judaism

dead sea scrolls

Religious literature hidden caves near the shores of the Dead Sea 2nd to 1st century BCE

diaspora

Refers to those Jewish communities that live outside of the historical land of Israel

hasidism

New movement within the 18th century eastern European Judaism, its stressed need for spiritual restoration and deep and individual piety in the 19th and 20th centuries the movement bond a number of distinctive communities that have physically separate themselves from the rest of the world and they are recognized by their attire and their devotion to a dynasty of hereditary spiritual leaders

kabbalah

One of the dominant forms of Jewish ism the text appear in Europe during the 12th and 13th century mystic belonging to this tradition. Focus on the emanative powers of God referred to in Hebrew as a sephirot and on their role within the Godhead as well as within the human personality.

rosh hashanah

The Jewish new year it lasts for two days in the fall on the first day of the month of tisharai in accompanied by The blowing of a Rams horn it signals the beginning of the 10 days of repentance that Culminate with Yum Kapoor

seder

A ritualized meal observed on the first two nights of pesach That recalls a exodus from Egypt

sukkot

A fall harvest festival that is associated with the huts in which the ancient Israelite sought shelter during the Exodus. It is celebrated for seven days in Israel, eight days in the diaspora.

talmud

A multi volume work of commentary on the laws of the Torah, and on the teachings of the entire Hebrew Bible, composed in two stages, the Mishna and the gemara traditionally Jews, referred to the town mood as the oral Torah in regard as an extension of sacred scripture

tanakah

an acronym standing for the entire Hebrew Bible, the Torah, nevium, and khetuvium. These 24 books make up the collection that constitutes the core scriptures of Judaism

Torah

This word literally means teaching, and it’s in most restrictive sense. It refers to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible less restrictive. It signifies the totality of God’s revelation to the Jewish people which includes not only the remaining books of the Hebrew Bible, but also the writings contained of the talmud

yom kippur

Referred to as a day of atonement it is the most solemn of all the fast days in the Jewish religious calendar

zionism

A modern political philosophy that asserts belief of the Jewish national identity, and in the necessity of resuming national life within historical of Israel

zohar

a kabbalistic midrash based on the biblical book of genesis