Jewish Key Concepts - Y10 Re Flashcards
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Synagogue
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A building or meeting place for worship in Jewish faith
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Shekinah
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The dwelling or divine presence of God represented as a light or cloud
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Shabbat
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Jewish day of rest and the seventh day of the week. Jews do not work to remember when God created the world and rested on the seventh day
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Kosher
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Literally means ‘clean or fit’ it is a word used to describe food that is okay to eat for Jewish people
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Torah
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It is the Jewish law the first 5 books of the Bible
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Mitzvot
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Actions Jews must preform there are 613 mitzvot in Judaism including the 10 commandments
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Messiah
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The anointed or chosen one Jews believe a descendent of king David will be sent by God to save the Jews
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Covenant
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A promise or agreement Jews believe God has chosen them
