Judaisim Flashcards
What is Judaism?
One Of The Smallest Main Religions of The World
Monotheism
When Someone Believes in ONE God
What makes Judaism Different from other Religions of the Time?
It Was The First Monotheistic Religion
Omnipotent
All Powerful
Omniscient
All Knowing
Omnipresent
Always Present anywhere, all the time
Eternal
Always Existed/Existing
Immanent
Involved With The World
Transcendent
Beyond with Time and Space
When Did Judaism Begin
Roughly 4000years ago
How Many Jews Are There In The World
14 million
Why do Jews Usually write G-d instead of God
The name God puts a limit on God Which is impossible from the Human perspective
What is A Monotheistic Religion
A Religion That Believes In One G-d
What word do we use for the different types of Jews in the world today?
Denominations
What is The Star of David?
The Most Famous Symbol in Judaism
What is The Tanakh
Jewish Scriptures/ Holy Book
Name 4 Denominations of Judaism
Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Liberal
Where Did Judaism Begin
Mesopotamia / Morden Day Middle East
What tribe where the original Jews
Hebrews
What was the promise Abraham made with G-d Called and what was it?
Covenant - 2 way promise
Abraham - had to leave his country, relatives & home, Put Total Trust in G-d, Go Where G-d tells him, Do What G-d asks him
God - will give Abraham many descendants, Protect Him, Make him leader of a great nation, bless him, land for his nation.
Why do jews use the word “patriarch” to describe Abraham
Because they believe he’s the father of Judaism
How old was Abraham when G-d spoke to him?
75 years old
Why is Abraham an Important to Jews today
> > > He was the leader if the Hebrews who eventually became the Jews
He Shows Them The Importance of Trusting in God
Without Abraham, Judaism may not have existed at all
Where were the Israelites forced into slavery
Egypt
