Judism

Question 1

What is the difference between bat mitzvah and bar mitzvah?

Answer 1

• bar mitzvah: given to 13 year old boy when her is initiate into adult ritual responsibilites
• bat mitzvah: given to girls to initiate into adult ritual responsibilites

Question 2

What is covernant?

Answer 2

The special relationship or treat between god and jewish ppl

Question 3

What is Haskalah?

Answer 3

The jewish enlightment

Question 4

What is the holocaust?

Answer 4

mass murder of 6 million jews bu the nazi’s during second world war

Question 5

What is kosher?

Answer 5

term for food that is ritually acceptable
kosher: mammals with split hooves (beef and lamb), seafood with fins and scales, chicken and turkey, duck and goose, must be properly slaughtered by being soaked and salted to remove blood
not kosher: pork and rabbit, certain birds, meat and dairy together, shellfish, and catfish

Question 6

What is Pentateuch?

Answer 6

greek name of the first 5 books of the Hewbrew bible

Question 7

What is sabbath?

Answer 7

7th day of the week, day of rest
- world created in 6 days
- in the 7th day stopped creating (a saturday)
- don’t use electricity (cook, email, work, etc)
- special synagogue service friday night
- special service saturday morning

Question 8

What is Diaspora?

Answer 8

dispersion of jews from israel

Question 9

What are the branches of judaism?

Answer 9

• reform -> chill, allow female rabbis, dont typically follow dietary laws, flexiable, encourages interfaith dialouge, reject idea of messiah
• orthodox -> reaction to reform jews, resist change, very traditional, yarmulke, believe in literal messiah
• Conservative -> middle ground between reform and orthodox
• Reconstructionist -> don’t believe in the supernatural, incorate jewish laws + traditions into their lives

Question 10

What is the Torah?

Answer 10

Hebrew bible

Question 11

What is Talmud?

Answer 11

interpretations of the Torah that most jews consider the authoritive text

Question 12

What is Yahweh?

Answer 12

God/lord name too sacred to pronounce

Question 13

What is Kashrut?

Answer 13

dietary laws

Question 14

What is Tanakh?

Answer 14

Ta meaning torah teachings
Na meaning nevi’im “prophets”
Kh meaning ketuvim “writings”
- various authors, almost all anonymous
- reaveled to moses at mount sinai and written down by him
- made of 24 books

Question 15

Who was Moses Maimonides (“rambam”)

Answer 15

• famous jewish philospher
• wrote the misneh torah
• 13 articles:
  God is
  1) creator and guide
  2) one in a unique way
  3) not in a physical form
  4) eternal
  5) to be worshiped
  6) all-knowing
  7) giver of rewards + punishments
  8) revealed his will through the prophets
  9) Moses is the greatest of the prophets
  10) Torah was reavealed to Moses
  11) Torah is eternal + unchanging
  12) The Messiah will come
  13) The dead will be resurrected

Question 16

What are the High Holy days?

Answer 16

• 10 days
  Rosh Hashanah - beginning
• the jewish new year
  -september/october
• pray to get their name written in the book of life
• eat sweet foods to pray for a sweet and prosperous year
• religious services and synangogue
  Yom Kirrpur - end
• day of atonement
• solemn day
• 24 hours of praying, mourning, resting and fasting
• fast from sunrise -> sundown
• ends with family meal caled break-fast
• apoligize to God for their sins

Question 17

What are the rites of passage?

Answer 17

• Brit Milah (covenant of circumcision) - 8 days after birth - welcome to Jewdiasm
• Simchat Bat (joy of a daughter) - naming ceramony for girls so they don’t get too jealous of the circumcision
• Bar and Bat Mitzah - 12 or 13, coming of age into adulthood, speech, read from the bible

Question 18

What is Marriage rules in Judism?

Answer 18

Ketubah = jewish marriage contract
- 7 blessings
- breaking of the glass to commemorate the destruction of the second temple

Question 19

What is Sit Shiva?

Answer 19

• 7 days of mourning
• family and friends bring food
• vistors come to listen
• don’t go to work
• all mirrors covered so they can look ugly in peace
• return to work after a week but don’t particapte in social activites
• mourning complete after one month - memorial and return to normal life

Question 20

What you can’t do during the Sabbath?

Answer 20

Reform + reconstructionist
- individuals decide what is “work”
Orothox + conservative
- no cell phones
- no electricity (heating, baking)
- no driving unless to synagouge

Question 21

What can you do during the Sabbath?

Answer 21

• read/discuss the Talmud
• study
• prayer
• socialize with friends and family
• sing songs after meals
• sex
• sleep

Question 22

What to know when taking a trip to Israel?

Answer 22

• Security will be strict: - avoid public transportation
• avoid Palestain territory - no flights to Jerusalem - will be asked if you support Iraeal or Patilastan
• things close o Sabbath in Jersusalem
• Synagouge services
• holidays