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terminology Flashcards

1
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mitzvah

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commandment (613 in torah)

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torah

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instruction/guide - 5 books of Moses

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shabbat

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sabbath, day of rest

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4
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kosher

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ritually fit (eg. of food)

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5
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kashrut

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regulations

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gemara

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commentary on mishnah/component of talmud

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chukah

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divinely ordained decree, sometimes unclear

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8
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mishpat

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law, self evident rationale

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moleh

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trained circumciser

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10
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brit milah

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‘covenant of circumcision’

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11
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merkabah

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chariot (genre of Jewish mysticism)

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12
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zugot

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pairs

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13
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midrash

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genre of biblical interpretation

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14
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shekinah

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dwelling, presence

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15
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hekhalot

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palaces

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16
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kabbalah

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tradition, reception

17
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tzimtzum

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constriction, process of creation

18
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sefirot

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attributes, emanations

19
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a/ein sof

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infinity/without end

20
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tzedakah

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charity (hierarchy of selflessness)

21
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saoraim

A

reasoners

22
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mishnah

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oral torah: codification of Jewish law/tradition

23
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kehillot

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rights/powers of Jewish communities

24
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Bet Din

A

rabbinic court

25
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halakhah

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collective body of laws

26
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talmud

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the most significant collection of the Jewish oral tradition interpreting the Torah
babylonian = more comprehensive than jerusalem

27
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oral torah (mishnah)

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tradition explaining meaning/implication of scriptures and how to interpret/apply them

28
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gemara + mishnah

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= talmud completed in 5th CE

29
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karaites

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strict interpretation of written scripture, denying existence of oral torah

30
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synagogue (beit knesset)

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greek root ‘assembly’/house of worship

31
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shul

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school/synagogue’s role as a place of study

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