Judaism Quotes and Keywords Flashcards
Covenant
God’s agreement to look after the Jews as his chosen people
Mitzvot
613 jewish commandments
Pikuach nefesh
Belief that jewish laws can be broken to save a life
Shabbat
The sabbath
Shekhinah
Divine prescence of God
Shema
Jewish prayer which affirms belief in the one God
Talmud
Compilation of ancient teachings regarded as sacred and normative by jews
Deut 6:4
Hear O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one
Genesis 12
I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you.
Talmud’s teaching about the sanctity of life
He who destroys one soul of a human being, the Scripture considers hin as if he should destroy a whole world
Fourth commandment
Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy
Genesis 17:11
The sign of the covenant between Me and you
Deut 12:33
Make sure you do not partake of the blood; for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the life with the flesh
Ex 23:19
You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk
Leviticus 16:30
Atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you of all your sins