Judaism Flashcards

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Bar/Bat Mitzvah

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when a girl (12) or boy (13) is recognized as an adult in the Jewish community; being seen as morally and ethically responsible for their decisions and actions; celebrated with a ceremony or party.

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covenant

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an agreement of mutual faithfulness, a contract or alliance with mutual privileges and obligations; God and Abraham made a covenant.

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Holocaust

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the systematic killing of over six million Jews before and during WW2

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Kabala

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Jewish mystical movement; according to Kabala, the true nature of God is indescribable except by saying what God is not, and God has no boundaries in either time or space.

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Passover

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celebrated in the first month of the year; celebrates the freedom won by Jewish slaves when they escaped from the Egyptian Pharaoh

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Rosh Hashanah

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Jewish new year; falls on the first day of the seventh month in the Jewish calender

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Sabbath

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the seventh day of creation when God rested

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Shema

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confession of faith

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Torah

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the centre of Jewish life, most sacred ritual object, used for teaching

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Yom Kippur

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Day of Atonement, solemn day of fasting and seeking reconciliation with God

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Zionism

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movement to establish a national Jewish state in Palestine

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Anti-semitism

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hate crimes against Jews

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