Religious Studies Judaism

Define Orthodox

• means "right belief"
• translates as "pious ones" (very religious)
• believe that Moses received the Torah on Mt. Sinai so it is the direct word of God
• big community in newcastle upon tyne
• represent the true traditional judaism

Defien Ashkenazi

• central and eastern european countries
• egs Russia, Poland
• comes from the hebrew word for Germany, Ashken
• eg Albert Einstein

Define Sephardic

• originate from portugal, spain and north africa
• eg Charles Saachi

Define Zionism

• the belief that Jews should have a national homeland on their ancestral soil
• covenant with God and Abraham, God promised them their land in Canaan
• "I will give this land to your descendants"
• Zion was the original name for Jerusalem