Chapter 8 Flashcards
A traditional Jew prays (how many) times a day? And when?
3 times a day; morning, afternoon, and night
The synagogue began as a kind of … what?
popular law school
What is “the very heart of synagogue practice”?
the reading of the Torah, week by week, in fifty-two sections
Synagogue filled “the vacuum at the core of the religion” after what event?
when the first temple fell and the great daily service in Jerusalem stopped
The synagogue “evolved into a house of” … what?
worship
What is the Shema (Sh’ma), the prayer which Wouk calls the synagogue “creed”?
the essence of our law, contains the one verse of scripture that probably every Jew knows by heart
What does the word Shema mean, in English?
hear
What is the first verse of scripture of the Shema?
Deut 6:4
What is the Shemone Esray (Shmone Esrai), the prayer Wouk calls the “service”?
18 blessings
What do the words Shemone Esray mean?
18
What have Jews always clung to as their language of liturgy and prayer?
Hebrew
What two general communities of Jews pulled together after the Roman dispersion?
The Ashkenaz of North and East Europe and the Sefard of the Mediterranean lands
Where, geographically, do Ashkenazim (the Ashkenazi Jews) have their heritage?
North and East Europe
Where, geographically, do the Sefardim (the Sefardi Jews) have their heritage?
Mediterranean lands
