judaism Flashcards
gods name
YHWH
the hebrew bible
IaNaKh
where did moses receive the law
at Mount Sinai
what are jews
an ethnic group
is god involved
yes he is very involved in humanity
what is in the torah
how you worship and behave
zionism
promotes the support of israel
torah
means instruction
10th commandment
most famous of the 613 laws
hasidism
mysticism of judaism
mishnah
teaching of rabbis for four centuries
Yom Kippur
day of repentence/ atonement
seder
passover meal
batmitzva
girl
barmitzva
guy
what is abraham the father of
the nation
diaspora
jews who live outside their homeland
tahmud
rabbis commentary on the mishnah
reform judaism
more relaxed about traditional practices, adapted to changes of society, liturgy in english, rabbi more similar to a christian preacher
conservative judaism
in the middle, open to change but strictly observe traditional practices: diet and the sabbath, liturgy in hebrew
orthodox judaism
torah is unchanged, deeply traditional, live in communities, liturgy in hebrew
hanukkah
also known as the festival of lights - which lasts eight days, after the jewish people successfully took back their land, they found their temple trashed. they resolved to rebuild it. The Jews who took part in the rededication of the Second Temple witnessed what they believed to be a miracle. Even though there was only enough untainted olive oil to keep the menorah’s candles burning for a single day, the flames continued flickering for eight nights, leaving them time to find a fresh supply.
