Judaism Flashcards
Gehinnom
-where bad souls go
-average souls stay here for 12 months, then go to Gan Eden
-jewish version of hell
(where are we going)
Gan Eden
-where good souls go
-Jewish version of heaven
(where are we going)
chosen people
-jewish peop;e believe they are the chosen people
human condition
Talmud
-simplified Torah
-slipt into twp parts
(human condition)
kareit
-your connection cut off in the afterlife as punishment
where are we going
Noah
-Covenant with God
-Noah promised God he wouldnt kill his brothers
(human condition)
Shema
-Prayer
-said twice a day
-it mean obey, listen annd pay attention to
(how do we get there)
monotheism
-the beleif in one God
human condition
rabbi
-teachers og Judaism (Jewish priest)
human condition
shamor and zakhor
-shamor means to observe
-zakhor means to remember
-these are the 2 mitzot primaraly used on Shabbat
(how do we get there)
mezuzah
-hung on every doorway except the bathroom
-small metal tube that holds the shema
-kiss it everytimes they pass it
(how do we get there)
synagogue
-jewish place of worship
how do we get there
yom kippur
-25 hours long
-holiest day of the year
-day of repentence
(how do we get there)
menorah
-holds the candles for hanukkah
how do we get there
shofar
-horn blown on rosh hashanah
how do we get there
haggadah
-the book read on passover
human condition
seder plate
-contains foods eaten on passover
how do we get there
esther
-stood up for jews to haman
how do we get there
purim
-celebration of the survival of the jews under the
periam leader
(how do we get there)
dreidel
-a game played on hanukkah
how do we get there
shiva
-the week long mourning ritual that jews participate in
when a family member dies
(how do we get there)
kiddish cup
-cup blessed on shabbat
how do we get there
seder
-a feast that mearks that beginning of passover
how do we get there
sukkot
-week long celebration/rememberance
-gods love and protection when he led them to saftey
(how do we get there)
rosh hashanah
-2 days long
-jewish new year
-september 6th-8th
(how do we get there)
haman
-wanted to kill the jews
how do we get there
hanukkah
-8 days long
-celebrating the re-dedication of the second temple
(how do we get there)
havdallah
-end of shabbat ritual, blessing of the wine and spices
how do we get there
four spices
-4 spices blessed sukkot
how do we get there
sukkah
-huts farmer lived in before winter during sukkot
how do we ge there
olam ha-ba
-after life, gan eden and gehinniom
-messianic age
(where are we going)
moses
-covent with god
-got 10 commandments
(human condition)
kosher
-jewish diet limitation
-no milk and meat together
-cant eat certain meat
(how do we get there)
tefillin
-only men can use
-leather box with prayers inside
-used to pray with on weekdays
(how do we get there)
10 commandments and 613 mitzvot
-god gave moses the 10 commandments
-the 613 commandments from the torah
(human condition/how do we get there)
abraham
-the first covenant with god
-stood up for god
(human condition)
pesach
-another word/name for passover
human condition
matzah
-flat lumpy bread eaten on passover
how do we get there
torah
-part of the tanakh
-word of god
(human condition)
challah
-braided bread ate on shabbat
how do we get there
kiddish
-mourners prayer
-what you pray when a family member dies
-usually said by son of the deceased
(how do we get there)
covenants
-an agreement between god
how do we get there
mishnah and gamara
-mishnah means literal definition (first part if the talmud)
- gamara means commentary from people (second pat
of the talmud)
(hujman condition)
messiah
-the anointed one, yet to come
human condition
yetzer hara and yetzer tov
-inclinations to do good (tov) and inclinations to do evil (hara)
tanakh
-the full jewish bible
human condition
shabbat
-holy day (saturday
-no work, chore, creating anything, fire, food preparation
-study the torah
-wear good clothing
-family meals
-remember shamor and zakhor
-rest/relaxation
(how do we get there)
