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R.E Judiasm, Theme A, Theme B > Judaism: beliefs and teachings > Flashcards

Judaism: beliefs and teachings Flashcards

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Judaism is a monotheistic religion. What does this mean?

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  • they only belive in one god
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Where is the belief in God as One expressed?

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  • in the shema
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What is the Shema?

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  • an important jewish prayer
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Who is the only being who should be praised and worshiped?

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  • God
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God as one means god is the source of what?

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  • all jewish morality, beliefs and values
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Who has everything in the universe been created and sustained by?

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  • God
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What phrase in the shema confirms there is only one god?

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  • The lord is our God, the Lord alone
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What sentence in the shema shows how jews should respond to the belief of one god?

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  • 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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Why do many jews close their eyes when reciting the first line of the shema?

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  • to avoid distractions
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Why do some jews write G-d?

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  • as a sign of respect
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What is the jewish bible called?

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  • the tenakh
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What is the first section of the Tenakh called?

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  • the torah
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What does Genesis tell about the timings for gods creation?

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  • God took 4 days to make the universe fit to support life
  • God took 2 days to create all living creatures
  • God then rested and made the seventh day holy (shabbat)
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What do many orthodox Jews reject?

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  • Scientific theories of evolution
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Jews believe that God is what?

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-Omnipotent
- Omniscient – all knowing
- Omnipresent – everywhere at all times

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Why do Jews believe God gave people free will?

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  • He wants people to be able to choose to do good, this makes the act of doing good more significant
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Why do Jews view God as the lawgiver?

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  • because God has given the many laws to help Jew use their free will correctly
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How many laws are there in the Torah?

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  • 613
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What do many orthodox/ultra-orthodox Jews belive about the events in Genesis?

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  • that they actually happened about 6000 years ago
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Jews believe that god created the universe, but he also…

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  • sustains it
  • he provides all the resources needed for life on earth to survive
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Jews who excorcise free will help to improve the balance of what? How?

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  • resources
  • by giving to those who are less fortunate
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What is the quote from Isiah that shows Jews belive in one god?

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  • “I am the Lord and there is no one else”
    Or
  • “I the lord do all these things”
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What are the mitzvot?

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  • the 613 laws found in the Torah
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What are the first ten mizvot? What are they?

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  • the Ten Commandments
  • laws god gave to Moses after he rescued the Jewish slaves from Egypt
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Jews belive God judges them based on what?

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  • how well they follow the mitzvot
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When are the two main times God judges people for Jews?

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  • During the festival of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish new year)
  • after death
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What is the Shekinah?

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  • the presence of God on earth
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In early Judaism, what was the tabernacle considered to house?

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  • the divine presence of god (shekinah)
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What is the Tenakh?

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  • the Hebrew bible
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What does the Tenakh say guided Jews to Canaan?

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  • a pillar of fire
  • or a cloud
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What were the cloud and pillar of fire considered to be?

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  • appearances from God
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What is a reason for the differences among Jews about what happens after death?

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  • Jews are not too concerned with the afterlife, instead they think its more important to focus on the present and live in a way pleasing to god
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Where do many Jews belive they will go after they die, if they follow their faith correctly?

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  • heaven or paradise (Gan Eden)
34
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What do some Jews belive where people will go if they don’t go to heaven?

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  • to Sheol
  • a place of waiting where souls are cleaned
  • Jews do not belive in a place of eternal punishment
35
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Some Jews belive as soon as they die, God will what? This belief is supported by what?

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  • judge them
  • Ecclesiastes
36
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What do some other Jews belive about when god will judge them? What is this belief supported by?

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  • on the day of judgment, after the coming of the Mesiah
  • Daniel
37
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What does the Messiah mean?

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  • the anointed one
38
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Who is the Messiah? What will they do?

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  • a future leader of the Jews
  • rule over humanity with kindness and justice
39
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During what time will the messiah rule?

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  • the messianic age
40
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The messiah will be a descendant of who?

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  • King David
41
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What is the Messianic age?

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  • a time where the messiah will lead the Jews
  • a time in the future of global peace and harmony, when everyone will want to become closer to God
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What do Orthodox Jews believe about descendants of King David?

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  • there is one in every generation who has the potential to become the messiah
  • if the Jews are worthy of redemption, this person will be directed by god to become the messiah
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What will the future Messiah do, in terms of the Torah?

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  • uphold the law in the Torah and be the ultimate teacher of it
44
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What will the future Messiah do to the Temple of Jerusalem?

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  • rebuild it and gather all Jews back to Isreal
45
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Do many Jews belive in the idea of the Messiah? What do they belive?

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  • no, they reject it
  • they believe in a future Messianic age, but belive this will be achieved by everyone working together to create world peace, rather than due to the leader of on person
46
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Why don’t Jews belive Jesus was the Messiah?

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  • because they believe he did not fulfill the expectations that Jews have for the Messiah
47
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What is the Promised Land?

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  • The land of Canaan, which god promised to Abraham and the Jews
48
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Why was Abraham so special in the time he lived in?

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  • he only believed in one god when people believed in many gods
49
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What did Abraham try to do about worshiping gods?

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  • he tried to convince people there was only one god and statues shouldn’t be worshiped
50
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Where did Abraham, some of his family and his wife decide to go? Did they make it there?

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  • to Canaan
  • they didn’t make it, and settled somewhere along the way
51
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When did God tell Abraham to continue his journey to Canaan?

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  • when he’d spent a couple years at the place on the way to Canaan
52
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What did God promise Abraham if he continued his journey to Canaan?

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  • “I will make you a great nation and bless you”
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Once he got to Canaan, what did god tell Abraham?

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  • “I give all the land that you see to you and your offspring forever”
54
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The promise between Abraham and god is known as what?

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  • The covenant with Abraham
55
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How was the covenant with Abraham sealed?

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  • the action of circumcision
56
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What is the Covenant at Sinai? What did it require?

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  • the covenant between god and Moses
  • for Jews to follow God’s laws in return for protection and blessing
57
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Who did golf give the Ten Commandments to? When?

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  • to Moses
  • after the Jews escaped from Egypt
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How did Moses/God help free the Jews from the slavery of Pharaoh?

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  • he asked him to release the Jews so they could return to Canaan
  • god sent a number of plagues to Egypt, making sure they didn’t effect the jews
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What do the Ten Commandments give to Jews?

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  • important guidance on how to have a good relationship with gpd
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What are the three key moral principles in Judaism?

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  • Justice
  • healing the world
  • Kindness to others
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the key moral principles help Jews to live in a way that is…

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  • pleasing to god
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What does the Key moral principle of justice refer to?

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  • bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law
  • or making up for a wrong that has been committed
63
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Jews believe the Torah and the prophets were sent by god to help people…

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  • understand how to bring about justice in a way that demonstrates Mercy
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What does Healing the world involve?

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  • taking actions to help God’s work in sustaining the world
65
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How do Jews aim to show kindness to others?

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  • by showing positive, caring actions towards all living things
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Where do Jews get the guidance on how to be kind to others from?

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  • The laws in the Torah
67
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What is sanctity of life?

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  • refers to the idea that life is sacred and holy because it has been created by god
68
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The sanctity of life means that only god has the right to…

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  • take life away
69
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What is pikuach nefesh?

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  • the duty Jews have to save a persons life if they can, due to the sanctity of life
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Where does the belief of Sanctity of life stem from?

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  • the creation story in genesis
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What does Pikuach nefesh emphasise?

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  • how valuable human life is to Jews
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According to pikuach nefesh, Jews have an obligation to save a persons life even if doing so breaks Jewish laws. True or False?

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  • True
73
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What kind of laws are Jews able to break in order to save a persons life?

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  • the laws of the Shabbat
74
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Jews believe god has given them free will. What does this mean for Jews?

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  • they have the ability to make thier own decisions but the decisions they make have consequences and can bring them either closer to god or lead the, away from god
75
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What do good actions lead to for Jews? Who do they bring Jews closer to?

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  • a life of fulfilment
  • closer to god, and ensure they are judged favourably by him
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What don’t bad actions do?

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  • do not bring people closer to god, in life or after death
77
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What do they mitzvot do?

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  • give guidance to Jews on how to use their free will correctly, to live in a way that pleases god
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What do Jews believe if they follow the mitzvot carefully? Why?

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  • it makes it impossible to disobey god
  • they belive this because the mitzvot in the Torah came from god while the Jews were under the leadership of Moses
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What are the two categories of the mitzvot?

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  • mitzvot between man and god
  • mitzvot between man and man
80
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What do the mitzvot between man and god tell Jews? What areas do they cover?

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  • tell Jews how they can improve their relationship with god
  • worship, sacrifice and the observance of festivals
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What do the mitzvot between man and man tell Jews? What areas do they cover?

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  • hoe to improve their relationship with other people
  • the treatment of workers and how to settle disputes

R.E Judiasm, Theme A, Theme B (4 decks)

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