Test 1 Flashcards
Alef-Bet
The Hebrew alphabet
Kashrut (kosher)
A system of dietary laws that are biblically based
Adon Olam
“Lord of The World”
Oseh Shalom
A special prayer which asks for peace
Haftarah
The reading of the profits chanted at Shabbat
Cantillation
The practice of singing the bible
TANACH
The complete Hebrew Bible
Torah
The Five Books of Moses in scroll form
Nevi’im
The Biblical prophets
K’tuvim
The writings of the bible
Psalm 150
Mentions praising God with musical instruments
Liturgy
The prayer recitations that form part of the observance of Judaism
Trope
Symbols that indicate melodic formulas
Aramaic
Ancient language spoken by the first Jews
Hebrew
Language of the Bible
Yiddish
German and Hebrew
Ladino
Spanish and Hebrew
Ashkenazic
Jews that speak Yiddish
Sephardic
Jews that speak Ladino
Diaspora
Exile of Jews from their Holy Land
Rabbi
Spiritual leader
Cantor/Chazzan
Musical leader
Minyan
A quorum on 10 Jews
Synagogue
Jewish house of worship
Temple
Ancient holy structure
Shul
School
Chanukah
8 day celebration commemorating victory of the maccabees
Rosh Hashana
Jewish new year
Yom Kippur
Day of atonement
Sabbath/Shabbat
Weekly holiday (Saturday)
Passover/Pesach
Commemorating the exodus from Egypt
Simchat Torah
Celebrate annual reading of the Torah
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Rite of passage for Jewish boys/girls
Shofar
Musical instrument used in biblical times/today
Polyphonic
Multiple melodies
Monophonic
One melody
Harmony
Filling in notes to make chords
Melody
Single precession of notes
Scale/mode
String of adjacent notes