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2,000-1,700 B.C
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Era of the Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob)
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1,700 - 1650 B.C.
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Jacob and family live in Egypt with Joseph. Joseph dies and Israel taken into bondage.
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1400 B.C.
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Moses born. Law of Moses given, covenant renewed at Sinai
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1300 B.C.
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Exodus from Egypt. Israel enters Promised Land 40 years later
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1250-1050 B.C.
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Period of the Judges
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1050 B.C.
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United Kingdom (Saul, David and Solomon)
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930 B.C.
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Divided Kingdom (righteous from northern tribes go south)
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721 B.C.
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Assyrians take the 10 Tribes Captive
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701 B.C.
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Sennacherib tries to capture Jerusalem, but fails.
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586 B.C.
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Babylonian Captive. Judah is exiled.
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538 B.C.
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Decree of Cyrus for the Return of the Jews
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332 B.C.
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Greek influence on Judah
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165 B.C.
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Jews in Israel are independent. (Hanukkah Celebration)
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63 B.C.
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Pompey and Rome enter land of Judah
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70 A.D.
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Destruction of Second Temple in Jerusalem (Johannah ben Zakkai)
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90 A.D.
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Old Testament is canonized at Jamnia (Rabbi Akiba)
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132-135 A.D
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Bar-Kochba Revolt (Diaspora) Jews can’t enter Jerusalem
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Hebrew
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Decedents of Eber, great great grandson of Noah
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Jew
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Nation, Ethnicity, Converts can be considered Jews
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Israelite
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Decedents of Jacob
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Hebrew Bible
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Term used by Non-Jewish Scholars to refer to the Tanakh
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Tanakh
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Torah (five books of Moses) and Nevi'im (Prophets)
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Pentateuch
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Greek word for the Torah
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Septuagint
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Ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible
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Talmud
Babylonian vs. Palestinian |
Babylonian-Aramaic, more concise and more popular
Palestinian0- Western Aramaic, confusing, less written about |
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Mishnah
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Written for of the Oral Law
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Gemara
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Discussion of the Mishnah and the Tanakh
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Apocrypha
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Secret or Hidden, refers to sacred Jewish Books not included in the Hebrew Bible
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Dead Sea Scrolls
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1947 Qumran, most important archaeological find in the last century
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Abraham
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Duh, he's Abraham
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Moses
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Gentile
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Non-Israelite Person
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Ashkenazim
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Jews descended from medieval communities along the Rhine in Germany
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Sephardim
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Jews of the Iberian Penninsula
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Jamnia
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Jewish Council of the 1st century; finalized Jewish Canon
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Rabbi Akiba
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Essential contributor of the Mishnah. 1st and 2nd century.
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Simhat Torah
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Annual Cycle of reading the Torah
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Hannukah
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Festival of Lights, celebrates rededicatio of the 2nd temple in in 200ish BC
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Mitzvah or Mitzvot
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commandment, refers to the 613 commandments of the Jewish law.
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Taryag
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Another word for the Mitzvah.
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Masoretic Text
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The official version of the Tanakh
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Tannaim
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Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah
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Amoraim
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Jewish scholars who "said" or "told over" the teachings of the Oral law
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Rabbi Judah the Prince
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key leader of the Jewish community of Judea toward the end of the 2nd century CE, during the occupation by the Roman Empire. He is best known as the chief redactor and editor of the Mishnah.
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Divisions/Orders of the Mishnah
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Halakhic Midrash, Aggadic Midrash and the Rabbinic Targum
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Halakah
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the collective body of Jewish law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions.
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Aggadah
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recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. In general, Aggadah is a compendium of rabbinic homilies that incorporates folklore, historical anecdotes, moral exhortations, and practical advice in various spheres, from business to medicine.
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Savoraim
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term used in Jewish law and history to signify one among the leading rabbis living from the end of period of the Amoraim (around 500 CE) to the beginning of the Geonim (around 700 CE
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Seven Mitzvot of the Sons of Noah
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The seven laws listed by the Tosefta and the Talmud are[7]
Prohibition of Idolatry Prohibition of Murder Prohibition of Theft Prohibition of Sexual immorality Prohibition of Blasphemy Prohibition of eating flesh taken from an animal while it is still alive Establishment of courts of law |
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Geonim
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the presidents of the two great Babylonian, Talmudic Academies of Sura and Pumbedita, in the Abbasid Caliphate, and were the generally accepted spiritual leaders of the Jewish community world wide in the early medieval era
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Yeshivah
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is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study
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Kashrut
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the set of Jewish dietary laws
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Shulhan Arukh
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the Code of Jewish Law, is the most authoritative legal code of Judaism.
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Philo
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a Hellenistic Jewish Biblical philosopher, stoic
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Moses Maimonides
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a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages
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Moses Mendelssohn
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a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah (the Jewish Enlightenment) is indebted. He has been referred to as the father of Reform Judaism.[
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Nachman Krochmal
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a Jewish Galician philosopher, theologian, and historian
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Kabbalah
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a set of esoteric teachings meant to explain the relationship between an eternal and mysterious Creator and the mortal and finite universe (His creation)
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Zohar
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the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah
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Rabbi Moses Cordovero
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central figure in the historical development of Kabbalah, leader of a mystical school in 16th-century Safed, Palestine
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En Sof
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in Kabbalah, is understood as God prior to His self-manifestation in the production of any spiritual Realm
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Ten Sefirot
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the 10 attributes/emanations in Kabbalah, through which God (who is referred to as Ein Sof - The Infinite) reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the chain of higher metaphysical realms
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Cantor
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n the Reform movement is a clergy member who fills a diverse role within the Jewish community. Cantors lead worship, officiate at lifecycle events, teach adults and children, run synagogue music programs, and offer pastoral care.
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Tallit
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a Jewish prayer shawl
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Zohar
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the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah
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Zohar
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the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah
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Tefillin
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a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers
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Rabbi Moses Cordovero
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central figure in the historical development of Kabbalah, leader of a mystical school in 16th-century Safed, Palestine
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Mezuzah
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is a piece of parchment (often contained in a decorative case) inscribed with specified Hebrew verses from the Torah
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En Sof
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in Kabbalah, is understood as God prior to His self-manifestation in the production of any spiritual Realm
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Tzitzit
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the name for specially knotted ritual fringes worn by observant Jews. Tzitzit are attached to the four corners of the tallit
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Rabbi Moses Cordovero
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central figure in the historical development of Kabbalah, leader of a mystical school in 16th-century Safed, Palestine
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Tzedakah
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refers to the religious obligation to perform charity, and philanthropic acts
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Ten Sefirot
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the 10 attributes/emanations in Kabbalah, through which God (who is referred to as Ein Sof - The Infinite) reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the chain of higher metaphysical realms
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En Sof
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in Kabbalah, is understood as God prior to His self-manifestation in the production of any spiritual Realm
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Cantor
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n the Reform movement is a clergy member who fills a diverse role within the Jewish community. Cantors lead worship, officiate at lifecycle events, teach adults and children, run synagogue music programs, and offer pastoral care.
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Ten Sefirot
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the 10 attributes/emanations in Kabbalah, through which God (who is referred to as Ein Sof - The Infinite) reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the chain of higher metaphysical realms
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Cantor
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n the Reform movement is a clergy member who fills a diverse role within the Jewish community. Cantors lead worship, officiate at lifecycle events, teach adults and children, run synagogue music programs, and offer pastoral care.
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Tallit
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a Jewish prayer shawl
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Tefillin
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a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers
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Tallit
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a Jewish prayer shawl
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Mezuzah
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is a piece of parchment (often contained in a decorative case) inscribed with specified Hebrew verses from the Torah
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Tefillin
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a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers
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Tzitzit
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the name for specially knotted ritual fringes worn by observant Jews. Tzitzit are attached to the four corners of the tallit
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Mezuzah
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is a piece of parchment (often contained in a decorative case) inscribed with specified Hebrew verses from the Torah
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Tzedakah
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refers to the religious obligation to perform charity, and philanthropic acts
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Tzitzit
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the name for specially knotted ritual fringes worn by observant Jews. Tzitzit are attached to the four corners of the tallit
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Tzedakah
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refers to the religious obligation to perform charity, and philanthropic acts
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Gemilut Hasadim
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acts of loving kindness
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Hafetz Hayyim
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book is about the mitzvot relating to correct speech and the prohibitions of slander. The title of the work is taken from Psalms 34:12–15
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Bal Tashhit
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do not destroy
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Yarmulka
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hemispherical or platter-shaped head cover, usually made of cloth, often worn by Orthodox Jewish men to fulfill the customary requirement that their head be covered at all times
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Bayha Ibn Pakudah
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a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived at Zaragoza, Spain
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Shema
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he first two words of a section of the Torah (Hebrew Bible) that is a centerpiece of the morning and evening
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Kavvanah
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he mindset often described as necessary for Jewish rituals
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Pseudepigrapha
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alsely attributed works, texts whose claimed authorship is unfounded
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