Judaism

Question 1

Ketubah

Answer 1

marriage contract signed before the wedding ceremony

Question 2

chuppah

Answer 2

a canopy under which the Jewish couple stand during the wedding
the bride walks around the groom 7 times to represent the house the couple will build together

Question 3

kiddushin

Answer 3

a special marriage blessing
said at the first part of the marriage ceremony
marks that a couple has agreed to marry

Question 4

what day is considered a good day for marriage for God?

Answer 4

God said that, “Tuesday was good”

Question 5

Mivah

Answer 5

a bath used for purification
brides have this before a wedding so they are purified

Question 6

Bekeden

Answer 6

The groom puts a veil over the bride’s head to symbolise that he will clothe and protect her.
done after the signing of the ketubah

Question 7

Nisuin

Answer 7

the second part of the ceremony where the blessings are said.

Question 8

stamping on the glass

Answer 8

done to represent the destruction of the temple.
Others believe it represents leaving behind a old life to create a new life

Question 9

time alone

Answer 9

Jewish couples spend a few minutes alone after the ceremony to mark their status as a jewish couple

Question 10

what is kosher

Answer 10

food jews can eat

Question 11

trefah

Answer 11

food jews cannot eats

Question 12

kashrut

Answer 12

all the rules about kosher and trefah food

Question 13

shecitah

Answer 13

the method of preparing the meat for kosher consumption

Question 14

food that is trefah

Answer 14

pork
shrimp
shell fish
insects
animals that do not have cloven hooves
eggs
wine that is made by non-jews
mixing milk and meat
fish that do not have fins and scales

Question 15

where do the rules of kosher come from

Answer 15

the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy

Question 16

pareve

Answer 16

neutral food that is neither milk or meat

Question 17

pareve food

Answer 17

honey
rice
pasta
bread
nuts

Question 18

kosher food

Answer 18

chicken
meat that is slaughtered in a specific way, e.g. cutting the throat
fruits and vegetables that have been washed so no insects are on it
food in markets with kosher labeling
food cooked with kosher utensils

Question 19

quote from the book of leviticus about examining kosher fish

Answer 19

“Everything in the water that has no fins and scales shall be an abomination to you” Leviticus 11:12

Question 20

quote from the book of leviticus examining kosher meat

Answer 20

“Any animal that has true hooves, with cleft through the hooves, and that chews cud-such you may eat” Leviticus 11:3

Question 21

covenant

Answer 21

• a relationship between god and man
• an example of this is the covenant between god and abraham, promising the land of canan, descendants and the blessing of a name in return for the circumsicion of jewish males

Question 22

mitzvot

Answer 22

613 commandments

Question 23

4 main things jews believe about god

Answer 23

• he is judge
• he is singular
• he is the creator
• he is a commander
  BONUS:
  they do not believe he is omnibenevolent

Question 24

example of God being seen as a creator

Answer 24

• god created the world ex nihlo
• god is omniscient

Genesis 1:3-5
“and God said, let there be light, and there was light.”

Question 25

torah

Answer 25

first 5 books of the hebrew bible

Question 26

Tanakh

Answer 26

consists of the torah, Nevi’im and ketuvim

Question 27

the nevi’im

Answer 27

books of the Jewish prophets such as Joshua and Isaiah

Question 28

rosh hashanna

Answer 28

the jewish new year

Question 29

yom kippur

Answer 29

• 10 days after rosh hashanna
• Day of Atonement

Question 30

what happens during yom kippur

Answer 30

• go to a synagogue, do not work or go to school
• fast (no eating or drinking for 25hrs) as a way of apoligising to god
• at the end of the day, the shofar is blown

Question 31

bar mitzvah

Answer 31

ceremony that takes place when a boy turns 13

Question 32

bat mitzvah

Answer 32

ceremony that takes place when a girl turns 12

Question 33

shekinah

Answer 33

the divine presence of god

usually represented as a cloud in the torah

Question 34

messiah

Answer 34

The promised deliverer of the Jewish nation. Jews believe a king will be sent by God to save the Jews.

Question 35

examples of god being singular

Answer 35

shema prayer, “Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is One and Only.” Deuteronomy 6:4
they believe he is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent

Question 36

examples of god being a law giver

Answer 36

• god gave the torah to moses on mount sinai
• which contained the 613 mitzvot
• “you shall not murder”

Question 37

examples of god being seen as judge

Answer 37

• the fall of adam and eve
• noahs ark
• the 12 plagues sent on egypt

Question 38

what does the shema teach about god

Answer 38

God is personal and demands love from Jews with every aspect of their being
Proves monotheism
“The lord our god is one”

Question 39

the messianic age

Answer 39

a time where all war will end and everyone will live in peace and harmony

Question 40

pikuach nefesh

Answer 40

the concept that any jewish law can be broken if it risks a human life

Question 41

what is the abrahamic covenant

Answer 41

• abraham was called by God to go to the land of canan (the promised land)
• in return, jesus promised descendants, a blessing of a name
• all jewish males have to be circumsised

Question 42

challenges of keeping kosher

Answer 42

• Meat has to be bought from a kosher butcher to guarantee it has been prepared in the correct way
• A three-hour gap is must be observed after eating meat before eating dairy