Jewish beliefs

Question 1

Shema

Answer 1

A very important Jewish prayer included in the Torah.

Question 2

Tenakh and torah

Answer 2

Tenakh and Torah are both names for the Jewish bible. Tenakh stands for Torah (“Teaching”, also known as the Five Books of Moses), Nevi’im (“Prophets”) and Ketuvim (“Writings”

Question 3

Shabbat

Answer 3

The 7th day of the Jewish week where you are not allowed to work, it is the day god rested when creating the earth.

Question 4

Mitzvot

Answer 4

Mitzvots are Jewish commandments of which there are 613 of them, Jews are supposed to abide by these laws.

Question 5

Shekhinah

Answer 5

Shekhinah is the presence of god on earth or his manifestation.

Question 6

Rabbi

Answer 6

The Jewish religious leaders, most Jews go to rabbis for advice.

Question 7

Messiah

Answer 7

A descended of the Davidic line who is supposed to be the Jewish chosen one who will bring about a messianic age.

Question 8

Messianic age

Answer 8

A age of peace and prosperity.

Question 9

Monotheism

Answer 9

Belief in one god.

Question 10

Talmud

Answer 10

The Jewish book on law, it is where the mitzvots are derived from.

Question 11

Pikuach nefesh

Answer 11

The belief that life is the most important thing next to god himself. The idea that saving a life should come in front of other Jewish laws.

Question 12

Rosh hashanah

Answer 12

Is the Jewish new year. On this day Jews believe they are judged by god.

Question 13

Sheol

Answer 13

Jewish version of hell. They describe hell as a place where the soul gets cleansed.

Question 14

Covenenant

Answer 14

A agreement the Jews made with god. It is marked by circumcision.

Question 15

Two people who had a covenant with god in the tenakh

Answer 15

Abraham and god, and Noah and god/the entire world.

Question 16

One way the Jews sealed the covenant with god

Answer 16

Circumcision

Question 17

God gave the Jews a promised land called

Answer 17

Israel. River of Egypt to the Euphrates river.

Question 18

God sent the 10 plagues because

Answer 18

The Egyptian king was not following Moses word and releasing the Jews from slavery.

Question 19

The Israelites were rescued from slavery by

Answer 19

Moses

Question 20

What do omnipotent, Omnibenevolent, and omniscient

Answer 20

Omnipotent means all powerful, omnibenevolent means all loving and caring, omniscient means all knowing

Question 21

How many mitzvot are in the Jewish bible

Answer 21

613

Question 22

When are Jews judged.

Answer 22

Judgement day(death) and during rosh hashanah

Question 23

On death Jews believe that

Answer 23

The good will go to heaven, the bad will go to Sheol.

Question 24

Orthodox Jewish belief about the messiah

Answer 24

He will come and fight for the Jews returning them to the promised land.

Question 25

Reform Jewish beliefs about the messiah

Answer 25

The messiah is metaphorical and describes a messianic age.

Question 26

Jews belief about the divine presence (shekhinah)

Answer 26

It’s the feminine version of god,

The shekhinah dwells in a person when they are deep in prayer.