Judaism Flashcards

1
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Who is the founder of Judaism

A

Abraham

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2
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What is a covenant relationship

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When God says he will protect you in return for you to worship him. God had a covenant relationship with Abraham

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3
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How many gods are there in Judaism

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They are monotheists, meaning they believe in 1 God

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4
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How do Jews write God

A

G-d

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5
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What are they waiting for

A

A messiah

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6
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How many Jews are there

A

14 million

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7
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What is their holy book

A

It is a scroll which they can’t touch. It is called a Tanakh

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8
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What is the symbolism for Judaism

A

The Star of David

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9
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What is their place of worship

A

a synagogue

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10
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How many Jews died in the Holocaust

A

6 million Jews died

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11
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Who teaches in a synagogue

A

A rabbi

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12
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What was Abraham’s previous name

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Abram and his new name meant the father

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13
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What did god tell Abraham

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He would have more descendants than the stars

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14
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Who is Sarai and what was she renamed as

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She is Abrahams wife and she was renamed as Sarah, meaning princess

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15
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What did Sarah and Abraham struggle with

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Having a child

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16
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Who had Abraham’s first son and what was he named

A

Hagar gave birth to Ishmael

17
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How did Sarah and Abraham have a son

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God blessed them with a child called Isaac when Sarah was very old

18
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What did God tell Abraham to do with his son

A

Use him as a burnt offering

19
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Why did God ask Abraham to kill Isaac

A

As a test to see if he was loyal

20
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Why was Abram told to leave his home

A

So god could show him the promised land

21
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Who was Pharaoh

A

The ruler of Egypt

22
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What was so special about Moses birth and childhood

A

He shouldn’t have survived because Jewish babies were being killed so he was sent down a river in a basket to the daughter of the Pharaoh. He grew up as royalty

23
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What did the burning bush tell Moses

A

Take your show off and he is the God. He also says he will send Moses to rescue the Jews from the Pharaoh

24
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What happened when Moses went to see the Pharaoh about releasing the people

A

The pharaoh laughed and said he never heard of God other than him so he won’t believe him

25
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What was the first thing God told Moses

A

Go back to Pharaoh and raise your arm above the river

26
Q

Name 10 plagues sent to their area after the Pharaoh ignored him

A

Water became blood
Lice
Frogs
Flies
Cattle died
Skin covered in sores
Rained hail and fire
Locus ate the crops
Darkness
Death of the first boy ( Pharaoh’s son)

27
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Name the foods in a Passover meal and what it is

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The Passover meal is a plate made of specific foods to symbolise what Jews had to go through
1. The egg means a new start
2. The lamb is to show the blood Jews marked over their door when Death passed them
3. Bitter herbs was so you can taste the bitterness they went through
4. Bread that hasn’t rised, Matzvah, because Jews were in a hurry to leave
5.Charoset is the cement the slaves used to build
6.Salt water is the tears
7. Wine or grape juice for joy

28
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Why did God choose Moses

A

He was the most humble

29
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What were the 10 commandments

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  1. Don’t worship another God
  2. Don’t worship any idols
  3. Don’t use God’s name in vain
    4.Day of rest
  4. Respect parents
    6.Don’t kill
    7 . Don’t commit adultery
  5. Don’t steal
  6. Don’t lie
  7. Don’t be jealous of others
30
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What is the promised land

A

Land promised to the Jews