Judaism- Beliefs And Teachings Flashcards
Define synagogue
The place of worship and meeting in the Jewish faith
Define shekinah
The dwelling or divine presence of god. Shown in the Torah in the form of the cloud
Define Shabbat
The day of rest on the 7th day of the week
Define kosher
Means clean or fit. It usually refers to food Jews are permitted to eat
Define Torah
The Jewish written law. The first 5 books in the Hebrew bible
Define mitzvot
The actions Jews must preform or avoid. There are 613 mitzvot in the Torah
Define messiah
The anointed or chosen one. Jews believe he will be a descendant of king David
Define covenant
A promise or agreement. Abraham and Moses made agreements with god in the Torah
What will the messiah do when he gets to Jerusalem
He will rebuild the temple
Who will the messiah be a descendent of
King David
What are the two main types of Jews
Orthodox and reform Jews
What do Orthodox Jews believe about life after death
The believe in resurrection of the body
What are some key facts about resurrection of the body
They believe they will be given a new body after death to live another life
Who are the 2 main people God made covenants with
Moses
Abraham
Who’s covenant had 3 main parts
Abrahams covenant
What were the key parts about Abrahams covenant
The promised land
Descendants
Circumcision
Explain what the promised land part was in Abrahams covenant
In the book of genesis god promised him and his descendants a new home which is now referred to as Israel
What is Abraham referred to as
The founding father
Why is Abraham referred to as the founding father
Because he was obedient to god through monotheism and showed his willingness to sacrifice his son for god
What prayer is Abraham the bases of
The shenanigans prayer
Explain the descendants part of Abrahams covenant
God promised Abraham that he would build a great nation from him
What is Abraham referred to in the sense of descendants
Father of many nations
Define monotheism
Only believes in one God
What is one of the core beliefs about Judaism that (In terms of God)
That there is only one god (monotheistic beliefs)
What is the most important prayer for Jews that re-enforce the beliefs of monotheism
The Shema prayer
What two commandments outline that there is only one God
That Jews should not
‘worship any false Gods or idols’
There is only ‘one God’
Does the synagogue have any pictures or statues of God
No because it is disrespectful
What does Orthodox Jews belief about the world (in terms of creation and God)
That the world is way too complex for the world to be created by a spontaneous chance event
Where is the belief about the creation of the universe found
In the book of Genesis which is the first 5 Books of the Torah
How do Jews celebrate God and remember him
With the weekly Shabbat celebration to be like God and to have him in their minds
What yearly celebration celebrates God creating the world
Rosh Hashanah
What did Gos give Moses on Mount Sinai as part of the covenant
His law
10 commandments
What is a covenant
A promise or agreement from God to the people’s
Why are Jewish people expected to follow Gods law
To keep their side of the covenant
How many laws are there
Mitzvot
613
Where are the 613 laws found
Mitzvot
In the Torah
What Jews are expected to follow the Mitzvot
All Jews
What kind of judge is God
He is a just and fair Judge.
He will always be merciful.
What book is Gods Judgement seen
The Book of Genesis
What examples of Gods judgement are shown in the book of Genesis
The story of Adam and Eve
And the story of Noah and the Ark
What festival focus’ on Gods judgement
Rosh Hashanah
What is Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
A day where Jews confess their sins tho god
What does the word Shekinah mean
The dwelling
What does the shekinah refer to
God’s presence in the world and the divine presence of God
What is examples of Gods presence
God is shown as a burning book to Moses
And a cloud when he gave Moses the Commandments
