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| According to Jews, what is their ethical thinking on life? (2) |
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| To live a good life in worship and in life |
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| Which prophet talked about righteousness and justice? |
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| What colors are prayer shaws? |
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| When does a Jew get their first Talit? From whom? |
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Grandparents |
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| How many mitzvahs are there? |
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| What two things do you study for? |
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Religious School |
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| What is the Tanak made of? |
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| Old Testament and Hebrew scriptures |
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| Is the synagogue use strictly for worship? |
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| Who was the 1st woman Rabbi |
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| What makes up the Jewish way of life? (7) |
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beliefs
ethics
customs
commandments
holy books
institutions
Israel |
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| The worldwide community of Jews/the peoplehood |
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| What links Jews together the most? |
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| What is the name for the ancient tribes in Israel |
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| What are the two different kinds of Jews? |
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| Where are Ashkenazic Jews from? |
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| Central and Eastern Europe |
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| Where are Sephardic Jews from? |
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| Medditerrainian area (Israel, Italy) |
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| What branch of Jews are most American Jew from? |
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| What are the main differences between the two types of Jews? (3) |
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Ceremonies/customs
pronouncations
setup of synagoge |
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| What do the 2 types of Jews do when naming children? |
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Ashkenazic: name child after disceased relative
Sephardic: living relatives |
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| What do Jews use instead of BC and AD? |
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| What Jewish year are we in? |
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| What sort of calendar is a Jewish calendar |
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| What is the first month of the Jewish year? |
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| Who is a Jewish clergyperson who is a teacher, scholar, and pastor? |
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| Who is the music specialist during a service? |
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| ritual director who takes care of the santuary and Torah |
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| What do you have to have in order to do a service and how many people is this? |
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| How many books are there in the Tanak? |
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| What are the first 5 books of the Tanak called? |
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| What is the most important section of the Tanak? |
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| What is the book of prophets? |
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| What part of the Tanak are the writings and collections and various books? |
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| When was the Ketubim finished? |
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| Where were the meetings to discuss what books should be included in the Ketubim and who led these discussions? |
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| What are the 3 major branches of Judaism? |
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Orthodox
Reform
Conservative |
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| Which branch is the most traditional? Most liberal? |
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| In America, which two branches are the biggets? |
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| Reform and Conservative, each with 40% |
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| Where do most American Jews live and what is the fraction? |
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| What are the views of women in reform, orthodox? |
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-Men and women are equally counted in minyons
-Men are the only ones to be allowed to be Rabbis, counted in minyons
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| What do reform and orthodox Jews feel about which part your family has to be Jewish in able for you be Jewish? |
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- Either parent is Jewish makes you Jewish
-You can only be Jewish if your mother was |
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| What does the reform and orthodox Jews feel about Hebrew in the service? |
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- Service is in whatever country's language you are in. Some prayers and songs can be in Hebrew
-EVERYTHING in Hebrew |
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| What is the most important prayer? |
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| What two things can only men wear in Orthodox churches? |
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| What is most described as being kosher/non-kosher? |
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| What is the opposite of kosher? |
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| How do reform and orthodox Jews feel about music in service? |
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-Music if you want, usually organ
-Absolutely no musical instruments, only cantor |
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| What sort of things can't you do on the Sabbath according to Orthodox Jews? |
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| Turn lights on, drive, tearing things, pushing buttons |
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| Where can you find the weekly scriptures for the Torah? |
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| How many portions are there to study from the Torah? |
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| What are study books with commentary used during the Sabbath? |
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| What is the additional portion of scripture to be studied called? Where do these usually come from? |
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Haftarah
Usually from the Ketubim or Nevi'm |
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| What does consecration mean for Jews? How old are children when this happens? What do they recieve? |
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When kids start religious school
Kindergarten age
Tiny replicas of important Jewish items: scroll |
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| What do you use to keep your place in the Tanak? |
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| Someone who writes the Torah scrolls by hand |
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| What do Orthodox Jews believe is the direct revelation from God? |
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| What do reform Jews think about the Torah being direct revelation? |
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| Believe that the Torah was written over the years- indirectly |
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| What are the Nevi'm and Ketubim categorized under? |
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| When was the Talmud published? |
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| Post-biblical and over a number of centuries |
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| What were Rabbis and scholars asked to do with the Talmud? |
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| Asked to write commentary of what they believe it meant, how to follow rules, celebrate holidays, etc |
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| What language is the Talmud written in? |
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| Each volume of the Talmud has what two things? |
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| What law is being discussed |
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| The actual discussion on how to follow the law |
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| What are the minor branches of Judaism? |
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Chasidic
Polydox
Reconstructionist
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| Which minor branch is the most orthodox? |
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| What do Chasidic Jews look like? |
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Men have long beards
Look out of the 18th century Europel
Women modestly dressed
All hair covered |
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| What are Rabbis like in Chasidic communities? |
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| Who becomes a Rabbi in Chasidic groups? |
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| The son of the last Rabbi |
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| Which group is the most reform? |
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| Who is the leader of the Polydox Jews? |
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| What do Polydox Jews believe of reform Jews? |
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| Not liberal enough. More changes need to be made |
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| How do Polydox Jews feel about laws? |
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| Individuals choose how to live |
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| Which minor branch is based on the teachings of Rabbi Kaplan? |
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| What do Reconstructionists believe of Judaism? |
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| It is an ancient civilization that emphasizes culture more than religion |
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| How do Reconstructionists view God? |
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| He is a force or power that sustains life and the universe who doesn't hear our prayers |
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| What does Shana Tovah mean? |
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| What is the name of the Jewish New Year? |
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| What is the most Holy Jewish holiday? |
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| What day of the New Year is Yom Kippur? |
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| Day of repentence/forgiveness |
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| What are the 1st 10 days of the NEw Year called? |
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| What are confessional prayers offered directly to God? |
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| What are the two types of choices? Which one are good and which one are bad? |
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Yetzer Tov- Good
Yetzer HaRah-Bad |
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| What are the 3 types of sins? |
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| What are unintentional sins? |
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| What are intentional sins? |
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| What are intentional and severe rebellious sins? |
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| What odes incorporeal mean? |
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| What is an all-powerful/all-knowing being who is eternal? |
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| What two Hebrew terms mean "God" |
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| What did Kushner write an article about? What Book did he write? |
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a Limited God
"When Bad Things Happen to Good People" |
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| A ram's horn blown on the New Year |
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| What are three types of organizations we talked about? |
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Hadassah
Magen David Adom
B'nai Brith |
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| What is Hadassah and what do they fund? |
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| A women's group that helps hositpals in Israel. Fund humanitarian things |
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| What is the Magen David Adom? |
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| What does B'nai Brith mean? |
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"Children of the Covenant"
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| What 2 things does B'nai Brith fund? |
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Hillel: Jewish college campus organizations
ADL: Anti-Defammation League |
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| What is the term used when we talk about how Jews feel like the chosen people? |
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| Why do Jews feel like they need to respect the convenant? |
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| Recieved commandments right from God and they need to lead the world in righteousness |
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| WHat is the physical sign of the covenant and when does this take place? |
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| Cicumcision of boys on the 8th day of life |
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| What are special prayers during Teshuvah? |
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| What are charity and good deeds from Jewish people? |
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| Scholar from Spain who did commentaries on the Tanak |
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| What did Maimonides write? What is it called? |
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| The 13th Principles of the Jewish Faith- Yigdal |
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| Do all Jews believe the 13 Principles? |
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| No, too literal: direct revelation |
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| Concept of the End of Days |
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| What do traditional Jews believe will happen at the End of Days? So what does that mean when they die? |
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| The dead will rise again. Cannot be cremated |
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| What is the netherworld or Limbo? |
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| What is Ben-Yahuda famous for |
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| Reviving the Hebrew language to a spoken one |
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| The annointed one who is coming to save us |
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| What is the Jewish organization that helps feed the hungry? |
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| What is a Lulav? When is it used? |
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Palm branch
During Sukkot |
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| What does the Jewish National Fund do? |
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| Agency to build up Israel. Plant trees, dig up swamps, make the desert bloom. |
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| What is the Messianic age? What group of Jews believe in this? |
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| Age of peace and harmony. What the reform Jews believe instead of the Messiah |
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| What is the blessing over win before drinking it |
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| What is the name of the special bread eaten? |
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| What do candles represent during the Sabbath? |
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| What is the goodbye Sabbath candle? |
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