RS Judaism Key Words

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Abraham
In Genesis, the father of Isaac and the forefather of the Jewish people
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Abrahamic Covenant
The promise made by God to Abraham that his descendants would be 'as many as the stars of heaven'
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Amidah
The 'standing prayer' in the synagogue
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Ark
In the synagogue, the cupboard in which Torah scrolls are kept
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Aseh
'Positive' (as applied to positive mitzvot commanding Jews to do something)
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Bat Chayil
Meaning 'daughter of valour', a ceremony in Orthodox Judaism by which a teenage girl takes her place as a Jewish woman
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Bar Mitzvah
Meaning 'son of the commandment', the ceremony in which a Jewish teenage boy becomes a full member of the adult religious community
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Bat Mitzvah
Meaning 'daughter of the commandment', the ceremony in Reform Judaism in which a teenage girl becomes a full member of the adult religious community
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Bimah
The reading desks in the centre of the synagogue for the rabbi, the hazzan and the person reading the Sefer Torah
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Book of life
The book in which the sins of each person are listed, opened by God between Rosh Hashanah and Yom kippur
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Brit Milah
The circumcision of Jewish boys when they are eight days old
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Chametz
Any food or ingredient containing yeast, forbidden during Pesach
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Covenant
A promise made by God in which Jews are expected to worship God alone and obey his commandments
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Creator
The idea that God is the origin of the universe
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Day of Judgement
The day at the end of time when God will judge every person for their sins
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Divine providence
God foreknowledge and planning of everything that happens
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Elijah
A great prophet who was taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot and is at the centre of many Jewish traditions
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Eschatological
To do with the what happens when you die or with the end of the world
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Ethical mitzvot
Commandments concerned with the way we act towards other people
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Exodus
A book of the Torah describing the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt by God and Moses
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Fasting
Not eating or drinking for religious reasons
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Four species
Citrus, date palm, myrtle and willow, which must be used to decorate a sukkah at Sukkot
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Gan Eden
A garden in which the righteous will enjoy the vision of God's glory at the end of time
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Gehenna
A place of purification for sinners after death
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Hanukkah
Celebration of the rededication of the Second Temple in 165 BCE
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Havdalah
A special blessing said at the end of Shabbat over a candle, wine and spices
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Hebrew
The sacred language of Judaism used by Orthodox Jews in the synagogue and (in its modern form) the official language of the State of Israel
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Huppah
Canopy under which a Jewish wedding takes place
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Immanent
The idea that God is present in the world to act in it
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Job
Book of the Tenakh telling the story of a man tested by God and dealing with the Problem of Evil and Suffering
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Jonah
Prophet who was swallowed by a giant fish
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Kaddish
A prayer anticipating the Messianic Age, recited in memory of the dead
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Kapparah
Yom Kippur ceremony in which a live chicken is swung three times round a person's head to pray for forgiveness from God
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Kashrut
Jewish dietry laws
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Ketubah
Jewish prenuptial contract
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Ketuvim
The part of the Tanakh that contains books other than the Torah and the prophet
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Kiddush
A prayer of blessing recited over a cup of wine
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Kiddushin
Meaning 'sanctification', a Jewish betrothal ceremony
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Kosher
Food complying with the laws of Kashrut
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Messiah
The 'anointed one' who will be a descendant of David and will inaugurate a Messianic Age of peace and unity at the end of time
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MIkveh
Pool for ritual purification
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Sephirot
'Emanations' of God by which he acts in the world, an idea from the Kabbalah
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Shabbat
The seventh day of the week (Friday evening to Saturday) which is the Jewish holy day and on which Jews do no work
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Shavuot
Meaning 'weeks', festival celebrating the wheat harvest and the delivery of the Torah to Israel
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Shekinah
The glory of God or the divine presence, often taking the form of a cloud
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Shemah
The basic statement of Jewish faith 'Hear O Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is one'
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Shofar
Trumpet made from a ram's horn blown on Jewish festivals, especially Rosh Hoshanah
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Sinai
Mountain on which God delivered the Torah to Moses
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Spontaneous prayer
Prayers composed on the sport and not based on written texts
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State of Israel
Homeland for the Jewish people established in 1948
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Sukkah
Makeshift shelter constructed for the festival of Sukkot
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Sukkot
Harvest festival during which Jewish men and boys live outside in makeshift shelters
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Synagogue
Jewish place of public worship
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Ta'aseh
'Negative', referring to mitzvot that prohibit something
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Talmud
Huge, ancient compendium of commentary on the Torah, considered a holy book by Orthodox Jews
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Tanakh
The Hebrew Bible, apart from the Torah
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Tashlich
Ceremony performed on Rosh Hashanah, symbolically casting sins into flowing water
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Ten Commandments
The commandments delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai that form the core of Jewish law
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Terefah
Food that is not KOsher
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Terefah
Food that is not KOsher
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The promise made by God to Abraham that his descendants would be 'as many as the stars of heaven'

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Abrahamic Covenant

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The 'standing prayer' in the synagogue

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Card 4

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In the synagogue, the cupboard in which Torah scrolls are kept

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Card 5

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'Positive' (as applied to positive mitzvot commanding Jews to do something)

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