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52 Cards in this Set
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Hillul Ha-Shem
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“Profanation of God’s Name”
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Kiddush
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“sanctification” the prayer welcoming the Sabbath festival over wine
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Kiddush Ha-Shem
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“sanctification of God’s name”
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Kinyan
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“acquisition” formal act to denote that there has been a transfer of property
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Kosher
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“fit” or “proper” dietary laws of Judaism
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Mappah
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“tablecloth” notes of Rabbi Isserles to the Shulhan Arukh of Rabbi Karo
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Massekhet
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“web” tractate of the Talmud
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Matzah
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unleavened bread eaten on Passover
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Mazzal Tov
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“good luck”
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Mekhilta
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“measure” rabbinic commentary to the book of Exodus
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Midrash
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rabbinic commentaries to the bible
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Mishnah
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“teaching” summary of Jewish teaching compiled by Rabbi Judah the prince at the end of the 2nd century
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Mishneh Torah
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the title of Maimonides’ code of Jewish law completed 1180
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P'shat
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simple contextual meaning of a biblical text
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Rav
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the lesser title given to the Babylonian Amoraim
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Rabbi
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the superior title given to the Tannaim and the Palestinian Amoraim
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Rishonim
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“the early ones” the pre-Shulhan Arukh legal authorities
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Seder
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“order” home service on Passover
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She'elot u-teshuvot
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“Questions and Answers”, responsa legal inquiries to and responses of leading Jewish authorities
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Shehitah
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traditional method of killing animals for food
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Shema
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“hear” Israel’s declaration of faith
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Shulhan Arukh
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“Set Table” code of Rabbi Karo with notes by Rabbi Isserles
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Siphra
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“the book” rabbinic commentary to the book of Leviticus
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Siphre
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“the books” rabbinic commentary to the book of numbers and deuteronomy
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Tanna
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“teacher” rabbis of the first two centuries C.E.
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Terefah
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“torn” item which is no longer religiously acceptable, not kosher food
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Torah
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“the law” 5 books of mosses and Jewish teachings (oral)
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Tosaphists
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school of French commentators to the Talmud
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Tosephta
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“supplement” additional source to the Mishnah of Tannaitic teachings
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Tur
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“row” codes of Jacob ben Asher
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Tzaddik
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the righteous man
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tzedakah
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charity or justice
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Yad Ha-Hazakah
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“the strong hand” code of maimonides
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Yom Kippur
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day of atonement
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Bavli
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Babylonian Talmud edited during the 6th or 7th century CE
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Bikkur holim
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mitzvah of visiting the sick
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B'rit Milah
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“covenant of circumcision” surgical removal of the foreskin as a sign of the covenant between God and the Jewish people
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Aggadah
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the non-legal part of Rabbinic literature
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Aharonim
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“the later ones” the post-Shulhan Arukh legal authorities
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Amora
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(amoraim) the post-Mishnaic teachers in Palestine and Babylon
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Baraita
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(baraitot) teachings of the Tannaim not included in the Mishnah
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Bar metzra
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“son of the boundary” a man owning a field adjoining another field up for sale has the first potion on that field
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Ben
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"son of"
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Bet Ha-Midrash
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“House of study” the building attached to or near to the synagogue in which Torah is studied
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Bimah
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"Platform” from which Torah is studied
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D'rash
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a sermon usually based on a creative reading of a text
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Gemara
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“Teaching” an Aramaic word denoting the discussions of the Palestinian and Babylonian Amoraim (Talmud)
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Genevah
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“theft” stealing by stealth
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Geonim
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(gaon) “Excellency” the heads of the Babylonian schools of Sura and Pumbedita from the 6th to 10th centuries C.E.
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Gezelah
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“robbery” stealing by force directly
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Geriva
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a very small piece of land
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Halakhah
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“to walk” the legal side of Judaism and legal discussions or rabbis
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