Judaism Flashcards
Bar mitzvah
Celebration of a boy coming of age at 13. Literally ‘son of commandment
Bat mitzvah
Celebration of a girl coming of age 12. Literally ‘daughter of commandment
Brit milah
Ceremony of circumcision at which a boy becomes a member of the jewish people of God.
Charity
The requirement for jews to give at least 10% of their income to those in need
Abrahamic Covenant
God promises to make abraham the father of the promised land.
And abraham agrees to look after God’s people
Free will
The belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselves.
Healing the world
The Jewish idea that is about making the world a better place.
Judge
The belief that God is fair. The qualities of justice and forgiveness are perfectly balanced.
Kosher
Food that is ‘clean’ and ‘fit’ and that meets the requirements of the Jewish dietary laws.
Merciful
Refers to the nature of God as compassionate
Pesach
Festival that celebrates the Jewish Exodus from Egypt.
Resurrection
The belief of many Jews that, in a future age, the dead will rise from their graves to live again.
Rosh hashanah
The Jewish New Year, which recalls the Genesis creation story.
Sanctity of human life
The belief that all human life is precious and holy.
Shabbat
The Jewish holy day celebrated weekly, which begins at sunset on Friday and continues to nightfall on Saturday.
Yom kippur
The Day of Atonement - a day of penitence and fasting.
Mitzvot- the ten commandments
- Worship no others Gods but me
- Do not worship false idols
- Do not use God’s name for evil purposes
- Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy
- Respect your father and your mother
- Do not commit murder
- Do not commit adultery
- Do not steal
- Do not accuse anyone falsely (lie)
- Do not be jealous of other peoples’ belongings
What is the jewish name for heaven
Gan eden
What is sheol
A place you go if you don’t get into heaven, eternal cleansing happens here
What is pikuach nefesh
The Jewish obligation to save a life even if it means breaking Jewish law
What is shekhinah
It is the belief that God can focus his presence in a certain place on earth
Define: Justice
Justice should be delt out fairly and rightously. Jews also believe that it should be done with peace.
Monotheism
This is the jewish belief that there is only one God. They don’t believe in Jesus or him being the son of God or the messiah
The shema
This is a jewish prayer goes something like: “Hear, O Israel!
The is our God, the Lord alone.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might”
Omnipotent
He is all powerful
Omnipresent
Present in the world everywhere
Omniscient
All knowing
Lawgiver
He gave moses the ten commandments
Heaven (Gan Eden)
Jews believe that this is like the garden of eden and it is thought to be a very peaceful place
Origins of Messiah
This comes from the anointed one or someone who is chosen to be the leader
Nature of the messiah
The nature of the messiah is to bring peace and to save the jews
The Messianic Age
The jews believe that their is going to be an era of peace as the messianic age is not just about one person saving the Jews but multiple
Kindness to others
This is the jewish belief that jews should have loving and caring actions towards every living being wether or not it is human
