Judaism Flashcards
Judaism Originated:
600-500s BCE in the Middle East
Judaism Distribution:
North America Israel
Judaism Amount:
15 million (ethnic Jews + converts)
Judaism Founder:
None (Abraham)
Judaism Holy Scriptures:
The Tanakh, Torah (5 Books of Moses)
Moses
the Prophets
Judaism Concept of God:
Monotheistic
Jewish god
Yahweh
The Promised Land
Israel
Waiting for the Messiah
- savior of the world
Judaism Sabbath (Shabbat):
A resting day (Saturday)
Judaism Kosher:
Dietary laws
Judaism Rabbi:
Religious leader
Judaism Place of Worship:
Synagogue
Judaism Ritual and Rite of Passage:
Bar/Bat Mitzvah (coming of age)
Judaism Kippah:
Hat
Judaism Rosh Hashanah:
Jewish New Year
Judaism Yom Kippur:
Day of Atonement and fasting
Judaism Hanukkah:
8-day holiday in late Nov-Dec
Judaism Antisemitism:
Hostility to prejudice
Judaism Holocaust:
A genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany systematically killed 6 million European Jews
judaism main symbol?
star of david