Judaism Flashcards
golem
A golem is a clay creature that has been magically brought to life. The name comes from the Hebrew word “golem,” which means something incomplete or unfinished, like an embryo. Jewish Frankenstein.
The Golem has been portrayed a protector of the jews, yet often it takes on commands too literally and becomes impossible to live with. Golem can also be used to portray a fair-weather ally of the jews.
Shistel - the german hebrew speaking caretaker who Shtisel stays with. Initially he’s unfriendly, but then asks Shtisel if he likes beer and the two spend the night together.
Sopranos - “You’re mud, godless clay — I created a living golem.” — Shlomo Teittleman
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talmud
TALL-mud, Origin: Hebrew, the set of teachings and commentaries on the Torah that form the basis for Jewish law. Comprised of the Mishnah and the Gemara, it contains the opinions of thousands of rabbis from different periods in Jewish history.
Sopranos -
Shlomo: As the Talmud says
Tony: I don’t give a shit what he says.
MD - tall mud, picture mud very tall because it contains opinions of thousands of rabbis from different periods in Jewish history. Think of layers of mud being geological.
Torah
the body of wisdom and law contained in Jewish Scripture and other sacred literature and oral tradition
The Talmud holds that the Torah was written by Moses, with the exception of the last eight verses of Deuteronomy, describing his death and burial, being written by Joshua. Alternatively, Rashi quotes from the Talmud that, “God spoke them, and Moses wrote them with tears”.
MD -
the genders in Hasidic Heaven are __________________
segregated
reformed Judaism
a religious movement that has modified or abandoned many traditional Jewish beliefs, laws, and practices in an effort to adapt Judaism to the changed social, political, and cultural conditions of the modern world.
As the world reforms so does religion. An example would be the abandonment of the brisk - jewish law (all boys must be circumcised
orthodox Judaism
religion of those Jews who adhere most strictly to traditional beliefs and practices.
- Schwietzer
malicious compliance
is the behavior of intentionally inflicting harm by strictly following the orders of a superior while knowing or intending that compliance with the orders will have an unintended or negative result. The term usually implies the following of an order in such a way that ignores or otherwise undermines the order’s intent but follows it to the letter.[1][2] It is a form of passive-aggressive behavior that is often associated with poor management-labor relationships, micromanagement, a generalized lack of confidence in leadership, and resistance to changes perceived as pointless, duplicative, dangerous, or otherwise undesirable. It is common in organizations with top-down management structures with poor morale, leadership, or mutual trust.
MD - Alex cooperating with her boss’s orders to
blood cholesterol
see nutrition card set
aliteration
the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
Put together, this entire refrain is an example of alliteration, in which several neighboring words begin with the same letter. Specifically, this is an example of plosivity.
Big bag bussin’ out the Bentley Bentayga
Man, Balenciaga Bardi back and all these bitches fucked
It’s big bags bussin’ out the Bentley Bentayga, man
Birkin bag, Bardi back and all you bitches fucked
plosives
a poetic device that utilizes short, sharp syllables to create an energetic bouncing phonetic effect. Symbolism for power and anger. Plosives are also known as stop consonants, p, t, k, b, d, g, or a form of oral occlusives.
Big bag bussin’ out the Bentley Bentayga
Man, Balenciaga Bardi back and all these bitches fucked
It’s big bags bussin’ out the Bentley Bentayga, man
Birkin bag, Bardi back and all you bitches fucked
Why do we adopt our parent’s mannerisms?
Alex said it was from having observed her parents (nurture). I thought it was entirely genetic (nature).
Scientific studies done with 21 blind people at a University in Haifa Israel show that the subjects have the same facial expressions as their family members. Lip biting, chewing motions with the mouth, eye brow raising, etc.
“Even those who are born blind will adopt the same expressions as their parents and siblings, despite never having seen their faces.
One of the most striking examples was a man who was born blind and had been abandoned at two days old.
He met his birth mother for the first time when 18 and only occasionally afterwards.
Despite having such little contact, in the tests, they showed what scientists dubbed a ‘unique family facial expression signature.’
Typically this involved keeping the lips together and moving the mouth in a chewing type of movement and raising the right eyebrow.
Ramallah
is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 km (6 miles) north of Jerusalem. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). While historically an Arab Christian town, Muslims constituted a majority of Ramallah’s 27,902 residents by 2007,[6] with Christians making up a significant minority.
MD - Think of Ramadan and Allah practicing it in the most crucial city, Ramallah - it’s only 6 miles north of Jerusalem and it’s historically an Arab Christian town. .
bris
According to the Torah (Genesis 17: 9-14), Abraham was commanded by God to circumcise himself, all male members of his household, his descendants and slaves in an everlasting covenant.
This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. He that is eight days old among you shall be circumcised; every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house, or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.
Under Jewish law, failure to follow the commandment given to Abraham incurs the penalty of karet (being cut off from the rest of the community of God).
The Torah (Genesis 16:14) also says: “Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreksin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”
ultra-orthodox
characterized by strict adherence to orthodox beliefs or practices
