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Quiz 1 Vocab Flashcards

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Adon Olam

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“Lord of The World” - sung at Shabbat

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Alef-bet

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Hebrew alphabet

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Ashkenazic

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Yiddish speaking jews

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Bar Mitzvah

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Son of commandments. Recognized as an adult in Jewish community

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Bat Mitzvah

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Woman of commandments. Recognized as an adult in Jewish community

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Cantillation

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Singing the bible

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Cantor

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Musical leader of Jewish music

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Chazzan

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Hebrew word for cantor

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Haftarah

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Companion piece with the Torah that comes from the nevi’im

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Hebrew

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Ancient language of Jewish

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Kippah

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Head covering (devotion to God)

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K’tuvim

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Book of prophets

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Ladino

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Hebrew Spanish

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Minyan

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Quorum of 10 Jews who can form a prayer group

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Nevi’im

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Writings - psalms

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Oseh Shalom

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Make peace prayer

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Psalm 150

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Hallelujah - the last of the psalms praising God w/ musical instruments

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Rabbi

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Spiritual leader of the service

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Scale

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String of adjacent notes (Ahava Raba)

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Sephardic

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Spanish-Hebrew Jews (Ladino Jewish)

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Shabbat

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Sabbath (Saturday)

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Shofar

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Horn of a dead ram

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TANACH

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Complete Jewish writings

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Torah

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First five books of the Hebrew bible (starts with Genesis)

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Yiddish

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German Hebrew

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Tropes

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Cantillation symbols

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Temple, Synagogue, Shul

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All mean church or place of worship

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