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Judiasm Flashcards

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What are the neviim?

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prophetic books e.g. isaiah

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What are the ketuvim?

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writings e,g, job

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Ezekiel: Synagogue

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“I have made for you a small sanctuary (synagogue)”

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How many candles do jews begin the sabbath celebration with?

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2.

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What is the kiddush blessing with?

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Wine and two pieces of challah bread.

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What is the teffilin?

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pair of black leather boxes containing Hebrew parchment scrolls

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“Live by the torah don’t die by them”

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yoma 85b

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Torah

A

The Jewish written law and
the first 5 books of the
Hebrew Bible

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Mitzvot

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Actions that Jews must
perform or avoid. There are
613 including the Ten
Commandments

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10
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Covenant

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A promise or an agreement.
Covenants were made
between God, Abraham and
Moses.

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Messiah

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The promised deliverer of the
Jewish nation. The word
means ‘anointed one’

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12
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Shekinah

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The dwelling or divine
presence of God often
shown as a cloud.

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Synagogue

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A building or place of
meeting for worship in
the Jewish faith

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Shabbat

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The Jewish day of rest
and seventh day of the
week

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Kosher

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Means ‘clean’ or ‘fit’. It
describes food that is
okay to eat for Jewish
people.

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16
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Deuteronomy 6:4

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‘Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one.”

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Genesis 1:31

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“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”

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Genesis 1:27

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“God created man…In the image of God, He created him, male and female”

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Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement.

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On this day Jews confess their sins to God.

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Yoma 83-84

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“The possibility of danger to human life renders inoperative the laws of the Sabbath“

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How long are jews supposed to fast for yom kippur

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25 hours

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How many mitzvot are supposed to be broken to save a life

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3 out of 613

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23
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What conditions can you break mitzvot

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Emergencies
deadly pregnancies

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Leviticus 19:16

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“Do not stand by while your neighbour’s life is at risk”

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Genesis 18:25

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Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”

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26
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Deuteronomy 1:17

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for judgment belongs to God

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27
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isaiah 45:5

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“I am the Lord, and there is no other;”

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Isaiah 40:28

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The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.

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Nehemiah 9:6

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“You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens”

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30
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what are verses in the talmud called

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pasusk or pasukim

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31
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what are chapters in the talmud called

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perek

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32
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sanhedrin 37a

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“whoever saves a single life, it is as if he saved an entire world.”

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33
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Jeremiah 1:5

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“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”

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34
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Exodus 34

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“Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD”

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35
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“He will rule David’s kingdom and make it grow strong. He will always rule with honesty and justice.”

A

Isaiah

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36
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“The days of the Messiah will come – the Messianic Age’

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Maimonedes

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37
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messiah, son of David

A

Messiah ben, david

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38
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how do reform jews believe that they can bring around the messianic age

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through their actions, following God’s commandments

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39
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To your offspring [or seed] I will give this land.

A

Genesis

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40
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I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”

A

Genesis

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41
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Every male among you shall be circumcised.

A

Genesis

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42
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Any uncircumcised male…shall be cut off from his people;

A

Genesis

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43
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“We will do everything the Lord has said”

A

exodus

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44
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“The angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush.”

A

Exodus

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45
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I am God your Lord, who brought you out of Egypt”

A

Exodus

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46
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what does the torah do?

A

helps people have a good life and relationship with God

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47
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what do jews believe that God made every human with?

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Free will and the inclination to do bad and good.

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48
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SOME reform jews dont believe that the mitzvot are applicable to…

A

modern life

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49
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what is regarded as the most sacred place of the synagogue

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torah scrolls

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50
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Pirkei Avos 4:21

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“The world is like a lobby before olam ha ba”

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51
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“The dead will be resurrected”

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Maimonides 13th principle

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52
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what is sheol sometimes referred to

A

the underworld

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53
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what do some reform jews believe about the memories of a person

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will live on through good deeds

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54
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what iots do reform jews believe in

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immortality of the soul

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55
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Rambam’s 8th Principle

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“Belief in the divine origin of the Torah (Torah comes directly from God)”

56
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Rambam’s 9th Principle

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Belief in the immutability of the Torah (the words cannot be changed)”

57
Q

what is the most sacred object in judiasm

A

the torah

58
Q

what is the torah written on

A

parchment

59
Q

wjere are the torah scrolls kept

A

the ark

60
Q

when is the neviim read

A

during parts of the service

61
Q

when are the ketuvim used

A

private and public worhsip

62
Q

what does talmud mean

A

instruction or learning

63
Q

what are orthodox jews encouraged to study

A

the talmud

64
Q

siddur

A

book of daily prayers

65
Q

what does siddur mean

A

order

66
Q

when do jews say the modeh ani

A

fist thing in the morning

67
Q

what are the first words of the modeh ani

A

i give thanks

68
Q

what does shema mean

A

hear

69
Q

when is the shema read

A

morning and evening

70
Q

where also is the shema found

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on the right side of the doorpost on jewish homes

71
Q

where is the place where the shema is called on a door called

A

mezuzah

72
Q

where is the mezuzah found

A

everywhere except the toilet

73
Q

what does the mezuzah remind people of

A

God’s presence

74
Q

Jewish hat

A

Kippah

75
Q

tallit

A

four cornered garment

76
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tzitzit

A

fringes attatched to the tallit

77
Q

what do the tzitzit represent

A

613 mitzvot

78
Q

when is the tefflin worn

A

in the morning by orthodox jews

79
Q

what is the tefflin

A

two boxes that are worn that contain the shema

80
Q

exodus 13:9

A

“And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes

81
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what will jews light on shabbat

A

two candles to celebrate

82
Q

how is the kiddush blessing done

A

using wine and two pieces of challah bread

83
Q

hadvalah blessing

A

done over wine, marks when shabbat is over, special candle lit

84
Q

what is brit milah performed infront of

A

minyan

85
Q

who is the person that hold the child during birt milah

A

sandek

86
Q

who is the person that performs the brit milah

A

the mohel

87
Q

where will the boy read at his bar mitzvah

A

bimah

88
Q

what will the boy wear at his bar mitzvah

A

the tefflin

89
Q

what is the boy counted as after is bar mitzvah

A

the minyan

90
Q

when is the bat mitzvah

A

12

91
Q

age of bar mitzvah

A

13

92
Q

And the boy grew up and the Lord blessed him”

A

judges

93
Q

“My son, forget not my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments.”

A

proverbs

94
Q

what does the bat mitzvah demonstrate

A

the girl taking on new responsibilities

95
Q

what do the girls read from during the bat mitzvah

A

the tanakh from one of the female figures

96
Q

what may the girl at the bat mitzvah be asked to talk about

A

a mitzvah project

97
Q

what does bat chayil mean

A

daughter of valour

98
Q

“A man shall therefore leave his father and mother and be united with his wife and they shall become
one flesh.”

A

Genesis

99
Q

“… you must not leave his body overnight. Be sure to bury him the same day.”

A

Deuteronomy

100
Q

“Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights”

A

job

101
Q

“Jacob tore his clothes and mourned for his son many days.”

A

genesis

102
Q

what is the marriage contract

A

ketubah

103
Q

veiling of the bride

A

bakeden ceremony

104
Q

jewish canopy

A

chuppah

105
Q

what is usually the special gift that is given at the wedding

A

a ring

106
Q

how many cups of wine are used at a wddding

A

2

107
Q

what blessings are said over the second cup of wine and what is the blessings name

A

7, sheva brachot

108
Q

breaking glass at a wedding

A

the groom will smash glass with his foot and the people will shout mazel tov this symbolises the destruction of jerusalem

109
Q

what room are the couple escorted to

A

yichud room

110
Q

what does the yichud room represent

A

first time spent alone as husband and wife

111
Q

what is the dead person wrapped in

A

white cloth

112
Q

can the dead body be lleft alone

A

no

113
Q

seven day mourning period

A

shiva

113
Q

what must people do to their clothes

A

small tear

114
Q

what must the people do in accordance to chairs and mirrors during mourning

A

they must sit on small chair and cover mirrors

115
Q

after shiva how many more days of mourning is there

A

30

116
Q

candle after mourning

A

candle will be ,it for the mourning to show the prayers of the person for the deceased

117
Q

Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat”

A

leviticus

118
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A
119
Q

How long do Jews need to wait before eating milk and meat?

A

3h

120
Q

What do foods become if they are mixed with non kosher foods

A

Treifah

121
Q

“Hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work”

A

Numbers

122
Q

Tenth day is the day of atonement

A

Leviticus

123
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Rosh Hashanah

A
  • start of year
  • Apple/honey
  • challah cycle of year
  • shofar horn blown (100)
  • tashlikh (special prayers at river)
  • water representing sins
124
Q

Yom kippur

A
  • 10 days after RH
  • forgiveness
  • white clothes
  • Aron kadesh open
  • mikveh for spiritual cleaning
  • Shabbat applies
125
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Importance of RH

A
  • God creating world
  • high holy day
  • 6 days 7th rested
126
Q

Yom kippur

A
  • holiest day
  • day of atonement
  • sabbath of sabbaths
127
Q

What is Passover known as?

A

Pesach

128
Q

“Go and select lambs for yourself and kill the Passover lamb”

A

Exodus

129
Q

“You shall dwell in sukkot for seven days to know how the Israelites Lived”

A

Leviticus

130
Q

“You shall dwell in sulky for seven days to know how the Israelis yes
Lived”

A

Leviticus

131
Q

What is food containing yeast

A

Chametz

132
Q

Most important meal of pesach

A

Seder meal

133
Q

Seder meal containing

A

Horseradish
Salt water (tears)
Charoset (apple, cinnamon, nut, wine)

134
Q

Lulav

A

Lulav and etrog are waved in six directions for sukkot

135
Q

What does sukkot mean

A

Hut or booth

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