Judaism Terms Flashcards
Ba’al
Fertility god of ancient Canaanites
Brit malah
circumcision
Conservative Judaism
Adapting to modern life. Between reform and orthodox judaism
Covenant
Promise between God and Israel with acceptance of torah
diaspora
Dispersion of jews from homeland to live in other lands
Essenes
Jewish movement around dead sea area
Exile
Jewish captivity in babylon when Jerusalem was sacked
Exodus
Israelites from Egypt by moses
Gemara
Part of the Talmud
Halakhah
Jew legal tradition based on talmud
Hasidism
Devotional jewish movement
Hebrews
Ancestors of the Israelites
Kabbalah
Medieval jewish tradition
Karaites
Jews that rejected oral Torah (talmud)
Kashrut
Dietary laws
Maimonides
Medieval Jewish philosopher
Marranos
Spanish Jews that were christianized but maintained jewish tradition
Masada
Jewish Zealots made last stand against romans
Mishnah
Part of Talmud with Gemara
Mitzvot
Commandments from God
Pesach (Passover)
Commemorating deliverance from Egypt
Purim
Early spring festival remembering Book of Esther
rabbi
Teacher of the law
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New Year; beginning of High Holy Days
Sabbath
Day of rest and study
Shavuot
Pentecost that commemorates the giving of the torah on Mt Sinai
Shema
Statement proclaiming unity of God
Sukkot
Autumn harvest festival
Synagogue
Jewish house of worship
Talmud
Oral Torah
Torah
Scripture for Jews
Yahweh
Name of Israel’s God
Yom Kippur
Day of repentance
Zealots
Jews in roman times that advocated Roman resistance
Zionism
Movement to secure Jewish homeland which led to formation of state of Israel
