Judaism Flashcards
Who is the founder of Judaism
Abraham
What is a covenant relationship
When God says he will protect you in return for you to worship him. God had a covenant relationship with Abraham
How many gods are there in Judaism
They are monotheists, meaning they believe in 1 God
How do Jews write God
G-d
What are they waiting for
A messiah
How many Jews are there
14 million
What is their holy book
It is a scroll which they can’t touch. It is called a Tanakh
What is the symbolism for Judaism
The Star of David
What is their place of worship
a synagogue
How many Jews died in the Holocaust
6 million Jews died
Who teaches in a synagogue
A rabbi
What was Abraham’s previous name
Abram and his new name meant the father
What did god tell Abraham
He would have more descendants than the stars
Who is Sarai and what was she renamed as
She is Abrahams wife and she was renamed as Sarah, meaning princess
What did Sarah and Abraham struggle with
Having a child
Who had Abraham’s first son and what was he named
Hagar gave birth to Ishmael
How did Sarah and Abraham have a son
God blessed them with a child called Isaac when Sarah was very old
What did God tell Abraham to do with his son
Use him as a burnt offering
Why did God ask Abraham to kill Isaac
As a test to see if he was loyal
Why was Abram told to leave his home
So god could show him the promised land
Who was Pharaoh
The ruler of Egypt
What was so special about Moses birth and childhood
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
What did the burning bush tell Moses
Take your show off and he is the God. He also says he will send Moses to rescue the Jews from the Pharaoh
What happened when Moses went to see the Pharaoh about releasing the people
The pharaoh laughed and said he never heard of God other than him so he won’t believe him
What was the first thing God told Moses
Go back to Pharaoh and raise your arm above the river
Name 10 plagues sent to their area after the Pharaoh ignored him
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)
Name the foods in a Passover meal and what it is
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
Why did God choose Moses
He was the most humble
What were the 10 commandments
- Don’t worship another God
- Don’t worship any idols
- Don’t use God’s name in vain
4.Day of rest - Respect parents
6.Don’t kill
7 . Don’t commit adultery - Don’t steal
- Don’t lie
- Don’t be jealous of others
What is the promised land
Land promised to the Jews
