Judiasm Flashcards
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What are the neviim?
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prophetic books e.g. isaiah
2
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What are the ketuvim?
A
writings e,g, job
3
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Ezekiel: Synagogue
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“I have made for you a small sanctuary (synagogue)”
4
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How many candles do jews begin the sabbath celebration with?
A
2.
5
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What is the kiddush blessing with?
A
Wine and two pieces of challah bread.
6
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What is the teffilin?
A
pair of black leather boxes containing Hebrew parchment scrolls
7
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“Live by the torah don’t die by them”
A
yoma 85b
8
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Torah
A
The Jewish written law and
the first 5 books of the
Hebrew Bible
9
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Mitzvot
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Actions that Jews must
perform or avoid. There are
613 including the Ten
Commandments
10
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Covenant
A
A promise or an agreement.
Covenants were made
between God, Abraham and
Moses.
11
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Messiah
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The promised deliverer of the
Jewish nation. The word
means ‘anointed one’
12
Q
Shekinah
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The dwelling or divine
presence of God often
shown as a cloud.
13
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Synagogue
A
A building or place of
meeting for worship in
the Jewish faith
14
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Shabbat
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The Jewish day of rest
and seventh day of the
week
15
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Kosher
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Means ‘clean’ or ‘fit’. It
describes food that is
okay to eat for Jewish
people.
16
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Deuteronomy 6:4
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‘Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one.”
17
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Genesis 1:31
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“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”
18
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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”
19
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Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement.
A
On this day Jews confess their sins to God.
20
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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“
21
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How long are jews supposed to fast for yom kippur
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25 hours
22
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How many mitzvot are supposed to be broken to save a life
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3 out of 613
23
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What conditions can you break mitzvot
A
Emergencies
deadly pregnancies
24
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Leviticus 19:16
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“Do not stand by while your neighbour’s life is at risk”
25
Genesis 18:25
Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
26
Deuteronomy 1:17
for judgment belongs to God
27
isaiah 45:5
"I am the Lord, and there is no other;"
28
Isaiah 40:28
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
29
Nehemiah 9:6
"You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens"
30
what are verses in the talmud called
pasusk or pasukim
31
what are chapters in the talmud called
perek
32
sanhedrin 37a
"whoever saves a single life, it is as if he saved an entire world."
33
Jeremiah 1:5
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you"
34
Exodus 34
"Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD”
35
“He will rule David’s kingdom and make it grow strong. He will always rule with honesty and justice.”
Isaiah
36
“The days of the Messiah will come – the Messianic Age’
Maimonedes
37
messiah, son of David
Messiah ben, david
38
how do reform jews believe that they can bring around the messianic age
through their actions, following God's commandments
39
To your offspring [or seed] I will give this land.
Genesis
40
I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”
Genesis
41
Every male among you shall be circumcised.
Genesis
42
Any uncircumcised male…shall be cut off from his people;
Genesis
43
“We will do everything the Lord has said”
exodus
44
“The angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush.”
Exodus
45
I am God your Lord, who brought you out of Egypt”
Exodus
46
what does the torah do?
helps people have a good life and relationship with God
47
what do jews believe that God made every human with?
Free will and the inclination to do bad and good.
48
SOME reform jews dont believe that the mitzvot are applicable to...
modern life
49
what is regarded as the most sacred place of the synagogue
torah scrolls
50
Pirkei Avos 4:21
"The world is like a lobby before olam ha ba"
51
“The dead will be resurrected”
Maimonides 13th principle
52
what is sheol sometimes referred to
the underworld
53
what do some reform jews believe about the memories of a person
will live on through good deeds
54
what iots do reform jews believe in
immortality of the soul
55
Rambam’s 8th Principle
“Belief in the divine origin of the Torah (Torah comes directly from God)”
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Rambam’s 9th Principle
Belief in the immutability of the Torah (the words cannot be changed)”
57
what is the most sacred object in judiasm
the torah
58
what is the torah written on
parchment
59
wjere are the torah scrolls kept
the ark
60
when is the neviim read
during parts of the service
61
when are the ketuvim used
private and public worhsip
62
what does talmud mean
instruction or learning
63
what are orthodox jews encouraged to study
the talmud
64
siddur
book of daily prayers
65
what does siddur mean
order
66
when do jews say the modeh ani
fist thing in the morning
67
what are the first words of the modeh ani
i give thanks
68
what does shema mean
hear
69
when is the shema read
morning and evening
70
where also is the shema found
on the right side of the doorpost on jewish homes
71
where is the place where the shema is called on a door called
mezuzah
72
where is the mezuzah found
everywhere except the toilet
73
what does the mezuzah remind people of
God's presence
74
Jewish hat
Kippah
75
tallit
four cornered garment
76
tzitzit
fringes attatched to the tallit
77
what do the tzitzit represent
613 mitzvot
78
when is the tefflin worn
in the morning by orthodox jews
79
what is the tefflin
two boxes that are worn that contain the shema
80
exodus 13:9
"And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes
81
what will jews light on shabbat
two candles to celebrate
82
how is the kiddush blessing done
using wine and two pieces of challah bread
83
hadvalah blessing
done over wine, marks when shabbat is over, special candle lit
84
what is brit milah performed infront of
minyan
85
who is the person that hold the child during birt milah
sandek
86
who is the person that performs the brit milah
the mohel
87
where will the boy read at his bar mitzvah
bimah
88
what will the boy wear at his bar mitzvah
the tefflin
89
what is the boy counted as after is bar mitzvah
the minyan
90
when is the bat mitzvah
12
91
age of bar mitzvah
13
92
And the boy grew up and the Lord blessed him”
judges
93
“My son, forget not my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments.”
proverbs
94
what does the bat mitzvah demonstrate
the girl taking on new responsibilities
95
what do the girls read from during the bat mitzvah
the tanakh from one of the female figures
96
what may the girl at the bat mitzvah be asked to talk about
a mitzvah project
97
what does bat chayil mean
daughter of valour
98
“A man shall therefore leave his father and mother and be united with his wife and they shall become
one flesh.”
Genesis
99
“… you must not leave his body overnight. Be sure to bury him the same day.”
Deuteronomy
100
“Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights”
job
101
“Jacob tore his clothes and mourned for his son many days.”
genesis
102
what is the marriage contract
ketubah
103
veiling of the bride
bakeden ceremony
104
jewish canopy
chuppah
105
what is usually the special gift that is given at the wedding
a ring
106
how many cups of wine are used at a wddding
2
107
what blessings are said over the second cup of wine and what is the blessings name
7, sheva brachot
108
breaking glass at a wedding
the groom will smash glass with his foot and the people will shout mazel tov this symbolises the destruction of jerusalem
109
what room are the couple escorted to
yichud room
110
what does the yichud room represent
first time spent alone as husband and wife
111
what is the dead person wrapped in
white cloth
112
can the dead body be lleft alone
no
113
seven day mourning period
shiva
113
what must people do to their clothes
small tear
114
what must the people do in accordance to chairs and mirrors during mourning
they must sit on small chair and cover mirrors
115
after shiva how many more days of mourning is there
30
116
candle after mourning
candle will be ,it for the mourning to show the prayers of the person for the deceased
117
Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat”
leviticus
118
119
How long do Jews need to wait before eating milk and meat?
3h
120
What do foods become if they are mixed with non kosher foods
Treifah
121
“Hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work”
Numbers
122
Tenth day is the day of atonement
Leviticus
123
Rosh Hashanah
- start of year
- Apple/honey
- challah cycle of year
- shofar horn blown (100)
- tashlikh (special prayers at river)
- water representing sins
124
Yom kippur
- 10 days after RH
- forgiveness
- white clothes
- Aron kadesh open
- mikveh for spiritual cleaning
- Shabbat applies
125
Importance of RH
- God creating world
- high holy day
- 6 days 7th rested
126
Yom kippur
- holiest day
- day of atonement
- sabbath of sabbaths
127
What is Passover known as?
Pesach
128
“Go and select lambs for yourself and kill the Passover lamb”
Exodus
129
“You shall dwell in sukkot for seven days to know how the Israelites Lived”
Leviticus
130
“You shall dwell in sulky for seven days to know how the Israelis yes
Lived”
Leviticus
131
What is food containing yeast
Chametz
132
Most important meal of pesach
Seder meal
133
Seder meal containing
Horseradish
Salt water (tears)
Charoset (apple, cinnamon, nut, wine)
134
Lulav
Lulav and etrog are waved in six directions for sukkot
135
What does sukkot mean
Hut or booth
