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1
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Bread of affliction

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three whole pieces per seder plate

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2
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broken piece of the bread of affliction is called

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aphikomen

greek for dessert

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3
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what part of the bread of affliction is hidden

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aphikomen

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4
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bread of affliction is also called

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matzos

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5
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why do we use three matzos

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Abraham told Sarai to make 3 seahs of flour

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6
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what is the lamb bone for

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reminder of fomer sacrifices

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7
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what does the boiled egg symbolize

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crying after the destruction of Jerusalem

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8
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bitter herbs represent

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the betterness of slavery

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9
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symbolizes the mortar used in brick making

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charoset

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10
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eating posture is leaning why

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only slaves ate standing up

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11
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four cups of wine why

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stages of Israel’s deliverence

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12
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1st cup

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cup of redemption

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13
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2nd cup

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the cup of freedom

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14
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3rd cup

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the cup of justice

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15
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4th cup

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cup of covenant

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16
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the end of the Passover meal is called

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Hallel

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17
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Jewish New Year, a ten-day period of repentance leading up to Yom Kippur

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Rosh Hashanah

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18
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Day of Atonement, a time when Jews seek forgiveness of those who have been wronged also the major fast of the year

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Yom Kippur

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19
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Dedication of the Temple, a time when the eight-branched Hanukkah candle is lit commemorating the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd cenury BC, when the Temple lamp miraculously stayed alight for eight days, even though there was only enough oil to last one day

20
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Celebration of the story of Ester

21
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Celebrating God’s deliverance of the Israelites from captivity in Egypt; families gather for the first evening of the festival to share the Seder meal, which recalls in words and symbols the departure of the Israelite’s from Egypt

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Also known as the Pentecost or the feast of weeks, this is both a harvest festival and a thanksgiving for the gift of Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai (50 days after Exodus)

23
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This date recalls the disasters that have befallen the Jewish people, including the destruction of the first and second temples in Jerusalem; it is also a time to mourn the events of the Holocaust

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Tishah B’Av

24
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pluralism that is the fact of diversity

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empirical pluralism

25
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pluralism that cherishes the good things about diversity

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cherished pluralism

26
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pluralism that is the idea that all belief systems are equally valid

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philosophical pluralism

27
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study of religion based on one’s own religious commitment in order to promote it

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Academic study of religion that aims to understand all religious traditions objectively, in a religiously neutral neutral way

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religious studies

29
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order of religious building

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Humans sensed mana, then personified spiritual forced as ancestors, elevated themselves to spirits to gods, believed in many gods, monotheism,

30
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the basic claims of Christian faith are true, and Jesus is unique, but God reveals Himself and, through Christ, saves people through other religions as well as “Anonymous Christians”

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inclusivism

31
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rejects the idea that Jesus is unique and suggests that God reveals himself in all religiouns and saves all pious people

32
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All people will be saved regardless of what they know or how they live

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Universalism

33
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devine disclosure to all persons at all times and places by which one comes to know what God is

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General revelation

34
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God’s self-revelation through history as recorded in Scripture and embodied in Jesus of Nazareth

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Special revelation

35
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from most primitive to most recent

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evolutionary

36
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comparing philosophical categories such as the nature of man, the problem of evil

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philosophy of religion

37
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emphasizes how religion functions in societies, especially from the perspective of practitioners

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sociological/anthropological

38
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based solely on regions of the world where certain religions predominate

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geographical

39
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limited to the historical development of each one

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historical approach

40
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based on themes and emphases common to all

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comparative approach

41
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Hinduism is grouped with

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Buddhism, Janism

42
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Islam is grouped with

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Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism

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Confucianism is grouped with

44
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list ninian smarts nine dimensions

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biological, psychological, aesthetic, ritual mythological, doctrinal, ethical, experimental

45
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year according to jewish changes

46
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study Judaism note cards

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study Judaism note cards

Living World Religions (8 decks)

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