IB Judaism Key Terms
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B'rit
Covenant between God and Abraham/Moses and the Jewish people - the Jewish expression of monotheism
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Written Torah
the 5 books of Moses from which Jewish law derives. Also referred to as the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
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Mitzvah/mitzvoth
Obligation or commandment in the Torah, a good deed
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Halakha
Overall Jewish law; 613 commandments.
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Mashiach
Messiah; the anointed one
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Israeli
Children of Israel; Jewish community worldwide.
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Kedushah
Holiness
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Love
of God and neighbor, acts of loving kindness
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Teshuvah
Repentance, with God and humans
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Shekhinah
God’s divine presence in the grammar female
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Tikkun Olam
Repairing the universe through good deeds.
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Yetzer ha-ra
Evil inclination; tendency towards sin.
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Yetzer ha-tov
Good inclination; tendency towards virtue.
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Olam ha-ba
The world to come
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Shema
Deuteronomy 6:4, One G-d
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House of Israel
Chosen people to spread word of ONE G-d
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Oral Torah
Talmud; explains laws in the Written Torah.
