead will live; their bodies will rise.” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
“You (Moses) will die and be gathered to your people.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
“…everyone whose name shall be found in the book will be delivered.” Daniel (Ketuvim)
“I believe with perfect faith that there will be a resurrection of the dead at a time that will please
Justice
“Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
“Do not defraud your neighbour…” Leviticus (Torah)
“…an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” Exodus (Torah)
Crime
“…See I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse…blessing if you obey the commands…curse if you disobey.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
Jewish attitudes to good, evil and suffering
“The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them” Psalms (Ketuvim)
Attitudes to punishment
“Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. As he has injured so must he be injured?” Leviticus 24 (Torah)
“A man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath…they kept him in custody…” Numbers (Torah)
“No person shall be put to death on the testimony of (only) one witness.” Numbers (Torah)
The aims of punishment
“…Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed.” Genesis (Torah)
Forgiveness
“If my people humble themselves…I…will forgive their sins and heal their land.” Chronicles
“He who confesses…will obtain mercy.” Proverbs (Ketuvim)
“Let them turn to the Lord and he will have mercy upon him… Isaiah (Nevi’im)
Treatment of criminals
“Human rights are an integral part of…Judaism.” McGill International Colloquium on Judaism and Human Rights
“Maintain the rights of the poor and the oppressed.” Psalms
“God created the person in God’s image” Genesis (Torah)
The death penalty
“A Sanhedrin that executes once in seven years shall be called murderous” Mishneh
“Anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall be put to death” Exodus (Torah)
Public acts of worship
“I will fulfil my vows to the Lord in the presence of all this people.” Psalms (Ketuvim)
“Love the Lord your God…with all your heart.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
The Tenakh and the Talmud
“You may eat any animal which has a divided hoof and chews the cud.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
“The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
“Any Israelite…who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood.” Leviticus (Torah)
“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
Prayer
“…to love the Lord your God and serve him with all your heart.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
“What is service of the heart? That is prayer.” Talmud
“Blessed are you…who brings food out of the ground.” (Food blessing)
Shema and Amidah
“Hear, O’ Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” Shema Deuteronomy (Torah)
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart…” Shema Deuteronomy (Torah)
“…Tie them (these words) as symbols on your hands and bind them to your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses…” Shema Deuteronomy (Torah)
“Blessed are you, O Lord.” Amidah
Rituals and ceremonies
“Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.” Exodus (Torah)
“You shall not kindle fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” Exodus (Torah)
Festivals
“On the first day of the seventh month…do no regular work but present a food offering to the Lord.” Leviticus (Torah)
Features of the synagogue
“…keep the lamps burning before the Lord.” Exodus (Torah)
Jewish attitudes toward peace
“The entire Torah is for the sake of the ways of shalom.” Talmud 27
“Righteousness and peace kiss each other.” Psalms
“The lion will lie down with the lamb” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
The role of Jews in peace-making
“Seek peace and pursue it.” Psalms
“May he make peace for us and all Israel.” Amidah
Attitudes to conflict
In the Messianic age…“They will beat their swords into ploughshares.” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
Pacifism
…“They will beat their swords into ploughshares.” Isaiah (Nevi’im)
“Seek peace and pursue it” Psalms
Just War Theory
“Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice.” Deuteronomy (Torah)”
“I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.” Judges (Nevi’im) (Gideon’s milchemet mitzvah or defensive war)
“They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.” Joshua (Nevi’im) (Milchemet Mitzvah)
Holy War
“I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.” Judges
(Nevi’im)
“They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men
and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.” Joshua (Nevi’im)
Weapons of mass destruction
The Talmud “explicitly prohibits the waging of war in a situation where the casualty rate exceeds
a sixth of the population.”
“When you lay siege to a city…do not destroy its trees because you can eat their fruit.” Deuteronomy (Torah)
“The soldier shall make use of his weaponry…solely to the extent required.” Purity of Arms
Issues surrounding conflict
“You (God) listen to their cry…in order that mankind may terrify no more” Psalms (Ketuvim)
“Judaism rejects violence” Columbus Platform of Reform Judaism
Terrorism- “It is a barbaric act which harms people.” Chief Rabbi
