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Judaism Flashcards

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Bar mitzvah

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Celebration of a boy coming of age at 13. Literally ‘son of commandment

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Bat mitzvah

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Celebration of a girl coming of age 12. Literally ‘daughter of commandment

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Brit milah

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Ceremony of circumcision at which a boy becomes a member of the jewish people of God.

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Charity

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The requirement for jews to give at least 10% of their income to those in need

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Abrahamic Covenant

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God promises to make abraham the father of the promised land.
And abraham agrees to look after God’s people

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Free will

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The belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselves.

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Healing the world

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The Jewish idea that is about making the world a better place.

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Judge

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The belief that God is fair. The qualities of justice and forgiveness are perfectly balanced.

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Kosher

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Food that is ‘clean’ and ‘fit’ and that meets the requirements of the Jewish dietary laws.

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Merciful

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Refers to the nature of God as compassionate

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Pesach

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Festival that celebrates the Jewish Exodus from Egypt.

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Resurrection

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The belief of many Jews that, in a future age, the dead will rise from their graves to live again.

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Rosh hashanah

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The Jewish New Year, which recalls the Genesis creation story.

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Sanctity of human life

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The belief that all human life is precious and holy.

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Shabbat

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The Jewish holy day celebrated weekly, which begins at sunset on Friday and continues to nightfall on Saturday.

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Yom kippur

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The Day of Atonement - a day of penitence and fasting.

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Mitzvot- the ten commandments

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  1. Worship no others Gods but me
  2. Do not worship false idols
  3. Do not use God’s name for evil purposes
  4. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy
  5. Respect your father and your mother
  6. Do not commit murder
  7. Do not commit adultery
  8. Do not steal
  9. Do not accuse anyone falsely (lie)
  10. Do not be jealous of other peoples’ belongings
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What is the jewish name for heaven

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Gan eden

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What is sheol

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A place you go if you don’t get into heaven, eternal cleansing happens here

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What is pikuach nefesh

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The Jewish obligation to save a life even if it means breaking Jewish law

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What is shekhinah

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It is the belief that God can focus his presence in a certain place on earth

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Define: Justice

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Justice should be delt out fairly and rightously. Jews also believe that it should be done with peace.

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Monotheism

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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

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The shema

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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”

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Omnipotent

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He is all powerful

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Omnipresent

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Present in the world everywhere

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Omniscient

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All knowing

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Lawgiver

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He gave moses the ten commandments

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Heaven (Gan Eden)

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Jews believe that this is like the garden of eden and it is thought to be a very peaceful place

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Origins of Messiah

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This comes from the anointed one or someone who is chosen to be the leader

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Nature of the messiah

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The nature of the messiah is to bring peace and to save the jews

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The Messianic Age

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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

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Kindness to others

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This is the jewish belief that jews should have loving and caring actions towards every living being wether or not it is human

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