Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is the nature of the Jewish religious calendar (Solar, Lunar, Other)
lunar
What is Judaism’s spring festival called? (know the English and Hebrew terms)
Passover (Pesakh)
What central and picturesque rite of Passover no longer exists?
eating of Paschal lamb
What is the word “seder” a popular name for?
the feast
What is a Hagada?
the Exodus tale, with Talmudic embellishment
What substance has to be completely removed from homes for Passover?
leaven (yeast)
How many days after Passover until the festival of Shavu’ot (i.e. Shavuos)?
50 days (7 weeks)
What is Shavu’ot (Shavuos) the Hebrew word for? What’s the connection?
weeks (the counting of 7 weeks)
Why did Greeks call this festival Pentecost? How long does it last?
Pentecost is Greek for 50th day. It lasts 1 day in Israel and 2 days outside Israel.
What season of the year is the Shavu’ot (Shavuos) festival associated with?
summer
In addition to wheat harvest, Shavu’ot is the anniversary of … what?
anniversary of Moses receiving the Law
With what season is the festival of Sukkot (Sukos) associated?
fall
What does the Law of Moses require for seven days at Sukkot (Sukos)?
all Jews are to live in huts
What does the Hebrew word Sukkot mean in English (modern & archaic versions)?
In modern terms, it means hut. In archaic terms, it means tabernacle.
In the sukkah (suko) what does there have to be room for?
a table and chairs
Of the four species carried at Sukkot, what is an etrog (esrog)? What is it like?
yellow fragrant fruit that looks like a lemon
Along with a palm branch, what two other tree branches are bound and carried?
willow and myrtle
What kind of branch is a lulav? What action is done with the lulav?
palm branch. Jews wave the branch with a chant.
When does Shemini Atzeret (Sh’mini Atzeres) occur?
8 days after the start of Sukos
What is another name for Shemini Atzeret, and what does it mean?
the celebration of the law - Simchat Torah
But outside the land of Israel, on what day does Simhat Torah (Simkhas Torah) occur?
on the 9th day
With what sacred item in their hands do people dance in the synagogue on Simhat Torah?
holy scrolls; children have flags
What will teach you more than reading forty books on Judaism?
carrying out in a year the festivals
See note at end of chapter – what Hebrew pronunciation did Wouk’s father use?
eastern European
