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Factions of Judaism
Sacred Times
Central Jewish teachings
Sacred Writings
Vocabulary
100
the most extreme form of Judaism
What is Orthodox Judaism
100
Commemorates the Exodus of the Jews from bondage in Egypt.
What is the festival of Passover?
100
The two centers of daily Jewish worship
What is the home and synagogue?
100
the Pentateuch or the first five books of the Bible
What is the Torah?
100
Another name for the Bible itself.
What is Tanakh?
200
the faction of Judaism that adapts some practices and keeps others
What is conservative Judaism
200
The person who presides over the Shabbat.
What is the mother?
200
Every synagogue contains...
What is a scroll with the 5 books of the Torah?
200
The Hebrew Bible
What is the Tanakh?
200
The name given to Jews living away from their homeland who maintained their religious identity.
What is Diaspora?
300
the most traditional wing, insists its members strictly follow the Torah
What is Orthodox Judaism
300
The festival of the New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
300
Observant Jews venerate their God so deeply and constantly that they avoid pronouncing this name
What is YHWH (pronounced Yahweh)?
300
contains teachings of rabbis that were transmitted orally and was written down in 200 AD
What is the Mishnah?
300
The prayer of mourning that begins the second stage of mourning the death of someone.
What is kaddish?
400
advocates full integration into the culture where one lives
What is Reform Judaism
400
The bride and groom stand under this during the wedding, it creates a special or sacred space.
What is the huppah?
400
"Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone."
What is the Shema
400
contains extensive commentary on each chapter fot he Mishnah
What is the Talmud?
400
Zionism
What is the support of Israel or the re-establishment of the Jewish homeland?
500
counteracts reformed Judaism, modifying Jewish traditions in a limited manner
What is conservative Judaism
500
Emphasizes repentance through confession of sin.
What is Yom Kippur?
500
God promised that the Jews would be His chosen people and would receive the holy land if they obeyed the law
What is God's Covenant with the Jewish people?
500
Name one other section of the Hebrew Bible besides the Torah
What is the Prophets? OR What is the Writings?
500
Kabbalah.
What is Jewish mysticism that teaches that God can best be known through the heart not merely through intellect?