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World Religions 101 Judaism
Judaism terms
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
12/13/2011

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70 CE
Definition
Fall of Second temple, Jews exiled from Jerusalem, no more sacrifices, beginning of Rabbinic period.
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Abraham
Definition
Ancestor of Jews and Arabs, lived in 2000BCE
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Babylonian Captivity
Definition
in 586 BCE, Jews in Judaea were exiled to Babylon. First Temple destroyed.
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Bar Mitzvah
Definition
Rite of passage for guys
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Bat Mitzvah
Definition
Rite of passage for girls
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Canaan
Definition
Land before Hebrews arrived
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Orthodox Jews
Definition
Most traditional, Modern (more liberal) and Haredi (More conservative)
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Conservative Jews
Definition
Middle pack between Orthodox and Reform
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Reformed Jews
Definition
Most Jews are reform, least traditional most modern.
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Diaspora
Definition
The scattering of peoples while maintaining an identity.
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Eruv
Definition
A wire streching through building that allows the carrying of items within the lines of the Eruv on the Sabbath.
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Hannukah
Definition
Holiday, Maccabaean Revolt, had enough oil for a day, yet lasted 8.
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Judaea
Definition
Southern Jewish kingdom
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Kabbalah
Definition
Jewish philosophy, literature, and practice of the Divine.
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Maccabaean Revolt
Definition
Revolt of the Jews against Seleucids for Hellenizing them.
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Masoretic Text
Definition
Current authoritative form of the Tanakh.
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Mishna
Definition
Earlier collections of teaching in 200BCE
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Moses
Definition
Led Hebrews out of the Desert
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Pentateuch
Definition
First five books of Moses
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Pesach
Definition
Passover
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Rabbinic Judaism
Definition
Current form of Judaism, little verticle structure, no priests, no sacrifices, connecting diaspora Jews with tradition.
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Rosh Hashanah
Definition
New Year
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Sabbath
Definition
Jewish day of rest, Friday sunset-Saturday sunset.
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Septuagint
Definition
Greek translation of Jewish text in 250BCE
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Sukkot
Definition
Feast of tabernacles, commemorates Hebrews wandering through the desert.
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Talmud
Definition
Vast collection of legal debates
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Tanakh
Definition
Torah+prophets+writings. "Old Testment"
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Torah
Definition
The Pentateuch
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Yom Kippur
Definition
Day of Atonement
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Zohar
Definition
Commentaries about the mystical Torah
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