Judaism Beliefs Flashcards

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What is Monotheistic?

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Judaism is a monotheistic religion meaning Jews believe there is only one God

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What is the Sheema?

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Jewish prayer which affirms belief in the one God

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What does God as one mean?

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  • is a single whole
  • everything in the universe has been created and sustained by him
  • Is infinite and eternal
  • God is the only being
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What is the Sheema?

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‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might’

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What is the importance of the sheema?

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  • it expresses belief in the one God
  • it instructs Jews on how they should respond to this belief in daily life
  • it is the word og God
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What are the tthree maain ‘categories’ of Jewish belief?

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  • ultra-orthodox jews
  • orthodox jews
  • reform jews
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What is OMNIPOTENT?

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God is all powerful

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What is OMNISCIENT?

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God is all knowing

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What is OMNIPRESENT?

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God is everywhere at once

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10
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How many days did create the world?

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6 days

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What did he create on day 1?

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Night and day

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What did he create on day 2?

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Created the sky

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What did he do on day 3?

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Created earth, sea and plants

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What did he do on day 4?

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Created the sun, moon and stars

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What did he do on day 5?

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Created fish and birds

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What did he do on day 6?

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Created animals and human being (adam and eve)

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What did he do on day 7?

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He rested

18
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What is free will?

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The ability to make our own choices

19
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What is the Messianic age?

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The term used for a future time on earth - a time of peace on earth without crime, war and poverty

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What does Messiah?

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Annointed one

21
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Why is Abraham important to Jews?

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  • he is the founder of Judaism
  • known as the Patriach
  • known as the man who did everything G-d asked
22
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What is a covenant?

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An agreement between two parties

23
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How many rules are there in the Mitzvot?

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613

24
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What is the Talmud?

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An important Jewish book whch gives detailed explanations of the 613 laws in the Torah

25
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What is the Pikuach nefesh?

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A jewish principles that allows most Jewish laws to be broken in order to save a life

26
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What are the key moral principles?

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  • Justice
  • Healing the world
  • kindness to others
27
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What is Judgement?

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The belief that God judges a people based on their actions and either rewards or punishes them as a result

28
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What is ressurection?

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