judaism

Question 1

What is a synagogue?

Answer 1

A prayer of worship/study and house of assembly

Question 2

What is shekinah?

Answer 2

Divine presence of God

Question 3

What is Shabbat

Answer 3

Day of spiritual renewal and rest

Question 4

What is kosher?

Answer 4

Fit or proper foods

Question 5

What is the Torah?

Answer 5

Five books of moses

Question 6

What is the mitzvot?

Answer 6

613 laws

Question 7

What is the messiah?

Answer 7

The anointed one

Question 8

What is a covenant?

Answer 8

A promise or agreement between two parties

Question 9

What religion is Judaism

Answer 9

Monotheistic

Question 10

Where did god give Moses the 10 commandments

Answer 10

Mount sinai

Question 11

What are the 10 commandments

Answer 11

Rules Jews must follow

Question 12

When is Shabbat and what does it represent?

Answer 12

• every week
• way of remembering creation and showing respect for god

Question 13

When does Shabbat begin and end?

Answer 13

Begins = sunset on Friday evening
Ends = nightfall on saturday

Question 14

How do we know God is one in terms of evidence?

Answer 14

• no statues made of him
• shema states lord is one
• 10 commandments state ‘worship one god’

Question 15

How is god is a creator?

Answer 15

‘Let us make mankind in his image’ God created humans so life is sacred and protected
‘Let there be light’
God created everything in the universe using words = omnibenevolent

Question 16

What mitzvot relate to dietary laws?

Answer 16

• no unclean animals
• no shellfish
• no meat with dairy

Question 17

What mitzvot relate to treatment of non Jews

Answer 17

• love stronger
• do not marry with non jews

Question 18

What mitzvot relate to poor

Answer 18

• give to charity

Question 19

What mitzvot relate to war

Answer 19

• don’t destroy fruit trees in battle

Question 20

What are reform Jews

Answer 20

• laidback
• adapt mitzvot to the times they are living in

Question 21

What are Orthodox Jews

Answer 21

• strict
• Jews see the mitzvot as a direct duty from God so they always follow it

Question 22

What about the 10 commandments

Answer 22

• 4 commandments are how to worship God
• 6 other commandments are how to treat others

Question 23

What was the covenant with Abraham?

Answer 23

• god asked Abraham to leave his land and promised him a son
• Issac is born
• god asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac but was stopped

Question 24

What is Abraham seen as?

Answer 24

Father of monotheism and establishes everlasting covenants with God

Question 25

What was the covenant with Moses?

Answer 25

- Jews were slaves at Egypt - god speaks to Moses through a burning bush and must guide Jews to freedom - parted Red Sea - god guides them to the promise land

Question 26

How do Jews keep the 10 commandments

Answer 26

Learning and reciting the shema prayer daily and not having statues in synagogues

Question 27

What are reform Jews views on the messiah

Answer 27

- Less likely to see the messiah as a person and more likely a time on earth - Torah never references the messiah -

Question 28

What are orthodox Jews views on the messiah

Answer 28

- see the messiah as an actual person - specific date the messiah will arrive - pray for him to arrive

Question 29

What is Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 29

- think about actions and ask for forgiveness - reminds Jews God is the judge and judges behaviour through the year

Question 30

How is Rosh Hashanah celebrated in the home?

Answer 30

Home - apples dipped in honey = sweet year ahead - pomegranates = symbolises mitzvot they follow

Question 31

How is Rosh Hashanah celebrated in the synagogue?

Answer 31

- services evening before - shofar blown to remind Jews to wake up and repent

Question 32

What is yom kippur

Answer 32

Day of atonement

Question 33

What does yom kippur symbolise?

Answer 33

Focus on repent and repairing new relationship with God

Question 34

How is Yom Kippur celebrated in the home?

Answer 34

- fast for. 25 hours - donate food and money

Question 35

How is Yom Kippur celebrated a5 the synagagogue?

Answer 35

- spend day at synagogue - wear white to show purity - shema is recited - shofar blown

Question 36

What does shekhinah show?

Answer 36

- feel god in prayer - connect with other Jews - refer to god’s female qualities