Jewish culture Flashcards
Jewish denominations
Ultra orthodox Modern orthodox Conservative Reform Reconstructonist
New Christian
Married among themselves
Told their children they were secretly Jewish
Those who converted were known as a New Christian
Old Christian
People who had always seen Christian Hated new Christians(because of economic ompetition and didn’t trust them)
Pikuach nefesh
There are 613 mitzvot(you can break all except 3)
1) do not murder
2) sexual sin
3) idol warship
Queen Isabella and king Ferdinand
Married in 1469 Controlled Spain In 1492 the gave Jews two choices: 1)convert to Christianity 2)kicked out
Heretic
A Christian theta doesn’t follow Christian law
Martyr
Someone who dies for their beliefs
Lamut al kiddush Hashem
To dies in honour of g-d’os name
Missionary activity
Christians who want to convert Jews to Christianity
Jewish belief about souls
Jews believe that when you die your souls goes to olam habah, the world to come
Blood libel
A Christian belief that Jews kill Christians to use their blood to bake matzah
Spanish Inquisition
Court of law
Tried to root out the heretics
Lasted 100s of years
Spanish expulsion
The king and queen kicked out Jews in 1492 on tisha b’av
Dangers that Spanish Jews faced
Hunger
Cold
Disease
Sephardic
Your ancestors came from Spain
In 1492 they were kicked out and went to Muslim countries
Ashkenazi
Ancestors came from Germany
In 1500s many went to east
Spanish Jewish exiles went to
Portugal
Ottoman Empire(turkey)
North Africa(Morocco)
Israel
Ways to be a Zionist
Go to the Israel rally
Learn about Israel
Travelling to Israel
Speak Hebrew
Zionism
Belief that jews should have the state of Israel
Mendez family
Got help of a Muslim leader
Mendez became Nazi family
They moved to Tiberius, Israel
Returned to Judaism
Kabbalah
Jewish mysticism
Why do bad things happen to good people
G-d= any sof(infinity)
Gemortriah= a way of reading holy books
Non-kabbalistic
Answer as to why bad things happen to good people
Yetzer hatov and yetzer harah
Every person can be good or bad in the world in your choice
Shimon bar yochai
He lived in a cave during Roman era
Rabbi luria
Believed that every time a Jew does a commandment he/she is repairing the world
Why is number “7” is important
7 days a week
7 blessings under chupa
7 fire fathers
Devekut
Jewish kabbalistic concept closeness to g-d
Kavanah
Proper intention
Shulchan Aruch’s
Written by rabbi Caro
It’s the code of Jewish law
Rabbi Iserels
Ashkenazi rabbi
He added on “mappah”which is a table cloth
Renaissance
Rebirth, or renewal A movement that originated in Italy It began in the 14th century BEFORE= it was focused on g-d DURING= it was focused on shifting people
Renaissance scientific inventions and discoveries
Printing press
Flushing toilet
Clock
Tape
Humanism
A philosophy that became popular during the Renaissance
Martin Luther
He was a angry that the Jews wouldn’t convert and changed his mind about being nice to them
Martin Luther’s feelings about Jews
Let’s treat the Jews kindly and gently and teaching about progress citizen and they will convert and join us
7 point plan
1) synagogues should be set on fire
2) their homes should be broken down and destroyed
3) they should be deprived of their prayer
4) rabbis must be forbidden
5) passport and travelling previllages should be forbidden
6) they ought to be stopped from usury
7) let the young and strong Jews be given the fail, hoe …. and let them earn bread
