Judaism Definitions Flashcards
What is the Shema?
The Jewish prayer affirming the belief in one god, found in the Torah.
What is the Shabbat?
The Jewish holy day that starts at sunset on Friday and ends on Saturday at sunset.
What are the mitzvah?
The Jewish rules or commandments.
What is the Shekinah?
The divine presence of god.
What is a rabbi?
A Jewish religious leader or teacher.
What is the messiah?
The leader of the Jews who will arrive on earth in the future.
What is the messianic age?
A time when people will be closer to god when the messiah arrives in peace.
What is monotheism?
The belief in only one god.
What is Talmud?
A commentary by the rabbis on the Torah. It consists of the mishma and germera together.
What is pikuach nefesh?
The obligation to save a life even if it means you break the Jewish law on Sabbath.
What is the Torah?
The first section of the tenakh
What is tenakh?
The 24 books of the Jewish scriptures
What is Rosh hashanah?
The Jewish year
What is a covenant?
An agreement that occurs between individuals, often between god and Jews.
What is Sheol?
A place of darkness to which all the dead go, both the righteous and the unrighteous, regardless of the moral choices made in life.
