Judaism

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/99

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Last updated 4:59 AM on 4/25/24
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced
Call with Kai

No analytics yet

Send a link to your students to track their progress

100 Terms

1
New cards
What is monotheism?
belief in one God.
2
New cards
What is Judaism based on?
belief of the Israelites becoming God’s Chosen people.
3
New cards
Who were the Hebrews?
peoples before Jacob / tribal peoples.
4
New cards
Who are the Israelites?
Jacob’s descendants.
5
New cards
Define Jewish.
group of people; culture and modern day religion.
6
New cards
What is the Tanakh?
core teachings of the Jewish faith compiled in three parts.
7
New cards
What does Tanakh mean?
sacred writings of Judaism; formed from the first Hebrew letter of the Three Parts.
8
New cards

What are the first five books of the Torah called?

Genesis

9
New cards
What is another name for the first five books of the Torah?
Pentateuch.
10
New cards
How many minor prophets are there?
12.
11
New cards
What do the Prophets contain warnings about?
to stay faithful
12
New cards
When were the Writings written?
during the time of exile.
13
New cards

What do the Neviim books contain?

sayings and proverbs by wise people revealing ways of living.

14
New cards
What is Shemah?
creed of beliefs.
15
New cards
What term is used instead of "God" in Shemah?
“Adonai”.
16
New cards
What story is detailed in Genesis 1:1 - 3:24?
the story of Creation.
17
New cards
How many days did God take to create the world?
6.
18
New cards
What day is Saturday known as?
the Sabbath.
19
New cards
What event does Sunday mark the start of?
the week.
20
New cards
What is detailed in Genesis 2:4-3:24?
second story of creation.
21
New cards
How was Adam created according to the second story of creation?
from the clay of the Earth.
22
New cards
Who was created from Adam’s rib?
Eve.
23
New cards
Who is the most important figure in the story of Abraham?
Abraham.
24
New cards
What did God promise Abraham?
descendants as numerous as the stars.
25
New cards
What is a covenant?
an agreement of mutual faithfulness between two parties.
26
New cards
Who is the most important figure in the story of Moses?
Moses.
27
New cards
What was Moses called by God to do?
free the Hebrew peoples from slavery in Egypt.
28
New cards
What did Moses receive from God at Mount Sinai?
the Ten Commandments.
29
New cards
What did Moses do with the tables of the Ten Commandments initially?
smashed them.
30
New cards
How long were the Israelites in the desert as a consequence of worshiping fake Gods?
40 years.
31
New cards
Why couldn't Moses enter the Promised Land?
loss of faith.
32
New cards
What are the Ten Commandments?
a Code of Ethics.
33
New cards
How many commandments are there in reality in the Torah?
613.
34
New cards
Who were the enemies of the Jewish people at Moses' time?
Philistines.
35
New cards
Who was the first king of Israel?
Saul.
36
New cards
Who was known as the "Greatest King of Israel"?
David.
37
New cards
What did David dream to build?
a temple to honor God.
38
New cards
Who completed the Temple where the Arc of the Covenant was kept?
Solomon.
39
New cards
What was Solomon's son involved in that caused trouble?
an affair with his best friend's wife.
40
New cards
What does Talmud contain?
Jewish civil and religious laws
41
New cards
What are the two parts of Talmud?
Mishnah and Gemara.
42
New cards
Who wrote Mishneh Torah?
Maimonides.
43
New cards
What does Halakhah mean?
“the path” of Jewish life.
44
New cards
How many commandments are there in Mitzvot?
613.
45
New cards
Who were the patriarch and matriarch of the Hebrews?
Abraham and Sarah.
46
New cards
When was the First Jerusalem temple destroyed?
586 BC.
47
New cards
When did Rabbinic Judaism begin?
after the temple was destroyed in 70CE.
48
New cards
What is Kabbalah?
search for the nature of God
49
New cards
What is the central text of Kabbalah?
the Zohar.
50
New cards
Who was the founder of Hasidism?
Ba’al Shem Tov.
51
New cards
What does Reform Judaism allow?
men and women sit together in synagogue; women can be rabbis.
52
New cards
What is the largest branch of Judaism in Canada?
Conservative.
53
New cards
What does Orthodox Judaism observe?
all 613 laws of the Torah.
54
New cards
What is a Synagogue?
place of worship
55
New cards
What does the Ark in a Synagogue house?
Torah scrolls.
56
New cards
What does the Menorah symbolize?
7 days of creation.
57
New cards
What is a Bimah used for?
to read from the Torah/Haftarah.
58
New cards
What does the Ner Tamid symbolize?
eternal light in synagogues.
59
New cards
What is the focus of Shabbat?
family.
60
New cards
What is Bar Mitzvah?
assumption of adulthood by reciting a passage from the Tanakh.
61
New cards
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Jewish New Year.
62
New cards
What is blown as a wakeup call on Rosh Hashanah?
Shofar.
63
New cards
What is the traditional bread for Rosh Hashanah?
challah.
64
New cards
What does Yom Kippur mark?
the day of atonement.
65
New cards
What is Sukkot?
Feast of the Tabernacles.
66
New cards
What does Hanukkah commemorate?
rededication of the temple.
67
New cards
What does Purim commemorate?
deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them.
68
New cards
What does Pesach commemorate?
liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
69
New cards
What is Seder?
a meal held at Passover.
70
New cards
What does Shavuot mark?
the time that the Israelites were given the Torah.
71
New cards
What is Shema?
“Hear O Israel
72
New cards
What is Kaddish?
prayer of mourning for the dead.
73
New cards
What was the Holocaust?
a period of persecution of Jewish peoples by the Nazi regime.
74
New cards
How many Jewish people died in the Holocaust?
6 million.
75
New cards
What are Payot?
long sidelocks.
76
New cards
What are Tefillin?
small black leather boxes with leather straps containing Torah excerpts.
77
New cards
What is Yamaka/Kippah?
a brimless skull cap.
78
New cards
What is Tallit?
a prayer shawl.
79
New cards
What is Yad?
a pointer device used to touch the text of the Torah.
80
New cards
What is Shofar?
a horn blown into on Jewish New Year.
81
New cards
What is Shtreimel?
a fur hat.
82
New cards
What is Bekishe?
a traditional Jewish jacket.
83
New cards
What is Khalla?
traditional Jewish bread.
84
New cards
What is Kosher food?
food in compliance with the 613 Commandments.
85
New cards
What must land animals have to be considered Kosher?
split hooves and eat grass.
86
New cards
What must seafood have to be considered Kosher?
fins and scales.
87
New cards
What is forbidden to eat in Kosher laws?
shellfish.
88
New cards
Can meat and dairy be eaten together in Kosher laws?
No.
89
New cards
What is Treif?
food that is not allowed.
90
New cards
What is Parev?
natural foods that can be eaten with either meat or dairy.
91
New cards
What does Kashrut refer to?
the rules pertaining to Jewish foods.
92
New cards
Who approves food in Kashrut?
Council of Rabbis (COR).
93
New cards
Who were Abraham and Sarah?
patriarch and matriarch of the Hebrews.
94
New cards
When was the First Jerusalem temple destroyed?
586 BC.
95
New cards
When did Rabbinic Judaism begin?
after the temple was destroyed in 70CE.
96
New cards
What is Kabbalah?
search for the nature of God
97
New cards
What is the central text of Kabbalah?
the Zohar.
98
New cards
Who was the founder of Hasidism?
Ba’al Shem Tov.
99
New cards
What does Reform Judaism allow?
men and women sit together in synagogue; women can be rabbis.
100
New cards
What is the largest branch of Judaism in Canada?
Conservative.