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Judaism- Beliefs And Teachings Flashcards

1
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Define synagogue

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The place of worship and meeting in the Jewish faith

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Define shekinah

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The dwelling or divine presence of god. Shown in the Torah in the form of the cloud

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Define Shabbat

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The day of rest on the 7th day of the week

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4
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Define kosher

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Means clean or fit. It usually refers to food Jews are permitted to eat

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Define Torah

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The Jewish written law. The first 5 books in the Hebrew bible

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Define mitzvot

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The actions Jews must preform or avoid. There are 613 mitzvot in the Torah

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Define messiah

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The anointed or chosen one. Jews believe he will be a descendant of king David

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Define covenant

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A promise or agreement. Abraham and Moses made agreements with god in the Torah

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What will the messiah do when he gets to Jerusalem

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He will rebuild the temple

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Who will the messiah be a descendent of

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King David

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What are the two main types of Jews

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Orthodox and reform Jews

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What do Orthodox Jews believe about life after death

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The believe in resurrection of the body

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What are some key facts about resurrection of the body

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They believe they will be given a new body after death to live another life

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Who are the 2 main people God made covenants with

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Moses

Abraham

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Who’s covenant had 3 main parts

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Abrahams covenant

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What were the key parts about Abrahams covenant

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The promised land
Descendants
Circumcision

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Explain what the promised land part was in Abrahams covenant

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In the book of genesis god promised him and his descendants a new home which is now referred to as Israel

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18
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What is Abraham referred to as

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The founding father

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19
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Why is Abraham referred to as the founding father

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Because he was obedient to god through monotheism and showed his willingness to sacrifice his son for god

20
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What prayer is Abraham the bases of

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The shenanigans prayer

21
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Explain the descendants part of Abrahams covenant

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God promised Abraham that he would build a great nation from him

22
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What is Abraham referred to in the sense of descendants

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Father of many nations

23
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Define monotheism

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Only believes in one God

24
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What is one of the core beliefs about Judaism that (In terms of God)

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That there is only one god (monotheistic beliefs)

25
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What is the most important prayer for Jews that re-enforce the beliefs of monotheism

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The Shema prayer

26
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What two commandments outline that there is only one God

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That Jews should not
‘worship any false Gods or idols’
There is only ‘one God’

27
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Does the synagogue have any pictures or statues of God

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No because it is disrespectful

28
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What does Orthodox Jews belief about the world (in terms of creation and God)

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That the world is way too complex for the world to be created by a spontaneous chance event

29
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Where is the belief about the creation of the universe found

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In the book of Genesis which is the first 5 Books of the Torah

30
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How do Jews celebrate God and remember him

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With the weekly Shabbat celebration to be like God and to have him in their minds

31
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What yearly celebration celebrates God creating the world

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Rosh Hashanah

32
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What did Gos give Moses on Mount Sinai as part of the covenant

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His law

10 commandments

33
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What is a covenant

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A promise or agreement from God to the people’s

34
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Why are Jewish people expected to follow Gods law

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To keep their side of the covenant

35
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How many laws are there

Mitzvot

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613

36
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Where are the 613 laws found

Mitzvot

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In the Torah

37
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What Jews are expected to follow the Mitzvot

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All Jews

38
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What kind of judge is God

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He is a just and fair Judge.

He will always be merciful.

39
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What book is Gods Judgement seen

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The Book of Genesis

40
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What examples of Gods judgement are shown in the book of Genesis

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The story of Adam and Eve

And the story of Noah and the Ark

41
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What festival focus’ on Gods judgement

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Rosh Hashanah

42
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What is Yom Kippur

Day of Atonement

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A day where Jews confess their sins tho god

43
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What does the word Shekinah mean

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The dwelling

44
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What does the shekinah refer to

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God’s presence in the world and the divine presence of God

45
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What is examples of Gods presence

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God is shown as a burning book to Moses

And a cloud when he gave Moses the Commandments

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