Judaism (p.13) Flashcards
Judaism is whose religion?
The Jews
Where/When did Judaism begin?
Israel over 3000 years ago
Jews have a special relationship with ____?
God
God has chosen ____
People
Jews must follow _____, such as: The _______ and Part of the ______
God’s laws
Ten Commandments
Torah
What is a covenant?
A kind of contract between God and the Jews
God explains the relationship between Him and Jews in the ___________ (Jews escape from ____)
Exodus
Egypt
How can Jews become the Chosen people/favourites of God?
Following the rules
How long has the Torah existed?
Many centuries
What is the talmud?
A guide for life and belief
Who did what to form the Talmud?
Teachers and prophets added comments and interpretations to it
What does persecute mean?
To attack or harass someone for a specific reason (race, religion, gender, politics)
Jews were forced to- what?
Move away from homelands
What is Diaspora?
Final scattering of Jews from Palestine
Diaspora created- what?
Created Jewish communities in major cities of Mediterranean world