HOLY MOLY IT'S ANOTHER (CE) TEST Flashcards

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1
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How long is hanukkah celebrated for?

A

8 days and nights

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2
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How many candles does a menorah hold?

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9 candles

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3
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how many times are Jews supposed to pray within a day and when?

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3 times, morning, afternoon, and evening

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4
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What does the Torah refer to?

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the 5 books of moses: genesis, exodus, Leviticus, numbers, Deuteronomy

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5
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what is the new testament called?

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the written torah/tanakh

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6
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Why are you not supposed to touch the parchment scrolls?

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some say that it is too holy, you would use a pointer to touch it

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7
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When does the sabbath start?

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friday evening to nightfall on saturday?

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8
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Tell me about the Hamsa Hand

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the protective hand of God, found with an eye in center of palm, protection against the evil eye, commonly found in aspects of art

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9
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is kosher + kosher kosher?

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no it is not

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10
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Tell me about jewish meat and milk

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after drinking milk, can eat meta after 1.5 hours; after eating meat can eat milk after 6 hours

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11
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What do jews drink out of one the sabbath?

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a kiddush cup

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12
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What do jews eat on the shabbat?

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soggy egg bread called challah

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13
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Who wears a hatin the snagogue?

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everyone except unmarried women to show reverence to God

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14
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What is the initial cleansing?

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the washing of the body in cold water

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15
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what happens after the initial cleansing?

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the body is wrapped in linen

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16
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Nme some kosher birds

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chicken, turkey, duck, pigeon, quail

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17
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What are the purposes of mourning?

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to show respect to the dead and comfort to the living

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18
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Tell me about jewish tombstones

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made from granite, a tradition to honour the dead, placed at head

19
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What is Kaddish?

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mourners prayer, recited for 11 months, nothing to do with mourning or death

20
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What is the real mourners prayer?

A

El Molai Rachamim

21
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What was supervised by rabbis to make sure they were kosher?

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wine, cheese, vegetables

22
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what is the passover known as in Hebrew?

A

pesach/ festival of unleavened bread

23
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How many Jews were killed in the holocaust?

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6 million

24
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When did the tradition of Jewish Education begin?

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during the bibilical times, tehy studied the old testament

25
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when is teh legal age to marry?

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14 for girls and 18 for men.

26
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is it guly for a jew to marry a roman?

A

yesh

27
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When is Purim celebrated

A

every year on the 14th day of the hebrew month of Adar

28
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Tell me about Shabbat

A

derived from shin-beit-tiv which means to cease, to end, or to rest; only ritual observance, more important than Yom Kippur; have candles lit before the beginning, welcomes the shabbat queen with psalms + Lecha Dodi; day of rest and spirtiual enrichment

29
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When are most marriages held?

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summer

30
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What did the Jews believe about marriage?

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that it was one of the most important acts because it fulfilled a commandment given by God

31
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What are some common foods eaten y Jews? (Pt1)

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bread, lamb and goat milk, goat and lamb meat, locust, fish, pork, rabbit, nuts, honey, vegetables, fruit, wine, olive oil

32
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What were the bride and groom considered on their wedding day?

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loyalty, bride was placed on a throne

33
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what are some wedding traditions>?

A

breaking of the glass underneath a cloth

34
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What is gelt and when is it given?

A

money; savings bonds, cheks, small chooclate coins,’ hanukkah

35
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What is the main purpose of jewish education?

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to know how to worship God; teaches their religions and beleifs,

36
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What has the Torah been described as?

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dealing with the whole existence of the human being which touches life at every point; also learning instruction, guidance

37
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What do they wear on their mitzvvahs?

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formal clothes, tallis; kippah optional

38
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`When des a boy/girl have a mitzvah?

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13/12

39
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What is the pogrom?

A

attack against the jewish people because of their cultural background

40
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When did the pogrom start?

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when alexander the II died

41
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When was the biggset assacer?

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1919 1700 were killed

42
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How does one prepare for a mitzvah?

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learn how to lead service, carry torah, chant in hebrew from the torah, write drash, do mitzvah project

43
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What is a tenet?

A

pinciples/beliefs

44
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Tell me about Yom Kippur

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holiest day of the year, day of atonement, He forgives your sins an purifies you, tenth day if Tishrei, 40 days before blow the shofar every morning + recite psalm 27