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17 Cards in this Set
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Diaspora |
Jews living out side the Jewish state of Israel |
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Hagadah |
A prayer book used at Seder |
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Havdalah |
Ceremony marking the conclusion of Shabbat |
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Holocaust/The Shoah |
The suffering experienced by European Jews at the hands of the Nazis, including the systematic murder of 6 million Jews. |
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Kiddush |
A prayer sanctifying Shabbat and festival days, usually recited over wine. |
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Muktzeh |
Objects that cannot be used on Shabbat |
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Pesach |
Festival commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. One of the three pilgrim festivals, it is celebrated in the spring. |
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Rosh Hashanah |
Jewish New Year |
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Seder |
A home-based ceremonial meal during Pesach, at which the Exodus from Egypt is recounted using the Hagadah. |
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Shabbat |
Day of spiritual renewal and rest commencing at sunset on Friday, terminating at nightfall on Saturday. |
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Shavuot |
One of the three pilgrim festivals. Shavuot is celebrated seven weeks after Pesach in the summer. Jews have to stay up all night. |
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Shofar |
Ram's horn blown at the season of Rosh Hashanah |
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sukkah |
a temporary dwelling used during Sukkot |
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Sukkot |
One of the three pilgrim festivals. Celebrated in the autumn. |
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Talmud |
Mishnah and Gemara (first oral tradition of Judaism) gathered together in one volume. |
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Tenakh |
The collected 35 books of the Jewish scriptures - Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim - Te;Na;Kh |
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Yom Kippur |
Fast day occurring on the tenth day after Rosh Hashanah; a solemn day of Tefillah and Teshuva |
