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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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  1. What does the author now (that is, as of 1987) take for granted?
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That he is a Westerner who can live a traditional Jewish life without any intellectual experiences (P. xiv)

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  1. What does Wouk call “a formidable intellectual position”?
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Belief in God (p. 5); with which most of the first-class minds of the human race century in and century out have concurred in their own way ( agnostics and believers convo)

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  1. Where does Wouk say Jews today “live as free and equal citizens”?
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United States (p. 7)

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  1. How old is the Jewish people? What does Wouk say has verified this?
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3,000 years old, archaeology that proves the events of the Bible (p. 8)

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  1. Wouk observes that the Bible says Jews descend from three men. Who were they?
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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

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  1. What is the Hebrew word for the scripture law given to Moses for Israel?
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Torah (p. 9)

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  1. “To sum up,” says Wouk, who are the Jews?
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Israelites, descended from the small nation which came out of the sinai desert into Canaan three thousand years ago, with a tradition of liberation from Egypt, under a lawgiver and deliverer names Moses. (p. 11)

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  1. What two things does Wouk say determines “who is a Jew”?
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Blood (descendant of house of Israel)and faith (p 17)

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  1. In Judaism, what is the “path to God” and to whom does it lie open?
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right conduct is the path to God, it is open to Jews and non-Jews (20)

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10
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  1. For whom does Wouk say he is “sketching Judaism”?
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Those who want to know about it (23)

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  1. How does Wouk say Jews can be loyal to both religious law and the law of the land?
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The loyalty is single. “The law of the land is our law”–the traditional Jew, beyond his civic sense is obliged by his religion to be a law abider.

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  1. What is the one point over which conflict might exist in this issue?
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A decree that they may not worship God

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13
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  1. What is the nearest thing to an encyclopedia in Judaism?
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Babylon Talmud (35)

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  1. By tradition, how many commandments does Judaism (i.e. the Law) have?
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613 (35)

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15
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  1. But how many of those commandments does Wouk say are “key observances”?
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24 (36)

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  1. What does Wouk say is the “core of Judaism”?
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Special disciplines, special rewards (38)

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  1. What did Hillel say is the “core of Judaism”?
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What is offensive to you, do not do to others, right conduct to other people (39)

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  1. What is the only strictly Jewish symbol in the Ten Commandments?
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sabbath (47)

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  1. How many prohibitions are there in the “two tables” (i.e. Ten Commandments)?
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7 : idolatry, perjury, murder, adultery, theft, false witness, covetousness.(47)

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20
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  1. How many positive commands are there in the “two tablets”?
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3: worship one god, honor parents, keeping the sabbath (48)

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21
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  1. Opinion: What LDS emphasis do you think is contained in these positive commands?
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22
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  1. What (“in the second place” according to Wouk) does the Sabbath mark?
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founding of Jewish nation–exodus from Egypt (49)

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23
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  1. The Sabbath is a recurring sign and reminder of … what two things?
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grateful worship of God and celebration of Israel (50) or of creation and Israel’s beginning (51)

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24
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  1. In the presence of emergency, what vanishes on Sabbath?
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Restrictive laws of the sabbath (52)

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  1. What does Wouk say is the second layer of Judaism’s bedrock?
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common sense (52)

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26
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  1. What seems to be the definition of Sabbath emergency?
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peril to life of limb (82)

27
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  1. What is the nature of the Jewish religious calendar (Solar, Lunar, Other)
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Lunar (54)

28
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  1. What is Judaism’s spring festival called? (know the English and Hebrew terms)
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Pesakh, passover (54)

29
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  1. What central and picturesque rite of Passover no longer exists?
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eating of paschal lamb (55)

30
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  1. What is the word “seder” a popular name for?
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feast (56)

31
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  1. What is a Hagada?
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32
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  1. What substance has to be completely removed from homes for Passover?
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leaven, yeast (57)

33
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  1. How many days after Passover until the festival of Shavu’ot (i.e. Shavuos)?
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50 days (60)

34
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  1. What is Shavu’ot (Shavuos) the Hebrew word for? What’s the connection?
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weeks, many weeks? (60)

35
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  1. Why did Greeks call this festival Pentecost?
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How long does it last? 50 days past passover, 1 day in israel (60)

36
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  1. What season of the year is the Shavu’ot (Shavuos) festival associated with?
A

summer (60)

37
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  1. In addition to wheat harvest, Shavu’ot is the anniversary of … what?
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(giving of the law (60)

38
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  1. With what season is the festival of Sukkot (Sukos) associated?
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Fall (61)

39
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  1. What does the Law of Moses require for seven days at Sukkot (Sukos)?
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sleep in huts (62)

40
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  1. What does the Hebrew word Sukkot mean in English (modern & archaic versions)?
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festival, tabernacle (62)

41
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  1. In the sukkah (suko) what does there have to be room for?
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tables and chairs (63)

42
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  1. Of the four species carried at Sukkot, what is an etrog (esrog)? What is it like?
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fragrant yellow fruit, like lemons (64)

43
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  1. Along with a palm branch, what two other tree branches are bound and carried?
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willow and myrtle (64)

44
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  1. What kind of branch is a lulav? What action is done with the lulav?
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palm branch, waived in processions (64)

45
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  1. When does Shemini Atzeret (Sh’mini Atzeres) occur? 8th day of sukkot (64)
  2. What is another name for Shemini Atzeret, and what does it mean? simkah’s torah–celebration of the law (65)
  3. But outside the land of Israel, on what day does Simhat Torah (Simkhas Torah) occur? 9th day of sukas (65)
  4. With what sacred item in their hands do people dance in the synagogue on Simhat Torah? torah (65)
  5. What will teach you more than reading forty books on Judaism? carry out the festivals for a year (66)
  6. See note at end of chapter – what Hebrew pronunciation did Wouk’s father use? eastern european (
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8th day of sukkot (64)

46
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  1. What is another name for Shemini Atzeret, and what does it mean?
A

simkah’s torah–celebration of the law (65)

47
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  1. But outside the land of Israel, on what day does Simhat Torah (Simkhas Torah) occur?
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9th day of sukas (65)

48
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  1. With what sacred item in their hands do people dance in the synagogue on Simhat Torah?
A

torah (65)

49
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  1. What will teach you more than reading forty books on Judaism?
A

carry out the festivals for a year (66)

50
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  1. See note at end of chapter – what Hebrew pronunciation did Wouk’s father use?
A

eastern European

51
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  1. On what day do many Jews, who might not attend any other time, go to synagogue?
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Yom Kippur

52
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  1. What is the term for the Jewish new year?
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Rosh Hashana

53
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  1. What two days are the High Holy Days?
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Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana

54
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  1. What are two other “days of” names for the period of these holy days?
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Days of Awe, High Holly Days, The Ten Days of Repentance (10 day period between

55
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  1. On Yom Kippur, what are the five abstentions of the 24 hour fasting period?
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eating, drinking, sex, bathing and anointing body with oil

56
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  1. In the metaphor of the High Holy Days, what is written in the scrolls of fate?
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The deed of every man for the past year.

57
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  1. Which of the High Holy Days the day of “horn blowing”?
A

Rosh Hashana

58
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  1. In the machinery of penitence, atonement begins with two things … what are they?
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repair the injury in full and then seek God’s absoultion

59
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  1. In Judaism, what is there no machinery for? (two things)
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confession to a human being or for release from sin through and agency on earth (74)

60
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  1. Jewish liturgy says three things can “dissolve the evil decree” … what are they?
A

repentance, prayer and good works

61
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  1. What three minor (post-Mosaic) holidays does Wouk discuss?
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Ninth of Av., Purim and Hanuka

62
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  1. What does Tisha B’av mean?
A

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63
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  1. What does Tisha B’Av commemorate?
A

The Babylonians on the Ninth of AV 586 BC broke into the Temple of Solomon and sacked it; on the same date more than 600 years later the romans destroyed the Second temple

  1. How do observant Jews mark Tisha B’av (i.e. what do they do or not do)? a fast and all of the yom kippur abstinences but no work stoppage. Some eat no meat during the first 9 days of the month, in the last meal before the fast one dish is eaten sprinkled with ashes; solemn meeting at the synagogue (80)
  2. When (in the modern calendar) does Tisha B’av normally occur? July or August (81)
  3. What biblical book is the source for the festival of Purim? Book of Esther (81)
  4. When (in the modern calendar) does Purim normally occur? Feb or March (81)
  5. Purim is the nearest thing Judaism has to a … what? caenival (81)
  6. What is the Jewish holiday not rooted in the Bible narrative? Hanuka(84)
  7. What does Hanukkah (Hanuka) celebrate? successful revolt of the Jews, in the days of the Second Temple, agaisnt the Seleucid Greeks (84).
  8. Who was the Seleucid king that persecuted the Jews? Antiochus Epiphanes (85)
  9. Of what priestly family was Mattathias, who started the revolt? Hasmonean (85)
  10. Who was the son of Mattathias, and what did he do that Hanukkah celebrates? Judah Maccabee–recaptured the temple and restored it to the worship of God (85).
  11. What does the Hebrew term Hanukkah (Hanuka) mean? Dedication (85).
  12. The oil in the Temple menorah burned for (how many) days on Hanukkah? 8 (87)

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