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Judaism Flashcards

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Why is the Torah sometimes called the five Books of Moses.

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Because he is one of the main characters and he was also involved in writing them down.

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What language is the Torah written in?

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Hebrew

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What are the five books of the Torah?

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Genesis,exodus,leviticus,numbers and deuteronomy

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Do they sacrifice animals?

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No, instead they give up their time to think about how to behave in the world

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How do Jews show respect for the Torah scrolls?

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Having clothes for a king or queen, silver crowns, a special robe and they undress it during their services on either a Monday Saturday or Thursday.

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What is a yad?

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A yad is a pointer used to point to letters as they read them, because they don’t want to touch the paper. yad is hand in Hebrew

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Why do they use a yad?

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They use a yad to keep the Torah clean. They also use it to point the letters they’re reading.

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How are Torah scrolls made?

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The Torah scrolls are made by copying other ones to ensure they’re the same they are written by hand and made out of parchment

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How many times is a Torah scroll checked after written?

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3 times to ensure it is correct

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Why is a Sefer Torah better than a printed Torah?

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Because you can’t use a printed Torah in a public ritual, because it hasn’t been imbued with the holiness that a person with the soul can glue to it

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What is a Talmud?

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Something used to record a more detailed version of the commandments that Orthodox Jews believe in

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What’s an ark?

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A special cupboard in the synagogue used to keep the Torah .

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What’s a mizvot?

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God - given commandments which Jews aim to know and follow

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What do Jews believe about the words of god?

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Orthodox Jews believe the Torah contains the exact words of God other Jews, including progressive Jews, think the Torah contains important advice about living, but that the words are from inspired men of God several years ago

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Context

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The circumstances and settings for an event like where, and when something happened

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Theist

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Someone who believes in god or gods

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Monotheist

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Belief that there is only one God/someone believing in one God 

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Polytheist

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Someone who believes in more than one God

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Atheist

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Someone who doesn’t believe in God at all

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Torah

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The Torah is a Jewish scripture, which shows the law of God as revealed Moses and recorded in the first five books of the tanakh

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Tanakh

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The tanakh is a book, containing many other books and religious writings. The word tanakh is an acronym for the three biggest sections of it. The Word tanakh is an acronym for the 3 biggest parts of it, the Torah, Nevi’im and the ketuvim

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Nevi’im

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This is the part about the major prophets section of the tanakh

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Ketuvim

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This is the writing/part about the writings, and is one of the largest sections of the tanakh.

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What are the 3 abrahamic faiths?

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The three Abraham faiths are Christianity, Judaism and Islam because they all recognise Abraham as their first profit .

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Life of Abraham

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Abraham was born in ur he had eight sons, one with Hagar , one with Sarah, the rest with keturah. His two main sons were Isaac and Ishmael. As they started Christianity and Islam. he married, Sarah Hagar and keturah. God promises him two things 1. Land 2. children especially sons which appealed to Abraham as you gained respect for having sons in his context.

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Ritual

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A ceremony for religious purposes

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Supernatural

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Things that don’t belong in our ‘natural’ world but that some some believe in

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Myths

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Story’s about ancient people of the past that haven’t been proven correct or incorrect

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Ethics

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To do with what’s right and wrong.

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Doctrine

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Set of religious teachings

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Descendant

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A word that describes children, grandchildren, great grand children. Going down.

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Ancestor

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A person who is in someone’s family in past times, we are descendants of our ancestors. going up

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Faith

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To put your trust in something or someone. It can also mean a belief, for example, the Christian faith.

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Idol

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A Statue that is worshipped

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Tree + religions

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Sarah + Abraham + Hagar
Isaac. Ishmael
The Jews Muslims
Jesus
Christianity

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Scripture

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Religious writings that have authority for believers

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5 books of the Torah

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Genesis, exodus, Leviticus, numbers and deuteronomy.

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Key beliefs Abraham taught

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Monotheism
Covenant with god

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Kew words/ideas of the tanakh

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Split into Torah, nevi’im and ketuvim
Written in Hebrew
Torah contains the commandments

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Jewish form of worship

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Prayer

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Key ideas of worship

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Synagogue - place of Jewish worship
Shema - most important prayer
Tefillin - boxes containing scriptures worn around the head and the arm
Tallit - prayer shawl

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Rite of passage

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Bar mitzvah- (boys 13)
Bat mitzvah- (girls 12)

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Key ideas of a Jewish right of passage

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  • read from the Torah in Hebrew
  • celebrate with family and friends
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Festivals

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A time of special importance marked by believers from that religion. Religious festivals are commonly celebrated on recurring cycles in a year.

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Jewish festival

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Pesach (Passover) – remembers the Exodus from Egypt.

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Key ideas of pesach

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• Seder – meal (different food and their symbolism)

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Jewish place of pilgrimage

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Western Wall (Wailing Wall), Jerusalem

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