Chapter 9 Flashcards
Jewish diet – the Torah gives one brief reason for the laws … what is it?
they will help discipline Israel to holiness
From the Bible, what features must an animal have for Jews to be able to eat it?
split hoof and an animal that chews cud
Other than the obvious pork, what kinds of animals may Jews not eat?
beasts of prey, rodents, reptiles, swine, horses, pachyderms, primates
From the Bible, what features must sea creatures have for Jews to be able to eat them?
fins and scales
What kinds of seafood may Jews not eat?
shellfish, shrimps, oysters, lobsters, sea urchins, snails, mussels, frogs, octopuses, squids…
What kinds of birds does the Torah list as forbidden (proscribed) for eating?
birds of prey or carrion eaters
Other than “pure” what is the nearest English word for the meaning of “kosher”?
fit
What foods does the word ‘trayf’ (trefe) describe or extend to as used by Jews?
trefe means torn; it describes carrion and any diseased/decaying or unclean food
The Torah has four main rules for preparing meat. What does the second one forbid?
it forbids the drinking of blood
How is the third main ruled interpreted today? What cannot be mixed or eaten together?
meat and dairy cannot be eaten together
What is Jewish kosher slaughtering law supposed to insure for the animal involved?
a swift death
What is a talit (tallis)? When is it worn for prayer? What does it have on its corners?
four-cornered fringed shawl, worn for morning prayers, has fringes on its corners
The law of fringes is found in what biblical book?
Numbers
What are tefillin (phylacteries)? When are they worn for prayers?
pair of black boxes of leather which tie with leather thongs on forehead and left biceps, worn every morning
What is inside the tefillin? How are the tefillin worn?
small parchment scrolls with Shema and other verses
What Jewish movement discarded the wearing of head covering, tallis, and tefillin?
the Reform movement
In Europe, what was the wide, dark skullcap called?
Yamaka
It is also customary for women to wear something in the synagogue … what?
head covering
What is a mezuza? What is inside a mezuza? What does the word mezuza mean?
a small case containing these passages written on parchment (passages in the Torah that prescribe the binding of words on head and arm, also require them to write the words on the doorposts), the box is known by the Hebrew word for doorpost, mezuza
To what part of a Jewish house is a mezuza affixed (usually with small nails)?
doorpost
