J4 Key words Flashcards
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Torah [2]
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- Law
- Hebrew Bible
2
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Tenakh [1]
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- The written law
3
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Tallit [3]
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- Jewish prayer shawl
+ Four fringes, one on each corner - Worn by men
4
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Tefillin [4]
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- 2 small leather boxes
+ one worn around bicep of non-dormant arm
+ one worn around forehead - Reminder of God’s intervention at the time of the Exodus in Egypt
5
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Synagogue [2]
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- Place of assembly
- Jewish place of worship
6
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Beit Midrash [1]
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- House of learning
7
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Rosh Hashanah [2]
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- Head of the year
- Jewish new year
8
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Kosher [2]
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- Acceptable, allowed
+ Mainly clothes and food
9
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Treyfah [2]
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- Not acceptable, forbidden
- Mainly clothes and food
10
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Brit Milah [3]
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- Circumcision of boys
+ Boys are circumcised at 8 days of age
+ The circumcision is done by a Mohel
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Bar Mitzvah [5]
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- Son of commandments
- Coming of age ceremony for boys
+ Close to13th birthday
+ Part of Synagogue service - Rite of passage
12
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Bat Chayil [5]
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- Woman of valour / Daughter of valour
- Coming of age ceremony for girls
+ Close to 12th birthday
+ Not part of Synagogue service - Rite of passage
13
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Shabbat [2]
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- The holy day of rest
+ the 7th day in God’s creating of the world
14
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Shema [4]
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- Declaration of faith
+ Jewish prayer recited by the Minyan
+ Recited every Shabbat - Deuteronomy 6:4
15
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Amidah [8]
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- Central prayer in Jewish worship
- ‘The standing prayer’
+ Always recited while standing
+ Always recited while facing Jerusalem - 19 blessings, 3 parts
+ Praising God (3 blessings)
+ Asking for help (13 blessings)
+ Thanksgiving (3 blessings)
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Mezuzah [3]
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- Small box
+ Contains a piece of the Torah - Frame of front door
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Minyan [2]
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- Group of 10 or more men (orthodox) or women (reform)
- Lead prayer and worship in the Synagogue
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Ketubah [1]
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- The marriage contract
19
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Pikuach Nefesh [2]
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- Concept that saving human life is more important than any mitzvot
+ Breaking mitzvot is accepted to save human life
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Simchat Torah [1]
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- Festival rejoicing in the Torah
21
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Sukkot [2]
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- Dwelling place
+ Small tents used to ‘simulate’ the presence of God at
mount Sinai
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Yad Vashem [3]
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- Memorial for those who passed in the holocaust
+ ‘a memorial and a name’
+ In Jerusalem, Israel
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Hevrash Kadishah [3]
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- The holy society
- Group of people who prepare bodies for burial
+ washed and dressed in white linen shrouds
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Covenant [2]
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- A solemn promise requiring commitment from both sides
- Agreement between God and man, first between God and Abraham
