Rabbinic Period
Centers for Jewish learning; building where Jewish assembly meets for religious worship and instruction
What is a Synagogue?
Means "recite" or "recitation"
What is the Qur'an?
Fasting in Islam is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, smoking, and sexual activity
What is Sawm?
The full integration into a culture where one lives.
What is reform?
A place of public worship, with very distinct architecture.
What is a Mosque?
Spiritual leaders, gained new prominence; one who studies or teaches Jewish law.
What are Rabbis?
The Hebrew Bible.
What is the Tanakh?
A form of almsgiving to the Muslim Ummah treated in Islam as a religious obligation; charity for the needy.
What is Zakat?
Someone who counter acts Judaism, modifying the traditions.
What is conservative?
The holiest city in Islam; birth place of Muhammed; holds the Kaabah.
What is Mecca?
The Torah Commentaries; central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law
What is the Talmud?
Minority sect of Islam.
What is the Shi'ah?
The most important; The Muslim profession of faith: “There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Prophet of God.”
What is the Shahadah?
The most traditional, members follow the Torah.
What is Orthodox?
The place of Muhammad's "Night Journey", place he ascended into heaven.
What is Jerusalem?
The dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel. This began a 2,000 year odyssey.
What is Diaspora?
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, named: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
What is the Torah?
Needing to pray at least 5 times a day, on Fridays praying an extra 6th at the Mosque.
What is Salah?
Advocates Judaism as a culture.
What is a Reconstructionist?
Second holiest city; immigrated here.
What is Medina?
Jews and gentiles became followers of Jesus. Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
How did the Rabbinic period effect Christianity?
Muhammed's home city
What is Mecca?
An annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims.
What is the Hajj?
Orthodox Jews believe that the Torah was directly written by God, whereas Reform Jews believe God inspired the scriptures
What are the difference between Orthodox and Reform?
Millions of people, who simultaneously converge on Mecca for the week of the Hajj, and perform a series of rituals: each person walks counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaaba
What happens at Mecca?