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33 Cards in this Set
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What is the significance of Mount Sinai? |
Exodus 19-20 God gave Moses 10 Commandments, foundation for moral teachings/practice |
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Experience of Jews in Babylon 6th century BCE |
Babylonians conquered Judea, destroyed Temple, led Jews to Babylon in bondage |
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Experience of Jews in Babylon 6th century CE |
Jews flourished in Babylon, built schools and synagogues |
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What happened to Jews in 70 CE? |
Roman soldiers destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem |
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Why did the synagogue gain importance during the Rabbinic Period? |
After Diaspora and destruction of Temple, synagogues built around the world and functioned as a house of study and prayer |
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Define diaspora |
Refers to Jews exiled from homeland of Israel |
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Describe experience of Jews in Spain under Muslim rule |
400 years, Jews flourished where Muslims in power, helped with cultural revival |
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Who was Moses Maimonides? |
Jewish rabbi/scholar/physician famous for writings and believed there was no contradiction between Greek philosophy and teachings of Judaism |
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Define conversos |
Jews who converted to Christianity, most by force |
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Define hassidism |
Movement within Judaism teaching people to look for God especially in difficult times of prosecution |
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Why was the Age of Enlightenment emancipation for Jews? |
18th century new government systems based on reason and ration advocated freeing Jews from constraint |
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Why is the Hebrew Bible called Tanakh? |
Acronym for it's three devisions -the Torah (first 5), the Nevi'm (prophets) and the Ketuvim (writings) |
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What is the Mishnah? |
Extended teaching of the Torah telling Jews how to apply the 10 Commandments |
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What is the Talmud? |
Rabbinic commentary on the Hebrew Scriptures, the Babylonian Talmud is seen as the more authentic |
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Define sh'ma |
Daily prayer recited about the belief in one God |
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How is the Torah reverenced? |
Held in a highly decorated Ark when not in use |
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Define Israel |
Refers to both the political land and the land |
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Define halakah |
Process of interpreting Jewish law |
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What is the difference between Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism? |
O -interpret Torah literally, C -modify traditions limitedly, R -advocate integration into culture of where one lives, RC -advocate Judaism as culture rather than religion |
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Define Ashkenazim |
Jews living in Eastern Europe who developed Yiddish culture/language |
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Define Sepherdim |
Jews living in Iberian Peninsula who developed their own approach to Judaism |
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What is the significance of the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? |
RH=Jewish new year, YK="Day of Atonement", 10-day penitential period "days of awe" to turn Jews back to proper way of living |
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What festivals are in the Tishri cycle and the Nisan cycle? |
T -Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot N -Pesach, Shavuot |
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How is Passover related to Mass and Holy Thursday? |
Scripture readings, offerings, breaking of unleavened bread and blessing of wine |
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What is the significance of Hanukkah? |
Victory over Judas the Maccabean over the Syrian Greeks and Antiochus IV in 165 BCE |
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How do Jews mark birth, coming of age, marriage and death? |
B -boys circumcised, girls naming ceremony, C -bar/bat mitzvah, M -hupah,blessing,breaking glass, D -funeral asap,blessing |
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How is a Jewish home made sacred? |
Mezuzah on door post, may be kosher, Shabbat cloth and candlestick |
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Why are some Jews wary to engage in dialogue with Catholics? |
Troubled history, persecuted by Christians, blamed for death of Jesus, told they wouldn't see salvation |
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According to Jews, who is Jesus? |
An itinerant preacher and wonder worker crucified by Romans |
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Define Shoah |
Modern Hebrew for Holocaust, catastrophe/devastation |
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What are some Jewish roots of Catholicism? |
Monotheistic, share Abraham as father in faith, covenant with chosen people, 10 commandments, OT |
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How do Jews see the NT? |
Documents written by first-century Jews, do not believe it was divinely inspired |
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How did the Second Vatican Council right wrongs with Jews? |
Insulting terms in Good Friday prayers changed, disavowed opinion that Jews responsible for Jesus' death, do not have to be Christian to be saved |
