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34 Cards in this Set
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Covenant
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-means agreement
-created with Abraham -The people were faithful to God, followed his laws and worshiped him -God would preserve them throughout history |
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God is _______
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One
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Role of God
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-He begins the world, plays an active role and will eventually bring the world to an end
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Two aspects of Covenant
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-relationship with god and people
-relationship within the community |
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Abraham
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-Founder of the three major monotheistic traditions
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When was sacrifice discontinued?
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After the destruction of the Second Temple
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Abraham's son
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-Issac
-Jacob |
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Moses
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-Kills the Egyptian foreman
-Encounters burning bush -Returns to Egypt to help free the Hebrews -The pharaoh, after the tenth, releases the people -Moses parts the Red Sea |
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Saul
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weak king
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Solomon
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Built the First Temple so God's laws could be carried out
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Ezra and Nehemiah
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-Laid down precepts for post-exilix Judaism
-The worship of God who is holy must be holy -Normative story of exile and return -Exile = disobedience -Return = obedience |
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Antiochus
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desecrated the Temple and forbid Judaism there
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Rupture in Jewish religion
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Holocaust
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Scripture-three sections
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-Torah
-Prophets(Nevi'im) -Writings(Kethuvim) |
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Torah
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First five books of the bible
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Talmud
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comprised of the Mishnah and Gemara
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Mishnah
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Commentaries on how to live according to the Torah, connecting the oral Torah
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Gemara
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Commentaries on the Mishnah connecting it to the written Torah
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The Gemara contains
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Aggadah- stories, folklore
Halakhah- ethnics, law |
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4 main beliefs
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They affirm the existence of a God who is creator and sustainer of the world, who is without a second
Uncompromising Monotheism God is an active God, involved in human history Complete religious adequacy of Judaism, the prophet Moses, and the Torah God knows each life individually and punishes and rewards |
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Segregationists
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-choose to speak Jewish (Yiddish)
-Clothes are distinctively Jewish -Dietary laws in the strictest sense -Live in Jewish neighborhoods -Buy goods from other jews -study only sacred books of judaism -All segregationists are Orthodox, but not all Orthodox are segregationists |
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Factions
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-Segregationists
-Integrationists |
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Hasidism
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-Began in 18th century by Ba’al Shem Tov
-Believes that a holy man, tsaddiq, stands in relationship with God -Lives according to Orthodox -Judaism but follows own teachings as well -Believe that following God’s laws should be an expression of love for God |
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Yeshiva
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-Life is centered on the yeshiva
-Yeshiva is a place in which some or all of the day is spent on studying Torah and Talmud -Aim is to form centers of holy living distinct from outside world |
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Integrationist
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Believe they can and should live as their neighbors do with some differences
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Orthodox
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-The entire Torah, written and oral, comes from God in exactly the words seen now
-Everything in Torah happened exactly as it says -Men and women sit apart in synagogue -Service is in Hebrew -Expected to keep kashruth (dietary regulations) -Strict adherence to Sabbath keeping -But their lives are not centered on yeshiva |
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The Pittsburg Platform of 1885
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-Held that Torah is binding only in moral teachings
-Rabbinic teachings on diet, ceremony, dress are not binding in new age |
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Columbus Platform of 1937
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-Gave stronger emphasis to Torah
-Expressed need for a Jewish homeland |
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Central Conference of American Rabbis in 1976
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Emphasized religious practice, Sabbath Observance, keeping holy days, Jewish home
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Reconstructionist
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-Emphasizes a naturalist theology
“God is the power that makes for salvation” -Rejects “chosenness” in favor of an all-inclusive Judaism |
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Main sociological order
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-Passover
-Berit milah - Circumcision -Marriage ceremony -Sukkot – Festival of Tabernacles -Hanukkah – Festival of lights -Dietary laws |
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Sabbath
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-Sabbath is home and synagogue centered
-Sundown Friday to sundown Saturday -Commemorating the Lord’s day of rest -No work is done, there is feast and celebration -Preparation of meals done -Thursday night and Friday during day -Fresh clothes are put on -After sundown Sabbath meal is eaten -Public worship Saturday morning and late afternoon -Reading of the Torah, prayers and chants |
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Synagogue
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-Holy ark containing the scrolls of the Torah
-Rosh Hashanah – the anniversary of creation and -Jewish New Year -Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement -Bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah -Mitzvah – one who is responsible to carry out religious duties |
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Pilgrimage celebrations
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-Passover
-Shavuot - Pentecost -Sukkot - Tabernacles -Shavuot – fifty days after Passover |
