Rituals
The coming of age ceremony for girls in Reform Judaism.
What is Bat Mitzvah?
God promised the people of Israel that they would be blessed with descendants and have land called the promised land. In return, The Jews had to obey what set of rules?
What are the Mitzvot/God's Commandments?
What are three Jewish beliefs about the afterlife?
What is, Olam Ha-Ba, the Messianic Age, and the Resurrection of the Dead?
There are two major Jewish ethnic groups, one of them is Ashkenazi. What is the other?
What is Sephardi?
A man must get one of these before having a divorce.
What is a Get?
What are the two main holidays in the High Holy days?
What is Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement and repentance)?
The Torah is also known as the books of who and how many?
What are the Five Books of Moses?
What is the basic statement of belief in God for Judaism?
What is the Shema?
What is the Hebrew term for covenant (god's agreement with the jewish people)?
What is B’rit?
What is the term for Jewish dietary law?
What is Kashrut/Kosher?
This is the name of the morning prayer in Judaism.
What is Shacharit?
Judaism’s sacred writings include the Torah and Talmud. The Torah, the first five books of the bible, also called the books of Moses are designated to the written law. The Second part of the law is the result of rabbinic discussion and scholarly argument and is referred to as?
What is the Oral Law/Oral Torah?
Jews believe God has given humans free will. What are the two inclinations that humans struggle with?
What are Yetzer Ha-tov and Yetzer Ha-ra?
What name is often used to refer to male Jewish converts?
What is Shaygetz?
Abortion in Judaism is permitted up until what part of the baby develops?
What is the Head?
What is the universal ritual/ceremony for being Jewish?
What is Bris/B'rit Milah?
The Talmud is made up of two parts, and these non-written texts based on the Oral law, make up the Oral Torah.
What are the Mishnah and the Gemara?
Where do the prophets get their authority from?
What is God?
What ceremony is usually held as a replacement for Bat Mitzvah in Orthodox communities?
What is Bat Chayil?
When preparing a body to be buried, the body must be buried in as whole a state as possible, with no part removed, except in the case of what?
What is Organ Donation?
What is the name of the death ritual when a seven day period occurs after a funeral?
What is Shiva?
What is the name used for the canon of the Jewish Bible which is made of the Torah, Nevi’m, and Ketuvim?
What is the Tanakh?
Which group of Jews does not integrate with everyday society?
What is Ultra Orthodox?
Which festival celebrates God bringing the Jews out of Egypt?
What is Passover / Pesach?
During Shechita, the ritual slaughter of animals, what is the name of the butcher who performs this?
What is a Shohet?