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Unit 7:Judasim vocab Flashcards

To learn Jewish vocab

1
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Define

Shema

A

A Jewish prayer affirming belief in one God

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Define

Messanic age

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A future time of global peace when everyone will want to come closer to God, possibly through the intervention of the Messiah

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Define

Torah

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The 5 books of Moses- that make up the first part of the Tenakh
The Jewish written law

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Define

Talmud

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A commentary by the Rabbis on the Torah: It consists of the Mishnah and the Gemara.

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Define

Shabbat

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The Jewish Holy day of the week: a day of spiritual renewal starting shortly before sunset on Friday and continuing to night time on Saturday.

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Define

Pikuach nefesh

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The obligation to save Jewish life; even if doing so breaks Jewish law

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Define

Promised land

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The land of Canaan that God promised to the Jews

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Define

Circumcision

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The removal of the foreskin from the penis

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Define

Mitzvoth

A

Jewish rules or commandments

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Define

Shekinah

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The divine presence of God

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Define

Covenant

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An agreement; IN Judaism it refers to an agreement between individuals , often on behalf of the Jews, and God.

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Define

Messiah

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The anointed one; a leader of the Jews wo is expected to live on earth at some time in the future.

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Define

Chosen

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The word used to refrence to the Jews after the Sinal Covenant

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Define

Plagues

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10 curses,God sent upon Eygpt as so to convince Pharoh to release his chosen people

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Define

Eygpt

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The place where the Jews escaped from slavery

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The 10 commandents

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The basis of the sinal covenant

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Define

Proimised land

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The land that God promised to the Jews after their escape from Eygpt

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Define

Exodus

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The book in the Torah, in which the story of Moses is found

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Define

Sinai

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The mount on which moses made his covenant with God

20
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Define

Nation

A

The Jews as a collective

21
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Define

Pesach

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Festival in rememberance of the jews escaping egypt

Celebrated for 7-8 days

It is the oldest Jewish holiday

22
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Define

Passover Seder

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A ritual performed by a community/multiple genrations of family, involing a retelling of Exodus,and a meal

23
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Define

Haggadah

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The book containing the story of exodus and the ritual of seder

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