Keywords Flashcards
Mikveh
A bath of rainwater for the dead.
Tikkun olam
Repair or heal the world
Tzedakah
Doing the right thing.
Pirkei avot
Teaching of jewish fathers.
Shekhinah & importance.
The divine presence of God.
Shows omnipresence and omnipotence.
Promised land
Canaan, God promised it to the jews.
Pikuach nefesh.
Saving a life, even if that means breaking the law.
Free will.
The belief that God gave people the chance to make their own decisions.
Bimah & meaning?
Where the torah id read from, showshow the torah is looked at/ highlights importance.
Aron Hakodesh.
Ark, where the torah js kept, most holy part of the synagogue.
Ner tamid
Eternal light, kept burning above the Aron Hakodesh.
Minyan
At least 10 men(orthodox)
10 men or women for reform.
Menorah
Candle stickto commemorate miracles.
Canotor (chazzan)
A person who leads prayers.
Tallit & meaning?
Reform and orthodox.
Prayer shawl, to show them they are obeying Gods word at all times.
Orthodox wear it during morning prayers.
Tefillin
From the torah.Small boxes with extracts from the torah.
Amidah
Standing prayer, 18 blessings.
Shabbat & importance.
Holy day when they aren’t allowed to do anything creative.
Its a reminder of the covenant between God and the jews.
Tenakh.
24 jewish scriptures.
Torah
5 books given moses.
The first section of written law.
Nev’im:
The second section of the tenakh about prophets.
Ketuvim
Third sections of the writings
Mishnah
First part of jewish oral law.
Gemara
A commentary on the Mishnah,talmud.
Brit milah
Male circumcision, shows covenant between God and Abraham
Shiva
7 days of intense mourning.
Kaddish
A prayer said by mourners that praises Gld and asks for peace.
Kosher
Food that Jews can eat.
Trefah
Foods that are forebiden to eat.
