Judaism Flashcards
diaspora
- dispersion
- synagogue
- assembly
torah
teachings
tanakh
- torah -“five scrolls”
- nevi’in -‘prophets’
- ketuvim-‘writings’
talmud
study
Genesis
- creation story
- cain and abel
- noah’s ark
- tower of babel
Abraham (abram)
- from Ur
- abraham’s covnenant - argument or contract
- sacrifice of Isaac at Mt. Mariah
Patriarchs?
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Isaac means
wrestle with God
Joseph means?
the dreamer
exodus
moses killing of israelite boys in egypt raised as a prince burning bush wander in the desert for 40 yrs
what to do jews call god?
yhwh-iam
g-d
adonai “the Lord”
what is the ten plagues
death of the first born sons
passover/pesach
seder meal
angel of death passed over egypt
blood on doors
parting of the red sea
ten commandments
ark of the covenant
detailed laws
numbers, deuteronomy
historical accounts
religous festivals
death of moses
leviticus
kosher
revold of the macabees
ritually correct
you cant eat blood or anything with blood
hannukah
festival lights
saul, david and solomon
david – jerusalem as capital
solomon – dedicated the 1st temple
other practices
sabath
prayer
kinds of prayer
talit
kippah
tefillin
anti semitism (zionism) oppression towards jews
blame jews for christ
jews as scapegoats
jews as money lenders
jewish belief
monotheism personal god prophets laws/commandments (613 mitzvath) Messiah resurrection in the world to come
talmud
interpretations of the rabbi’s of the ranakh
