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Keyword Quiz 26th January Judaism Flashcards

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Torah

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The law, compilations of the first five books of the Hebrew bible

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Tallit

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Prayer shawl

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Tenakh

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The written law

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Ketubah

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A Jewish marriage contract

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Bar Mitzvah

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Son of the commandments

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Bat Chayill

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Woman of valour

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Synagogue

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Assembly, or place of assembly, the Jewish place of worship

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Rosh Hashannah

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Head of the year

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Beit Midrash

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House of learning

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Covenant

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The vow made between Abraham and God

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Shema

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The decleration of faith affirming Jews beleif in God

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Sukkot

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The feast of tabernacles, meaning tent or shelters

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Shavuot

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Orignall a wheat harvest festival, but now more focused on the delivery of the Torah to Israel

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Simchat Torah

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Meaning”Rejoicing the Torah”. A festival annually celebrating the Torah.

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Yad Vashem

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The holocaust memorial in Jerusulem

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Brit Milah

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Circumcision ritual for Jewish boys after their birth

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Shabbat

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Holy day of rest every week where Jews are devoted and focused solely devoted to God

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Kosher

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Clean, acceptable, and fit to eat. Complying wit the kashrut laws.

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Treyfah

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Unclean and forbidden. Not acceptable under kashrut laws.

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Hevrash Kadishah

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Meaning “Holy society”, they are the people who prepare dead bodies for burial

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Amidah

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Part of the service in the synagogue where worshippers say private prayers from the Siddur including praises, petitions and prayers for God.

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Tefillin

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Two leather boxes containing verses from the Torah by the heart and the head worn during prayer to remind Jews of God

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Mezuzah

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A box by the doorframe of a Jewish house containing prayers

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Minyan

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A group of at least 10 people required for prayers and other services during the synagogue service

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