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Judaism Beliefs Flashcards

1
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What do jews not believe about God

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Omnivengeful

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2 beliefs God is lawgiver and God

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God gives jews the 613 commandments for jews to follow

God judges Jews on how well they follow the laws

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2 ways people keep promise made to abraham

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God would offer protection and land to Abraham and his descendants, but they must follow the path of God

God commanded a physical sign of his covenant with Abraham - that every male descendent be circumcised and people are still doing that today

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2 ways jews show key morals of prinicpals

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Contributing to social justice close social justiceMaking sure that all people are treated fairly as jewish people believe they have a special responsibility to follow God’s laws

Healing the world, reducing pollution and recylcing plastic

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Free will

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The ablitiy of people to make their own decisions

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Mitzvot

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Jewish rules or commandments

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What do jews believe about free will

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God has given humans free will

Good actions lead to a life of fulfilment and bring jews closer to God

Bad actions don’t bring people closer to God in life or death

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Use of the mitzvot

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Give guidance to jews on how to use their free will correctly

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Mitzvot between man and God

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These are mitzvot that tell jews how they can improve their relationship with God

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10
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Sanctity of life

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Refers to the idea life is sacred and holy as it has been created by God

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Pikuach nefesh

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Jews have a duty to save someone’s life

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12
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Why is active euthanasia and murder wrong

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Jews believe sanctity of life means they should not do anything to quicken a person’s natural death

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Examples today how jews can break the shabbat

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Driving a sick person to hospital

Perfoming a life-saving operation

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Justice

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Bringing about what is right and fair

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Covenant at sinai

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The covenant between God and moses which requires jews to follow God’s laws in return for his protection and blessing

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16
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Where were the 10 commandments first written on

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Carved on 2 tablets of stone

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17
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Terms of covenant of sinai

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God protects jews from harm and be their God

In return jews obey his laws

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Promised land

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Land of Canaan which God promised to Abraham and the jews

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Covenant between Abraham and God

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God promised Abraham he’d be the father of many nations

In return Abraham was required to live a life dedicated to God

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20
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What did people worship before God

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Statues of many different Gods

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How was the covenant between Abraham and God sealed

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Circumcising humself and all males in his household

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How did God keep his side of covenant with abraham

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God made it possible for Abraham’s wife Sarah to conceive though she’s very old

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23
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Messiah

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A future leader of jews who will rule over humanity with kindness and justice

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Messianic age

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When the world is united in peace

25
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What was the messiah originally referred to in the tenakh

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Kings of Israel

26
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Who do christians believe is the messiah

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Jesus

27
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What do orthodox jews believe about the Messiah

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There’s a descendant of King David in every generation who has potential to be the messiah

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Reform jews view about the messiah

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Reject the idea of the messiah

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Sheol

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Place where souls are cleansed

30
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Heaven

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Gan eden

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Ideas jews have of what happens once they die

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Jews will be judged by God as soon as they die

God will judge everyone on the day of judgement after the coming of the Messiah

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Shekkinah

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The divine prescence of God on Earth

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The first 10 mitzvot

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First 10 commandments

The 10 laws God gave Moses after rescuing jews from Egypt

34
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Tabernacle

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To house the divine prescence of God

Portable temple

35
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Solomon’s temple

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Temple was centre of jewish worship

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Why jews believe God is the sustained

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God sustains the world so all species are able to live on it

37
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Torah

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First section of the tenakh (the 5 books of moses)

38
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Omnipotent

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All powerful

39
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Omniscient

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All knowing

40
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Omnipresent

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Everywhere at all times

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Monotheistic religion

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Jews believe there is only 1 God

42
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Shema

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An important jewish prayer stating the belief that there is only 1 God

43
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2 main categories of jewish belief

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Orthdox jews - strictly follow laws and practices in the Torah

Reform jews - follow the spirit of the law rather than specific law

44
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Do jews believe God is the messiah

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No

45
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Orthodox and reform views on God creating the world

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Orthodox - God made the world in 6 days

Reform - God created the world using the big bang and evolution

46
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3 moral principles

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Justice

Healing the world

Kindness to others

47
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Symbol of judiasm

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Star of David

48
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Pesach/passover

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Festival that lasts 7 or 8 days celebrating jews ecape from slavery in Egypt

49
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Rosh Hashanah

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Festival that marks the start of the jewish new year

50
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Yom kippur

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When God’s judgement from Rosh Hashanah is finalised

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Dietary laws

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What can and cannot be eaten

52
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Kosher

Trefah

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Kosher - food acceptable to eat

Trefah - food unacceptable to eat

53
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Which jews follow dietary laws

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Orthodox

54
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Betrothal

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Period of time before wedding ceremony when the couple are engaged

55
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Talmud

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Commentary which helps jews put laws in tenakh to practice

56
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Shabbat

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Jewish holy day of the week

Day of rest and renewal

57
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Synagogue

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Building where jews meet for worship

58
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Liberal jews

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Non-strict jews

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