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40 Cards in this Set
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Aggadah
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Part of the Midrash, contains sermonic material, how to live a good Jewish life, and inspirational stories
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Ashkenazim
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Jews that came down from Europe
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah
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The coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish children at 12 or 13 when they read from the Torah
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Conservative Jews
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Keep most laws, drive to synagogue, have women rabbis
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Gemara
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Part of the Talmud, both Babylonian and Palestinian, contains commentary of the Mishnah
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Halachah
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"law"
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Hanukkah
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Festival in December celebrating the Maccabees driving out the Syrians and having one day's oil last eight days
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Hasidim
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Branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes mysticism
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Kippah
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Head covering worn by men during prayer
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Messiah
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Future figure in Judaism
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Kosher
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Dietary laws
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Mezuzah
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Placed over the door where it is touched every time someone enters, contains scriptures
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Midrash
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Includes Aggadah
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Mikveh
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Ritual bath that a woman has after menstration in order to become pure again
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Minyan
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Quorom for prayer, contains 10 men/adults
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Mishnah
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Part of the Talmud, contains rabbinic discussions on living a Jewish life
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Mitnagdim
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Ultra Orthodox sect
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Moses
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Received the Law of
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Orthodox Jews
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Keep all laws, male rabbis only, don't drive on the Sabbath
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Orthodoxy
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Believing the right things
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Orthopraxy
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Doing the right things
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Passover
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Festival celebrating the deliverance of the Jews from Egypt
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Pogrom
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Violent attacks on Jews
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Purim
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Festival celebrating the story of Esther
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Rabbi
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Religious leader
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Reformed Jews
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Keep some laws, not fully kosher, women rabbis, families sit together in synagogue
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Rosh Hashanah
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"Head of the year", the spiritual New Year, takes place in September or October, followed by the 10 Days of Awe and Yom Kippur
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Sabbath
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Lasts from sundown on Friday to Saturday when there are 3 stars in the sky, joyful, restful occasion centered on the home
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Seder
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Passover ritual, including questions asked by children
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Sephardim
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Jews who remained around the Middle East
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Shema
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Jewish confession of faith
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Shofar
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Ram's horn, blown 100 times on Rosh Hashanah to warn of Yom Kippur
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Succoth
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Festival of Tabernacles, celebrates God's protection during the 40 years in the wilderness
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Synagogue
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The place of worship for Jews
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Tallit
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Prayer shawl showing submission before God
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Talmud
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Contains the Mishnah and Gemara
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Tanak
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The Jewish Old Testament, containing the Torah as well as the writings and the prophets
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Tefillin
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Boxes containing scriptures, put on the forehead and non-dominant arm
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Torah
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Most sacred portion of the scriptures, containing the five books of Moses
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Yom Kippur
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Day of Atonement, time of self examination, judgement takes place after a twenty-five hour fast, everyone dresses in white and work is forbidden
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