Key Words - Judaism Flashcards
What does monotheism mean ?
Belief there is only one god
What is the sheema ?
A prayer expressing there love for god and how he is alone and only one
What is the torah ?
Written law - the first five books .
What is the talmud ?
The talmud serves nearly the same values of the old testament in the bible
What does omni - potent mean ?
The idea that someone has unlimited power
What does omniscient mean ?
Means all - knowing
What does omnipresent mean ?
Capable of being everywhere at the same time
What is the shabbat ?
The jewish hold day - from sunset on friday to sunset on saturday .
What is the mitzvot ?
Mitvot - This means the commandments plural
Mitzvah - this means a commandment singular
What is shekhinah ?
The belief that god can focus his presence
What is it mean by temple ?
A building for religious worship , especially in religions other then christianity
What is the term ressurection ?
The idea of brining someone or something back into existance
What is the term heaven ?
Gan eden - paridise
What is sheol ?
A place of waitinf where souls are cleansed
What is a messiah ?
Leader of the jewish people , expected to live on earth . Promised by god repeatedly in the tenakh
What is a messanic age ?
The messiah will bring about world peace and rule over all humans with kindness and justice ( spiritually or physically ) this is called the messanic age
What is the promised land ?
The land where god wanted his people to be
What is a covenant ?
a sacred agreement or mutual promise between God and a person or a group of people.
Who does abraham mean ?
It means father of many nations
Who was moses ?
Moses lead jews out of slavery
What was the sinai covenant ?
It was when god gave moses the 10 commandments and said he would punish people who didnt follow them
What is circumcision ?
A minor operation removing the foreskin from the penis
What are the 10 commandments ?
They are the 10 most important commandments of the 613
What does justice mean ?
Justice is the sacred duty that is accompanied by truth and peace - briging about what is right and fair .
What does healing the world mean ?
It is seen as an action bringing people closer to god and can be done by volenteering for chsrity that helps less fortunate people making the world a better place
What is it meant by kindness to others ?
Jews should love people as they love themselves
What is the sanctity of life ?
This means the holiness of life and life should be created and destoryed by god and how precious it is because god made it
What is pickauch nefesh ?
Its a jewish principle which allows most jewish laws to be broken in order to save life
What is it meant by free will ?
God gave humans free will - the choice to do good or bad
What is the mitzvot between man and god ?
This means half of the commandments are duties to god
What is the mitzvot between man and man ?
This means duties towards others which is also another half of the 613 commandments
