terms for monday test maciel

Question 1

the primary source in the jewish religion is the hebrew bible 124 books divided into 3 sections the torah is the first five books of the bible

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torah

Question 2

next, to the hebrew bible is the babylonian talmud a collection of teachings from early rabbis

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talmud

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mystical commentary of the torah

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cabbala

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marks the new year of the jewish calendar

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rosh ha-shana

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holiest day of the jewish calendar. the day in which every individual is judged by god

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yom kippur

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an eight day commemorating of the freeing of the Israelis from egyptian bondage

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passover

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discrimination or racism against jews

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anti-semitism

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having to do with god or the power of god

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divine

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german for secret state police

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gestapo

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a jewish house of worship

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synagogue

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movement that supports a homeland for the jewish peace in the land of israel

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zionism

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to accept the culture of another group while giving up ones own

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assimilation

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the total annihilation of a race or an ethnic group

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genocide

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refers to the destruction of 6 million jews (and 6 million non- jews) during 1933-1945

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holocaust

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pure germanic race used by nazis to suggest a superior now-jewish caucasian (blonde hair, blue eyes)

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aryan race

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the third republic of germany which began with hitlers rule in 1933 and ended with the defeat in 1945

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third reich

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established in 1929 as hitlers black shirted bodyguards

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ss

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the plan devised in 1941 to speed up the system of killing the jews and undesirables by using gas chambers and crematoriums

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the final solution

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a term used with the ss forced prisoners to line up for inspection and decided which prisoners will live and which would be killed

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selection

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having to do with the cabbala

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cabbalistic

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a region in spain

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galicia

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a jewish prayer for the dead

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kaddish

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prisoners who were given position and authority over other prisoners they were some of the most hateful and mean

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kapo

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a sect of Judaism originated in eastern europe in the 18th century derived form the word piety

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hasidic

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the first person to write systematic code for jewish law mishneh torah

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maimonides

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is the pursuit spiritual truth or god beyond logical reasoning or intellectual compromise

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mysticism

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a jewish cabalistic book

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zohar