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Judaism Practices Flashcards

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What is Bar Mitzvah?

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Celebration of a boy reaching the age of ‘adulthood’, at the age of 13.

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What is Bat Mitzvah?

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Celebration of a girl reaching the age of ‘adulthood’, at the age of 12.

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What is a Mitzvah?

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Basically the ‘confirmation’ for Jews.

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What is a Brit Milah?

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Ceremony of a boy circumcising as a result of becoming a member of that Jewish Community.

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What is the Pesach?

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Festival celebrating the Jews’ escape from Egypt.

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What is Rosh Hashanah?

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Celebrating the Jewish New Year recalling the Genesis creation story.

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What is Shabbat?

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The Jewish holy day celebrated weekly which begins at sunset on Friday and continues to nightfall on Saturday.

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What is Yom Kippur?

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A day of penitence and fasting.

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What is a Synagogue?

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Place of worship for Jews.

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What is the Mitzvot?

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Set of laws (613).

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What is the Bimah?

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Reading platform where to Torah is read.

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How much do Jews contribute to Charity?

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Jews donate 10% of their income to Charity.

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What are the Jewish Sacred Writings?

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The Tanakh and the Talmud

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What is the Tenakh?

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The written Law containing the Torah, hevi’im, Ketuvim.

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What is the Talmud?

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The oral law containing Mishnah and Gemara.

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What is Aninut?

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Death to burial.

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What is Kriah?

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The tearing of the cloth of the deceased individual.

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What is Shiva?

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Intense period of mourning (7Days).

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What is Shloshim?

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First 30 days of mourning.

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What is Aveilut?

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Mourning part for children of the deceased, lasts for a year.

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What is the Kaddish?

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Prayer for peace.

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What is Yizkor?

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Rememberance services that take place 4 times a year in a synagogue.

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What is Yahrzeit?

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Anniversary when mourners say the Kaddish.

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What is Hanukkah?

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Jewish winter festival, annual festival which begins in December although the date changes yearly as the Jewish calendar differs from ours.

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What is the New year for Jews?

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New year is a time of judgement when many Jews repent about being sorry but also they atone which is to make-up for something they’ve done wrong.

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What is the ark?

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Holiest place in the synagogue as it contains the Torah.

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What is the Bimah?

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Reading platform where the Torah is read.

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What is the Ner Tamid?

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A light that is kept on at all times which symbolises God’s presence and was not put out.

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What is the Star of David?

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Symbol of Jews.

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Menorah

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Seven branched candle which is lit every night in the temple of Jerusalem.

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What do Oxthadox Jews recite in their services?

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  • In Hebrew.
  • Rabbi facing towards torah with congregation.
  • No instruments singing.
  • Separate gender congregation.
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What do Reformed Jews recite in their services?

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  • Congregation mixed.
  • Rabbi faces congregation.
  • Shorter than orthadox services.
  • Mixed Languages
  • Woman can be Rabbies.
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How do families prepare for shabbat?

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  • House cleaned
  • Food Prepared
  • Family wears clean and smart clothes.
  • Cultery and plates set up on the table.
  • Two candles set.
  • Challah bread
  • Grape juice or wine.
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What is Mourning?

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A period of time spent remembering the dead person.

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What is Shiva?

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An intense period of mourning that lasts for seven days.

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What is the Kaddish?

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A prayer said by Jewish mourning that praises God and asks for peace.

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What happens to the deceased in Judaism?

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The dead are usually buried within 24hrs of their death.

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What is the Beteothal?

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A period of time, traditionally 12 months before the wedding ceremony, when the couple are engaged or promised to each other.

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What is the Marriage Contract?

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Signed in the presence of witnesses, then read out loud and given to the bride.

40
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What is Marriage in Judaism?

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Seven wedding blessings created. Rabbi makes a short speech and blesses rhe couple in front of the congregation.

41
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What is the significance of the breaking of the glass during marriage?

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It symbolises the regret for the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.

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