Jewish Communities Flashcards
Jew History
The Biblical Abraham
Jewish sacred text?
Hebrew Bible (Torah)
2 Key Jewish Kingdoms
The Kingdom of Israel under David
(1020 to about 930 BC)
Kingdom of Judah (930 BCE–586
BCE) – Jerusalem was the capital
with the Jews most sacred temple
Biblical
2nd millenium to 536 BC
Second Temple
536 BC to 70 AD
Rabbinic
70 AD to 6th C
Medieval
6th to 16th C
Menorah
way of creating a portable sanctuary;
symbolizes creation in 7 days, branches of knowledge, burning bush of Moses; associated with Hanukkah the commemoration of the miraculous burning of the lamp for 8 days
despite the desecration of the temple by the Seleucids and a lack of olive oil
The Hebrew Bible
a collection of canonical
scriptures compiled in the Second
Temple Period
Torah
Law
Nevi’im
Prophets
Ketuvim
Writings
Masora Magna
notes written on upper & lower margins
Masora Parva
notes written on the side
Elish ben Abraham Cresques
created the “Farhi” bible from 1366- 83 on the island of Majorca for his descendants.
Minbar of the Kutubiyya Mosque
Produced in Cordoba and shipped in pieces to
Marrakesh
Synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca
Likely first built around 1180 Almohad style
Horseshoe arches, hypostyle design, geometric ornament
Ark (aron ha-kodesh)
Sacred cabinet in which Torah scrolls are kept typically kept on Eastern wall or oriented to Jerusalem
Curtain (parochet)
Covers Ark
Bimah
Elevated platform/table before the Ark on which the Torah read by the prayer leader rests
