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| Where did Jacob's family prosper and multiply? |
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| What was the name of the mountain where Moses recieved God's law? |
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| What is the Law of Moses called by Jews? |
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| Israelite, Chosen People, family, faith, nation |
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| What is the nearest thing to an encyclopedia in Judaism? |
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| How many commandments does Judaism (the Law) have? |
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| What is the only strictly Jewish symbol in the 10 Commandments? |
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| Under what conditions to the restrictive laws of Sabbath vanish? |
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| What is the nature of the Jewish Calendar? |
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| Has 12 moon months. A moon calendar drifts backwards at a rate of about a month every three years |
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| What is the spring festival of Judaism called? |
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| A popular name for the feast of Passover, means "order", A retelling of the Exodus story in a dramatic pageant |
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| What holiday does the Seder belong to? |
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| What is "Shavuos" or Pentecost? |
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Shavous means weeks
Pentecost is Greek for the 50th day |
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| One day summer festival 50 days after the 2nd day of Passover |
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| What is "Sukos" or "Sukkot"? |
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| What is Sukkot called in English? |
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| The full moon of the Autumnal equinox, the 15th of Tishri |
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| What does a family build on Sukos? |
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| What are the High Holy Days? |
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| 10 day period from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur, the Ten Days of Repentance |
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| What is the Jewish New Year called? |
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| Rosh Hashana "the head of the year" |
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| When does Rosh Hashana occur? |
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| When are the "Days of Awe"? |
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| 10 days starting with Rosh Hashana and ending with Yom Kippur |
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A day of atonement and of ascetic discipline.
A day of "afflicting the soul" |
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The "Pearl Harbor of Jewry".
The 9th of Av
Marked by a fast and all the Yom Kippur abstinences without work stoppage. "The saddest day in Jewish history" |
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The nearest thing Judaism has to a carnival.
14th of Adar (usually in Feb or Mar). they are mean to Haman |
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The one holy day not rooted in bible narrative
The last and least of the minor holidays
Celebrates the successful revolt of the Jews against Antiochus |
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| Followers of Judah Maccabees who revolted against the Seleucid Greeks |
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| In the beginning, what was the function of the synagogue? |
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| A popular law school well over 2000 years ago |
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| What is the main function of the synagogue? |
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"Hear"
The essence of Jewish law
Contains the one verse every Jew knows |
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| What is the Shmone Esrai? |
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The 18
The link between the synagogue and the ancient Temple |
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| In what language is Jewish prayer performed? |
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| Is Jewish prayer "free form" or memorized? |
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| What one scripture does every Jew in the world know by heart? |
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| Deuteronomy 6:4: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our god, the Lord is One |
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| What does the word "kosher" mean? |
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| What is a "mezuzah?" Where is it placed? |
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"doorpost"
A piece of partchment inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah |
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| Jewish law on slaughter of animals demands that slaughter is.... |
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| a single instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries in the neck |
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| Circumcision: What is a "bris"? |
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| Covenant, father's blessing, the event of circumcision |
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| What and when is a "bar mitzva?" |
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son of the commandment
The father formally gives up the burden of his son's religious duties
13 year old boys |
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| What about a "bat mitzva?" |
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Bas mitzva
Modern invention
Not as big a deal as a bar mitzva
for girls |
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| What is Kaddish and when is it said? |
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A refrain in the synagogue litergy
A prayer for the dead, a community prayer |
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| How long is Shiva, and what is dane? |
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| First seven day period of mourning a death. They remain at home, seated on low stools and receive a continuous stream of condolence calls |
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| How long is a "shloshim"? |
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| 30 days of mourning. Resume normal activity, avoiding places of entertainment |
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| When do Shiva and Shloshim take place? |
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| for 37 days after the death of a loved one |
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| What do Jews call the "Old Testament?" |
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the Hebrew Bible
the Torah (Halakha) and the sequel (hagada) |
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Commentaries on the Torah
2 books run together: the Mishna and the Gemara
Huge amount of information |
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"the Review"
A report of the legal decisions of a line of analysts and judges, the teachers, stretching over some 400 years |
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The Completion
Analysis in Hebrew and Aramaic of the Mishna |
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| What is the term for the Talmud's parables, sermons, and allegories? |
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| The core of Jewish common law is.... |
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| What kind of damages does "an eye for an eye" refer to? |
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| What is the "slow veto" in Jewish law? |
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| The veto of the long run, or of social process |
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| Who was Maimonides? Who was Rambam? Why is he important? |
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Maimonides is Rambam
Spanish Jew
E took the encyclopedic work of hundreds of sages over a thousand years and recast it in a single book |
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| What is the Shulkhan Aruch? Who produced this work? |
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The Ready Table
Joseph Caro wrote it
A reference manual for laymen to review Jewish practice once a month
The backbone of all rabbinic training |
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| the laws of Moses combined with speech borrowed from Germany and dress adapted from the medieval gentility |
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Ended in 1800
Where Jews used to be forced to live together |
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Branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith.
Ultra-Orthodox |
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| Kabbalah: a discipline and school of thought concerned with the mystical aspect of Judaism. |
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| Who are the Orthodox Jews? |
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| Observance of the chief laws of the faith with serious training of the young |
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| What was the Enlightenment? |
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| 1800s, Jews started leaving the ghettos, shattered old Jewry |
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the largest denomination of American Jews
Outside orthodoxy
An undemanding religion, freed of any ritual inconvenience, Western languages and tone |
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| When did Reform movement start? Where? |
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| Who are the Conservative Jews? |
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Reform Jews in America
Solomon Schechter is the Father of American Conservatism |
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| When did Conservatism movement start? where? |
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"The best thing we can do is intermarry and disappear"
Party of dissent in Jewry
Do nothing about being Jewish |
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| Why is assimilation considered a danger for the Jewish people? |
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It is easy to assimilate
The faith dies and disappears |
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| What is the term for the political movement of Jewish return to Palestine? |
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| What is the name of the modern Jewish state? |
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| What is the capital of the modern Jewish state? |
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| How do Israeli's say "it will be okay?" |
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