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In the Jewish religion, this day is devoted to reflecting on sins and to remembering the tragic past
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Yom Kippur
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This holiday is otherwise known as "The Jewish New Year"
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Rosh Hashanah
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During prayer, Jewish men wear this shaw which has blue stripes and fringes
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Tallit
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These leather straps were prescribed in Deut 6:4-9 and are used in performing daily prayer
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Tefellin
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This prayer is one of two central to Judaism and is said three times a day
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Amidah
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Jews believe the "Other" is meaningful and has these characteristics
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Personal, anthropomorphic, moral, caring
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Meaning in creation includes these 3 ideas
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Nature is dwelling place of God, material aspects of life are important, and God gave humans dominion
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The idea that once an opportunity is lost, its gone forever, is found in the Jewish meaning of this
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History
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The 10 commandments can be broken into these 5 areas
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Preservation of Religion, Life, Property, Human Dignity, and Family
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Meaning in suffering can be traced to these two pre-rabinnic events
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1. Destruction of Israel in 721 BCE and
2. Babylonian exile in 586 BCE |
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"Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one"
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Shema
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Discipline and school of thought concerning the mystical aspect of Judaism
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Kabbalah
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This means "teaching instruction or law," and refers to God's teaching, as well as the first 5 books of the Tanakh
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Torah
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This is commentary on the Torah which explains the Law for correct conduct
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Midrash
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On this day, Jews must rest and practice kashrut, which means kosher or ritually pure for eating
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Sabbath
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This is the year that Israel was dispersed by Assyria, who "came down like a wolf on the fold"
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721 BCE
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In this year, the second temple was destroyed
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70 CE
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The Six-Day War occurred in this year
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1967
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This is the name of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula after the 2nd temple was destroyed
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Sephardic
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Typically refers to the deportation and exile of the Jews of the ancient kingdom of Judah to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II
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Babylonian Exile
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These constitute the five layers of Jewish Epistemology
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1. Revelation
2. Prophets and Prophecy 3. History 4. Reason 5. Cultivated Reason (Hasidism) |
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The Jewish ontological view of God encompasses these 5 traits
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1. Creator of the Universe
2. Personal 3. Moral 4. Benevolent 5. Just |
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These 5 traits make up Jewish understanding of general anthropology
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Humans are:
1. Frail 2. Great 3. Sinful 4. Free 5. God's beloved children |
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Jews understand their Teleology, or purpose of human life, to be this:
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To make each moment sacred and to serve God
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Five aspects of Jewish Methodology
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1. Study Torah and Commentaries
2. Follow the law 3. Live the tradition 4. Live ethical moral life 5. Lose yourself in God (Hasidism) |
