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the weekly Jewish holiday that begins at sundown on Friday
What is the Shabbat or Sabbath?
100
the first and most important event that founded the nation of Israel
What is the calling of Abraham?
100
These empires effectively ruled the Jews from 538 BCE to 390 CE
Who are the Persian, Greek and Roman empires?
100
this branch of Judaism emphasizes Law, they are the defenders of the Torah and tradition
What is Orthodox?
100
the Jewish Bible the Christian Old Testament
What is the Tanakh?
200
falls near Christmas and commemorates the retaking of Jerusalem by the Maccabees
What is Hanukkah?
200
the second event, the pivotal time when Israel became a people
What is the exodus from enslavement in Egypt?
200
destroyed the temple in 70 CE
Who are the Romans?
200
this branch emphasizes ethics and try to assimilate into whatever culture they are in
What is Reform?
200
the central text of Rabbinical Judaism, contains the teachings and opinions of thousands of rabbis
What is the Talmud?
300
commemorates the escape from Egypt
What is Passover or Pasach?
300
3rd event, under the kingship of the Bible's second most mentioned person(after Jesus)
What is the kingdom under David?
300
After 70 CE there are more Jews here than in Palestine
What is the diaspora?
300
this branch likes tradition but law, not so much, perhaps the middle path
What is Conservative?
300
the heart of the Tanakh, the 5 books of Moses
What is the Torah?
400
commemorates the flight in the wilderness when people lived in tents
What is Sukkot or Tabernacles?
400
4th event, an important religious building is built by a son of David
What is the building of the first temple by Solomon?
400
After the temple was destroyed in 70 CE, Judaism went from sacrificial-temple worship to this
What is rabbinical Judaism
400
the ultra orthodox, these believe in divine immanence
What is Hasidism?
400
the second main division of the Hebrew Bible, the prophets
What is the Nevi'im?
500
commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai
What is Shavuot or Pentecost?
500
This man returns to Jerusalem to build something
Who is Ezra?
500
this largely European event that emphasized reason and individualism split Judaism and started the reform movement
What is the enlightenment?
500
before Rabbinical Judaism centered on texts, Judaism centered on priests doing this in Jerusalem
What is offering sacrifices at the temple?
500
the third section of the Tanakh, contains the Psalms, the poetry
What is the Ketuvim?