Judaism Flashcards
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Membership
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14,000,000 million whole world
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Founder
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Abraham
Moses (greatest prophet in Judaism history)
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Major beliefs
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G-d Monotheistic Bar and bat(son of commandment) Wailing wall or western wall Covenant
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Higher being
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G-d
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Leadership
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Rabbi(teacher)
Chazzan (leads congregation)
Gabbai(volunteers Torah reading)
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Holy books
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Hebrew bible
Tanakh
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Symbols
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Star of David, menorah, mezuzah
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Ritual Traditions Holy days Customs Celebrations
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Pesach Purim(most festive) Shavnot (holiest time) Rosh hashanah( day to cast away sins) Yom kippur Sukkot (one of three harvest festivals) Hanukkah(festival of lights) Sabbath/sabbat (day of rest)
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Life after death
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Olam-haba (world to come)
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Branches
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Orthodox, conservative, reform, reconstructionist