Judaism Flashcards
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
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.
covenant
an agreement of mutual faithfulness, a contract or alliance with mutual privileges and obligations; God and Abraham made a covenant.
Holocaust
the systematic killing of over six million Jews before and during WW2
Kabala
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.
Passover
celebrated in the first month of the year; celebrates the freedom won by Jewish slaves when they escaped from the Egyptian Pharaoh
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish new year; falls on the first day of the seventh month in the Jewish calender
Sabbath
the seventh day of creation when God rested
Shema
confession of faith
Torah
the centre of Jewish life, most sacred ritual object, used for teaching
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement, solemn day of fasting and seeking reconciliation with God
Zionism
movement to establish a national Jewish state in Palestine
Anti-semitism
hate crimes against Jews