Jewish Practices Flashcards
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Shabbat
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The jewish holy day lasting from Friday sunset to Saturdays sunset.
2
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Yom kippur
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The jewish day of anointment (10 days after Rosh Hashanah)
fasting for 25 hours ,no work is done and jews wear white as a sign of purity.
3
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Rosh Hashanah
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The jewish new year (recalling the creation story from the book of genesis)considered the anniversary day which god made humans.
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Pesach(passover)
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This is when jews remember the night when god passed over all the jewish slaves but not Egyptians houses ,killing all the first borns.
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Whats on the Seder plate (6 things)
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Green veg dipped in salt water. Bitter herbs made from horseradish. Second bitter herb such as romain lettuce. Charoset. A roasted egg. A lamb bone.