Judaism Flashcards
1
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diaspora
A
- dispersion
- synagogue
- assembly
2
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torah
A
teachings
3
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tanakh
A
- torah -“five scrolls”
- nevi’in -‘prophets’
- ketuvim-‘writings’
4
Q
talmud
A
study
5
Q
Genesis
A
- creation story
- cain and abel
- noah’s ark
- tower of babel
6
Q
Abraham (abram)
A
- from Ur
- abraham’s covnenant - argument or contract
- sacrifice of Isaac at Mt. Mariah
7
Q
Patriarchs?
A
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
8
Q
Isaac means
A
wrestle with God
9
Q
Joseph means?
A
the dreamer
10
Q
exodus
A
moses killing of israelite boys in egypt raised as a prince burning bush wander in the desert for 40 yrs
11
Q
what to do jews call god?
A
yhwh-iam
g-d
adonai “the Lord”
12
Q
what is the ten plagues
A
death of the first born sons
13
Q
passover/pesach
A
seder meal
angel of death passed over egypt
blood on doors
parting of the red sea
14
Q
ten commandments
A
ark of the covenant
15
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detailed laws
A
numbers, deuteronomy