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Vocabulary
People
Dates
Challenges and adaptations
Questions
100
Diaspora
Jews living outside Israel
100
Maimonides
Jewish philosopher and scholar born in Spain as Moses Ben Maimon
100
500
Babylonian Talmud completed
100
Problem - Dispersal of the Jews had made communication of the oral tradition difficult.
Solution - oral tradition was recorded in the mishnah
100
What did Jewish leaders focus on?
Judaism s strength
200
Ghetto
Part of a city occupied by a minority group or groups
200
Ezra
he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem.
200
950
Golden age of Spain begins
200
Problem - general principles of the Mishnah did not present practical laws to guide real-life situations
Solution - Gemara and additional commentaries were written
200
Where was oral tradition recorded?
In the Mishnah
300
Hasidim
Sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pieties tic movement originating in Eastern Europe
300
586
First temple destroyed
300
Problem - the temptation to assimilate was great
Solution - Jewish leaders focused on judaism's strength
300
What did Jews speak
Arabic
400
Kaballah
Ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the bible
400
Herod
was a Roman client king of Judea. He has been described as "a madman who murdered his own family and a great many rabbis",
400
516
Second temple built
400
Problem - secular society valued diverse knowledge and skills
Solution - Jewish studies were broadened to include philosophy, Hebrew grammar, and commentary on texts
400
What was the bible and prayer book translated into?
Arabic
500
Yiddish
Language used by Jews in central and Eastern Europe before the holocaust
500
Rabbi
Medieval French rabbi that contributed to Torah study
500
200
Mishnah is complete
500
Problem - Jews spoke Arabic, and many forgot Hebrew
Solution - the bible and a prayer book were translated into Arabic, nd the Judeo Arabic language was developed
500
What did society value?
Diverse knowledge and skill