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19 Cards in this Set
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Tanach |
Acronym for the 3 sections of the Jewish Bible |
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Torah |
Teachings-Generally referring to the 5 books of Moses |
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Nevi'im |
Prophets |
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Ketuvim |
The Writings |
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Mishnah |
The name given to the Oral Tradition |
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Gemara |
The name given to the more detailed explaining |
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Talmud |
The combination of the Mishnah and Gemara |
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Chumash |
The hebrew name for the printed book version of the five books of moses |
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Parish |
The 54 "divisions" or sections of the Torah |
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Aliyah/Aliyot |
Each weekly torah reading is decided into 8 sections each of which is begun with a Aliyah |
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Maftir |
The final of the Aliyot, the blessing for this last section of the Parasha |
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Haftarah |
The section of the Nevi'im is read after each parasha on shabbat and festivals |
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Midrash |
The interpretation of the Torah to help explain or clarify unclear parts of the Torah by searching for meaning or filling in the gaps |
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D'var Torah |
Literally- a spoken word of Torah, a D'var Torah is when someone speaks and teaches about the Torah. |
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Genesis |
First book in the torah |
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Exodus |
Second book in the torah |
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Leviticus |
Third book in the torah |
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Numbers |
Fourth book in the torah |
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Deuteronomy |
Fifth book in the torah |
