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Judaism Vocab Flashcards

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Pesach?

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Passover.

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Elijah?

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Messianic prophet.

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Shalom?

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Jewish greeting meaning “peace”.

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Menorah?

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Seven part candle which is burned on Hannukah to remind Jews of the light in the temple which burned for 7 days. 🕎

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Tallit?

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A Jewish prayer shawl which has 613 strands to represent the 613 mitzvot.

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Kippah?

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A Jewish prayer cap.

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Mikveh?

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A Jewish spiritual cleansing pool, which is visited before marriage, after menstruation and after childbirth.

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Kavanah?

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Prayer with good intention.

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Rabbi?

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A Jewish teacher.

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Cantor?

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A leader of Jewish worship.

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Beth Din?

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A Jewish court.

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Shofar?

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A ram’s horn blown on Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah to remind Jews to repent.

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Purim?

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A Jewish festival telling the story of Esther.

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Brit Milah?

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A Jewish male circumcision ceremony.

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Bar Mitzvah?

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A boy’s coming of age ceremony.

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Bat Chayil/Bat Mitzvah?

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A girl’s coming of age ceremony.

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Orthodox?

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Very strict Jews who follow Jewish laws exactly as in the Torah.

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Reform?

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Less strict Jews who adapt Jewish laws to suit modern life.

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Tenakh?

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The entirety of the Jewish holy writings, also known as the Old Testament.

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Torah?

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The Jewish book of law.

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Nevi’im?

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the Jewish book of prophecies.

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Ketuvim?

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The Jewish book of sacred writings.

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Mitzvot?

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Jewish laws from the Torah, of which there are 613.

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Abraham?

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Founder of Judaism- name means “founder of nations”.

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Talmud?

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A collection of Jewish laws/FAQ’s that are still being written today.

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Shema?

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The most important prayer in Judaism, recited morning and night.

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Yetzer Ra?

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A Jew’s ability to do wrong, which is largely governed by self-interest.

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Yetzer Tov?

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A Jew’s moral conscience.

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Kosher?

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Food that is OK to eat.

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Treyfah?

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Food that is forbidden.

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Shechitah?

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A Jewish method of killing animals, in which animals get their throats slit.

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Parev?

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Food without any meat or dairy.

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Adonai?

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Hebrew for “My Lord”.

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Ha Shem?

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Hebrew for “The Name”.

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Covenant?

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Promise or agreement. Jews believe they have 3 covenants with God.

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Rosh Hashanah?

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Jewish New Year.

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Yom Din?

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Judgement Day.

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Gehenna?

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Hell.

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Gan Eden?

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Paradise.

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Tabernacle?

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A tent built by the Israelites during the Exodus as a temple in which they could worship God.

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Kol Nidre?

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A community atonement prayer recited on Yom Kippur.

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Mishnah?

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A Jewish holy text.

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Havdalah?

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A blessing recited on Shabbat.

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Kashrut?

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Jewish food laws.

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Siddur?

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A Jewish prayer book which contains the Ethics of the Fathers.

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the Ethics of the Fathers?

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A collection of wise sayings.

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Teshuvah?

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A Hebrew term for repentance.

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Tashlich?

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A ceremony of throwing bread into a river during Rosh Hashanah.

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Minyan?

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A group of ten men which is required before prayers can be said as a congregation.

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Synagogue?

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A Jewish place of worship and prayer.

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Yeshivah?

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A Jewish holy text school.

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Challot?

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A special kind of bread eaten on Shabbat to represent manna. A circular kind is eaten on Rosh Hashanah.

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Chametz?

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The Jewish word for yeast; there is a ritual search for yeast the day before Passover in a Jewish home, as it represents the “puffiness” in their souls.

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