Key Words Flashcards
What is monotheism?
The belief in one god
What is the Shema?
A prayer that Jews say to confirm their monotheism
What is the Torah?
The Jewish Bible and the word of God
What is the Talmud?
A book where the Torah is explained
What does Omnipotent mean?
Having great power and influence
What does omniscient meam?
Infinite awareness and insight
What does Omnipresent mean?
The belief that somone is always present
What is Shabbat?
The Jewish day of rest from the sunset of Friday to the sunset of Saturday
What is the Mitzvot?
It’s a collective way of saying the 613 Jewish laws
What does the term Shekhinah mean?
The ablilty for God to focus his presence in a certain place
What is a têmple?
A buullding for religous worship
What does the term God as judge mean?
God is the judge who judges Jews based on how well they followed the Mitzvot
What does resurrection mean?
The rising of the dead at the Last Judgement
What does Heaven mean?
A paradise called Gan Eden where you are with God
What is Sheol?
It’s a place of waiting where souls sill be cleansed
What is a messiah?
Used in the Tenakh to refer to the kings of Israel
What is the Messianic Age?
The era where the Messiah will reign
What is the promised land?
Land where God wanted his people to live
What is a covant?
A solumn promise between two people
Who is Abraham?
Founder of Judaism- Made the 1st covenant with God
Who is Moses?
He made the 3rd covenant with God, and saved the Jews from slavery
