RS- judaism

judaism topic, key terms and definitions

traditional judaism

jews who will follow laws literally, keep separate from other strands and have more traditional beliefs about where men and women sit in the synagouge

progressive judaism

jews who will be more modern in way of thinking and will change the laws of the torah to to fit modern context

secular judaism

jews who are likely not to hold a belief in God

genesis

the creation of the world

exodus

the Israelites escape egypt

leviticus

the commandments and law

numbers

the sacred history of the isrelites

deuteronomy

the teachings of moses

libertarianism

humans have free will

determinism

humans do not have free will

halakna

the body of jewish law

mitzvah

an individual law. literally means commandment

mitzvot

613 laws that jewish people follow

covenant

a promise between God and the Jewish people

bar mitzvah

for boys at age 13

bat mitzvah

for girls at age 12

kosher

acceptable according to jewish laws

kashrut

permissable foods according to jewish laws

trefah

‘torn’ non kosher food

star of david

considered the symbol of judaism

sanctuary

the main bit where people sit

bimah

where torah scrolls are read from with a yad

ner tamid

eternal light that hangs in front of the arc

ark

where the torahs are stored