Chapter 3: Judaism Flashcards
Ideas such as angels and resurrection of the dead are thought to have come into Jewish thinking under what influence?
Persian
In what way does matzah bread reflect the hasty departure of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt?
It is unleavened
What is the ritualized meal of the Passover called?
seder
Hanukkah commemorates:
The purifying of the temple by the Maccabees
What is celebrated in the Jewish festival of Purim?
Esther’s saving of diaspora Jews
What is the weekly holy day of the Jews called?
Sabbath
What feast celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments?
Shavuot
What festival celebrates the Maccabean victory over the Syrian Greeks?
Hanukkah
At what Jewish feast is unleavened bread served?
Pesach
What is the name of the Jewish festival remembering the wandering of the Hebrews in the desert after their escape from Egypt?
Sukkoth
What Jewish festival celebrates the escape of the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery?
Pesach
In what Jewish festival is repentance emphasized?
Yom Kippur
What is the Jewish festival fro the New Year
Rosh Hashanah
What is the traditional language of Ashkenazi Jews?
Yiddish
The Karaites were Jews who were opposed to?
Rabbinic Judaism
Which group of Jews was most influenced by Muslim culture?
Sephardic
Who were the primary Jewish aristocracy in 1st century Palestine?
Sadducees
The Jews began to speculate more about angels and the afterlife after the influences of what conquering empire?
Persia
The nation of Judah was defeated and taken into exile by what empire?
Babylonians
The nation of Israel was defeated and taken into exile by what empire?
Assyrians
After a civil war, the Hebrew people were divided in what way?
north/south
Which modern Jewish movement had as its primary objective the establishment of a Jewish homeland?
Zionist
Which Jewish group has dismissed most of the ritual elements of Judaism?
Reform
What Jewish group practices the most strict Torah observance?
Orthodox