a Jewish prayer affirming belief in the one God, found in the Torah
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Torah
(1) the five books of Moses which form the first section of the Tenakh/Tanach (the Jewish bible) (2) the Jewish written law
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Creator
the one who makes things and brings things about
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Orthodox Jews
Jews who emphasize the importance of following the law and guidance in the torah; they believe the Torah was given directly to Moses so should be followed as closely as possible
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ultra-Orthodox Jews
Jews who are even more committed than Orthodox Jews to strictly following the laws and guidance in the Torah
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Shabbat
the Jewish holy day of the week; a day of spiritual renewal starting shortly before sunset on Friday and continuing to night time on Saturday
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Omnipotent
almighty, having unlimited power; a quality of God
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Omnipresent
being everywhere at all times; a quality of God
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Ten Commandments
ten laws given by God to Moses over 3000 years ago
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Mitzvot
Jewish rules or commandments
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Merciful
the quality of God that shows compassion or forgiveness to humans, even though he has the powers to punish them
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Shekhinah
the divine presence of God
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Temple
the centre of Jewish worship at the time of Jesus; the meeting place between God and the priest
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Gian Eden
comes from Garden of Eden
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Sheol
waiting
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Gehenna
hell
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Judgement
the belief that God judges a person based on their actions, and either rewards or punishes them as a result
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resurrection
the belief that after death the body remains in the grave until the end of the world, before rising again when God will come to judge
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Messiah
'the anointed one'; a leader of the Jews who is expected to live on earth at some time in the future
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Messianic age
a future time of global peace when everyone will want to become closer to God, possibly through the intervention of the Messiah
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Promised land
the land of Canaan that God promised to the Jews
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Covenant
An agreement; in Judaism it refers to an agreement between individuals, often on belief of the Jews, and G_d
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circumcision
the removal of the foreskin from the penis
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justice
bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a wrong that has been committed
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healing the world
being involved in God’s work to sustain the world; it can involve the world to increase social justice to preserve the environment
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Charity
(1) providing help and love to those in need (2) an organisation that does not make a profit, whose main purpose is to help those in need
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Kindness to others
positive, caring actions that should be shown to all living things
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sanctity of life
all life is holy as it is created and loved by God; human life should not be misused or abused
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Talmud
a commentary by the rabbis on the Torah- it consists of the Mishnah and Gemara together in one collection
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Pikuach nefesh
the obligation to save a life, even if doing so breaks Jewish law
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free will
belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselves
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Mitzvot
Jewish rules or commandments
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yad
the pointing stick used on the torah
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a Jewish prayer affirming belief in the one God, found in the Torah
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