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Judaism Y8 Flashcards

1
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Who is Abraham(3)

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Founder of Judaism
rich man who owned many servants
Around 4000 years ago
Monotheist

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What was Ur like?(3)

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-really rich city
-polytheist
-made human sacrifices

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Why did Abraham leave Ur?(3)

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-God told him to leave and said that he would lead Abraham
-Abraham believed in 1 true God(monotheist)
-Abraham disagreed with human sacrifice

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What was the covenant?(3)

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Promise between God and Abraham
-God Promised that Abraham will be the founder of a new nation that would be great
-God promised That he would have many ancestors that would form a great relationship with God.

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Who did Abraham live with in Ur?

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His wife Sarah

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When Abraham left Ur where did he go?

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Hi, and his family went to Haran for 5 years

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What happened after five years of living in Haran?

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-They left to find the promised land, and arrived in Canaan.
-They still had no son.

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Why did Sarah not think she’d be able to carry Abrahams child?(2)

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She thought she was too old and suggested Abraham have a child with a Hagar.

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Who did Abraham have a child with first?

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Hagar one of the servant girls

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What was the name of Abraham and Hagars child?

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Ishmael

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Why was Hagar and Ishmael expelled?

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Hagar started to show contempt to Sarah

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Where were Hagar and Ishmael expelled to?

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The dessert

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Why did Abraham try for a 2nd child with Sarah.

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He looked into the stars and God told him he would still have a son with Sarah

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What was the name of the child of Abraham and Sarah

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Isaac

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How long after Hagar and Ishmael were expelled did Sarah and Abraham have a child?

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A year after

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How long ago did Abraham live?

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4000 years ago

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How did God test Abraham?

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God told him to take his son to a mountain and sacrifice him.

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18
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What mountain did Abraham sacrifice his son?

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Mount Moriah

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When going to sacrifice his son what did Abraham take with him?(3)

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His son
-2 servants
-wood for a burnt offering

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What appeared after God stopped Abraham from killing Isaac?

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A ram

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21
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How long was the journey to Moriah? 

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3 days

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What did Abraham say when Isaac asked ‘where is the animal for sacrifice’?

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God will provide

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What did God renew after the sacrifice of Isaac?

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The covenant

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Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?

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To test his loyalty because he need to know if Abraham was worthy of the covenant

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Reasons the sacrifice of Isaac test was not fair

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-God is all knowing so surely he would know if Abraham was trustworthy
-Abraham was against human sacrifices and left Ur because of them

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26
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A Jewish birth rite

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Circumcision

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27
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Why do Jews get circumcised?

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In the Covent God said every male in the family shall be circumcised, as it is a sign of the covenant. Any make not circumcised will be cut off from his people as he has broken the covenant

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28
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How old is a male when they get circumcised?

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8 days old

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29
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Another name for circumcumsion

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Brit Milah

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30
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Who is the Mohel?

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Jewish doctor who takes the foreskin off the penis

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31
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Who is the Sandek

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Usually the grandfather or trusted member of the congregation

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Who are the Kvatter

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Married couple that takes the baby to the circumsion(not parents)

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What is circumsion?

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Removal of the foreskin of the penis

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34
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Is there another reason people are circumcised.

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If the foreskin is infected non Jews sometimes have to get it removed

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35
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Where is circumsion performed

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At home, in a synagogue or in the hospital

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36
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What happens at the ceremony ?

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Kvatters take baby to the circumcision. The woman takes the baby from his mother and carries him on a cushion to the room where the men are waiting. She hands him over to the husband who carries him to the Mohel. The mohel places the child in the chair of Elijah still on the cushion. Then picks him up and takes him to sandeks lap where the sandek holds the baby whil circumcision takes place.

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37
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Who are the Israelites when Moses was born?

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They were slaves in Egypt

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38
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What was the pharoah afraid the Israelites might do?

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Take over his country

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39
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What did the pharoah order to happen to the Israelites?

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All baby boys to be killed at birth, so they would not grow up and fight him.

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40
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What did Moses mother do to save him?

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Put him in a basket and floated it on the Nile

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Who found Moses in the Nile?

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Found by daughter of the pharaoh who brought him home and raised him as her own

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42
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What happened with Moses and and Egyptian ?

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Moses discovered that Egyptian have beaten an Israelite to death Moses lost the temper and killed the Egyptian.

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43
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Where did Moses flee after killing the Egyptian

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The desert

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44
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What happened whilst in the desert for Moses

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God spoke to Moses through a burning bush. God told him to return to Egypt to freed the slaves and take them to the promised land.

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Why did the Pharoah not want to let go to slaves

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They worked on his Grand buildings for free

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46
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What book of the Bible is Moses’s life story recorded in?

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Exodus

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47
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What was the first plague?

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Nile turns to blood

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48
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What was the second plague

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Frogs

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49
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What was the third plague?

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Gnats

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50
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What was the fourth plague

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Flies

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51
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What was the fifth plague

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Disease if animals

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52
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What was the six plague

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Boils

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53
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What was the seventh plague

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Hail

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54
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What was the eighth plague

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Locusts

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55
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What is the ninth plague 

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Darkness

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56
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What was the tenth plague

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Death of the first born

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57
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Another name for Passover

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Pesach

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58
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What does Passover/pesach remember?(4)

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Remembers the Israelites freedom from slavery.
-God is good
-death is passed over the houses of the Israelites
-the Israelites passed over the Red Sea when they were escaping

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Why do Israelites celebrate pesach/Passover every year?

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God ordered the Israelites to have an annual festival to mark the freedom of the Israelites

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60
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What can’t you eat during Passover

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Chametz

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What is chametz

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Substance in grain that makes bread and cake rise. R
The rising agent

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Why can’t you eat chametz during Passover(2)

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For Jews chametz is a symbol of pride, and pride can lead to a person thinking they don’t need God.
Also reminds them how the Israelites left so quickly their bread did not have time to rise.

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63
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List 3 things people do before Passover

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-Clean out their house
-Get rid of all chametz
-Cleans kitchen appliances as any pesach food can not come in contact with anything that has been used to prepare normal food.

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64
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How long after the sink is cleaned is it not touched?

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24 hours

65
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Do Jews have special cutlery and saucepans for pesach

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Yes

66
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When does the bedikat chametz take place?

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The evening of the 14 Nisan

67
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What does the mother of the house usually hide

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10 pieces of chametz and the father and boys search for it using a candle and feather. They collect it in a paper bag.

68
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What happens the morning after the 14 Nisan

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The family have their last meal of chametz, then the father/husband of the household takes the paper bag with ten pieces of chametz in it and burns it in a bonfire

69
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What is Matzah

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Flat bread- symbolises how Israelites left so quickly their bread didn’t have time to rise

70
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What is the 14 Nisan

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1st day of the Jewish Calander

71
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What is the Seder

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A meal eaten on the 15Nisan

72
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When does Passover start

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15 Nisan

73
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What is the Haggadah?

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A book that sets out the order of the Seder meal, it’s a holy book written in Hebrew

74
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Why do Jews drink from four cups of wine?

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4 cups symbolises the four ways God spoke about freeing the Israelites

75
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What does the first cup of wine remind Jews?

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First promise by God-I will bring you out

76
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What does the second cup of wine remind Jews?

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Second promise by God- I will free you

77
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What does the third cup of wine remind Jews?

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Third promise by God- I will redeem you

78
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What does the fourth cup of wine remind Jews?

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Fourth promise by God- I will take you

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Why do Jews break the middle Matzah in the Seder meal? what is the process of doing this?

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It takes three Matzot and place them one above the other, either in a napkin/ matzah cover or in a special compartment under the Seder plate. Symbolises the three sections of Jewry: Kohain, Levi and Yisroel.
The leader breaks the middle of the three cakes of unleavened bread and hides half of it.
This is hidden after the meal for the children to find

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What is the hidden half of the Matzah called?

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Afikomen

81
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What is in the Haggadah ?

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Various prayers ,blessings ,rituals, Fables ,songs and how the Seder should be performed

82
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What song do people sing after the Seder meal?

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Next year in Jerusalem

83
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What does the Matzvah in the Seder signify?

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The flatbread symbolised how the Israelites left Egypt so quickly that their bread didn’t have time to rise

84
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What does the roasted egg in the Seder meal signify?

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Represents food at temple sacrifices and is a symbol of new life

85
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What does the Salt water in the Seder meal signify?

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To show the bitterness of the Israelites lives. Represents tears of the Israelites and the sea that the Egyptians drowned in

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What does the Lamb bone in the Seder meal signify?

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Remind them of sacrifices made in the ancient temple

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What does the Charoset in the Seder meal signify?

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Paste made out of pear apple nuts cinnamon and wine. Represents the mud bricks that Israelites slaves had to make/ cement used to build pyramids

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What does the parsley in the Seder meal signify?

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Represented how God provided fresh food for the Israelites in the wilderness. Dipped in salt water to remember the herbs dipped in blood and smeared on the door posts

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What does the Bitter herbs in the Seder meal signify?

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May be a vegetable with a bitter root. Symbolises the bitterness of slavery

90
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How long were the Israelites travelling in the desert after they crossed the red Sea

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3 months

91
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Which mountain did Moses go up to meet God after he had led the Israelites out of Egypt

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Mount Sinai

92
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Did God tell Moses at the top of Mount Sinai?

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God Told Moses that he and his people must obey him the people were told to wash themselves and then God will come down onto the Mount.

93
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Why was it necessary for God to make 10 Commandments

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To stop disputes and to have order

94
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What was the first commandment

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Do not worship any other gods

95
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What is the second commandment

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Don’t Make any images of sculptures and worship them

96
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What was the third commandment

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Do not misuse Gods name

97
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What was the fourth commandment?

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Don’t work on the sabbath or make others work for you

98
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Where in the Bible are the 10 Commandments found

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Exodus 20

99
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 What was the fifth commandment?

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Children respect your parents

100
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What was the sixth commandment?

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Do not murder

101
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What was the seventh commandment?

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Do not commit adultery

102
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What was the eighth commandment?

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Do not steal

103
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What was the ninth commandment?

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Do not lie

104
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What was the tenth commandment?

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Don’t be jealous of your neighbours possessions

105
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What is the symbol for Judaism

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Star of David

106
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Does the word synagogue mean

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Meeting place

107
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Where are all synagogues built facing

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They are built facing the Temple of Jerusalem/ the western wall

108
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What is the ark inside of the synagogue?

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It is where the handwritten holy scrolls known as the Sefer Torah are kept.

109
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What is the Sefer Torah

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Holy book. It is the first five books of the Jewish Bible Genesis,Exodus, Leviticus, deuteronomy and numbers

110
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What is a Yad/pointer

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Used to read scrolls

111
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What is the Bimah in the Synagogue

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Platform in the centre of the synagogue the scrolls are read from here

112
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What is the pulpit in the synagogue

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The rabbi preaches a sermon from here

113
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What is the gallery in the synagogue

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The seating upstairs- in an orthodox synagogue for women

114
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What is the Eternal light/NerTamid

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A light day is always kept burning to show God is always present it is normally above the Ark

115
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Another name for the eternal light

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Ner Tamid

116
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What contains the Torah

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Ark

117
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What Is the menorah

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Candle with seven candle sticks- symbolises 7 days of creation

118
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What is orthodox

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Very strict on religion

119
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What is the Tallit

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A prayer shawl traditionally worn by Jewish men during morning prayer services, festivals and on the sabbath.

120
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What is said before putting on the Tallit

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A blessing

121
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How many fringes does a Tallit have

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613 fringes which represent the 613 commandments in the Torah

122
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When is the sabbath

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Every Friday night and Saturday-no electronics allowed and you can not work at these times

123
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What is the kippah

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A skull cap that is worn at all times by orthodox Jewish men apart from when they are sleeping or washing

124
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Is there a commandment to wear a tallit, the kippah and the tefillin?

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There is a commandment to wear the Tallit and tefilillin but NO commandment for the kippah although it is believed to be a sign of respect

125
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Is there a particular design required for a kippah?

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No, it can have anything on it, but most people have the Star of David on it

126
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What is the tefillin?

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Tefillin are worn mainly by orthodox Jewish men during morning prayer. It’s two leather boxes which contain words from the shema(prayer).

127
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Where is the tefillin put

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One set on the head, one on the weaker arm

128
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How many time does the tefillin strap wrapped around the arm and then where does it finish

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7 times finishing off around the middle finger

129
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What does the arm tefillin symbolise?

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Represents that Jews should love God with all their heart

130
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Where is the head tefillin placed?

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Above the forehead in between the eyes

131
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What the head tefillin symbolise?

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Represents that Jews should love God with all their mind

132
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Is a bat mitzvah for a girl or boy?

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Girl

133
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Is a bar mitzvah for a girl or boy

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Boy

134
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When is a bat mitzvah?

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12

135
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When is a bar mitzvah?

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13

136
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What is a bar/bat mitzvah

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Ceremony marking the passage from childhood to adult hood

137
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Bar mitzvah meaning

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Son of the commandment

138
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Bat mitzvah meaning

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Daughter of the commandment

139
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What is a traditional gift to give to boys on their bar mitzvah

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A yad, Tallit or a prayer book

140
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Definition of marriage

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Union of two people via either a civil or religious service entered into freely and within the bounds of a legal contract

141
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Is:
A forced marriage illegal in the UK?
Arranged marriage illegall in the UK?

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Yes
No as you ultimately get to decide

142
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What type of marriage do Jews often do?

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Arranged marriage

143
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Positive of an arranged marriage

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Consent is necessary, parents are in both so they’re family relationships, same religion or culture, do you know each other’s intentions e.g dodgy children getting married,

144
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Negatives of an arranged marriage

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Family preferences may be different to your preferences, family may be too involved in personal life, still the element of pressure, may want a more organic process,

145
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What is the Badeken in a Jewish marriage?

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The veiling of the Kallah(bride) by the Chatan (groom). When the rabbi asks the Groom if this is the person who he wants to marry . If he says yes he puts a veil on the bride.

146
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Another name for the bride

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Kallah

147
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Another name for the groom

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Chatan

148
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What is the Chuppah in the marriage

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Canopy under which the bride in a group stand during the marriage ceremony

149
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Does the chuppah symbolise?(3)

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It’s open welcome everyone into the marriage
God is with them
Represents home they will build together

150
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How many times does the Kallah circle the Chatan and where?

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7 times under the chuppah

151
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What is the ring given look like on the wedding

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Simple with no gemstones

152
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What does it symbolise in a couple of drinks the wine together

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Symbolising the life they will create and share as they share the cup

153
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What is the ketubah

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Marriage document which sets out the obligations and duties of the husband. This is followed by seven prayers

154
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What are the seven blessings for and what are they

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Traditionally chanted in Hebrew by Rabbi .blessing thank God

155
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What does breaking of the glass symbolise

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Destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, reminds Jews there are sometimes sadness as well as joy, symbolises that the couples love cannot be contained in one vessel alone

156
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After the wedding celebration what is cheered

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Mazel Tov then they start partying

157
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Is the wedding meal begin with

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A blessing over the challah .
Before this the newlyweds spend some time alone in a room

158
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Another name for the wedding feast

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Seudat Mitzvah

159
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What is the chair dance called

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Hora- A few guests hoisted bride and groom high above the crowd on chairs to Hava Nagila. After the 7 blessings will be read

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