Events in History
Holy Days
Vocabulary
Divisions of Judaism
Beliefs
100
What is the Hebrew term for Holocaust?
What is Shoah.
100
What is the religious significance of the Sabbath?
It is a day of rest, worship, and celebration
100
What is anti-semitism?
the opposition against Jews and Judaism
100
What were nonobservant Jews also called?
Cultural Jews
100
Who do the Jews believe God revealed the Torah to?
Moses
200
What is the Diaspora?
Jews living away from their homeland.
200
What are the rituals done during Rosh Hashanah?
Reflection, festivities, and Contemplation are rituals during Rosh Hashanah.
200
What are the three meanings of Torah
instruction, law, and the first five books of the Bible
200
Describe Orthodox Judaism.
deeply traditional
200
Do Jews place a lot of emphasis on creeds and statements of belief?
No
300
What happened in 1948?
Israel was granted statehood.
300
What are the rituals done during Yom Kippur?
Repentance through prayer and absentation from food drinking and work.
300
What does the Hebrew term Shoah refer to?
Holocaust
300
What division of Jews avoid pronouncing the divine name(Yahweh)?
Observant Jews
300
What are the two centers of Jewish worship?
The home and synagogue
400
Why did many Jews go to Poland in the Middle Ages?
to escape persecution
400
what is the religious significance of the Passover?
It commemorates the Exodus.
400
What is the Kaddish?
The prayer of mourning
400
What did Pharisaic Judaism focus on?
The Torah rather than the Temple.
400
Jews believe that God is providential. What does this mean?
God is loving, all-knowing, and all powerful
500
How were Jews treated during the period of Medieval Judaism?
Jews were generally free under Muslim rule, but were resented by Christians.
500
What are the rituals done at a wedding?
breaking of the glass, the seven blessings, and the ceremony takes place under the huppah
500
What is Zionism?
The movement for the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland.
500
How is Conservative Judaism in between Reform and Orthodox Judaism?
It is open to change and modern ways, but they are strict regarding observance of traditional Jewish practices.
500
What does the Shema say?
"Hear, O' Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone."
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