Chapter 12 Test Flashcards

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Pentateuch

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first five books of the bible

Genesis, exodus, lebidicas, numbers, deuteronomy

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kaddish

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a prayer

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bat mitzvah

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girl’s coming of age

age 13

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circumcision

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cutting back skin on shaft

keeps adolescent population in control, a community,

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repentance

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asking for forgiveness

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David

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greatest king

became king after Saual was killed

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Moses

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lead Jews out of Egypt

man to receive the ten commandments

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Torah

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first five books

another name is the Pentateuch

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Mishnah

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the starting point of the oral tradition

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Talmad

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continued reflection of the Torah

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Zionism

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a nationalist movement to establish a homeland

1948 Israel recognized

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the Zohar

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a text from Jewish mysticism

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The Holocaust

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persecution of Jews by German Nazis from 1933-1945

6 million Jews died

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Kabbalah

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Jewish mysticism, teaches God can be known through the heart, through love

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synagogue

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center for prayer, study, and fellowship

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Talmud

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from the foundations and supporting spiritual and intellectual
coming after Mishnah interpretation

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Hasidism

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emphasizes God is first known with the heart, personal relationships with God, the community

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Moses Maimonides

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commentary on the Mishnah, philosopher

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Babaylonians

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from Babylon, between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers

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Seder feast

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Jewish feast making the start of Passover

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Diaspora

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situation of the Jews living away from their homeland

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rabbi

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a teacher of Torah and leader of Jewish worship

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Jacob

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patriarch for the Israelites

brother Esau; wife Rachel; grandson Moses; son Judah