Chapter 12 Judaism

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  1. 4. Branch of Judaism that holds that being Jewish and being completely involved in modern society are compatible
  2. 6. anti-___ - Hostility toward Jews and Judaism
  3. 7. ___ - Commonly referred to by Jews as Shoah (Shoah is Hebrew for “mass destruction”)
  4. 11. ___ - Written down in about AD 200; contains collected teachings of the rabbis of the preceding four centuries
  5. 13. Jewish temple
  6. 17. Branch of Judaism that is somewhat open to change and to modern ways but is still strict regarding observance of traditional Jewish practices
  7. 19. Rosh ___ (Hebrew: “the beginning of the year”): The festival occurring in early fall in commemoration of the new year
  8. 20. The most famous text of Jewish mysticism
  9. 23. Branch of Judaism that maintains that Torah is the standard of truth and that life within society must always conform to it
  10. 24. ___ (Hebrew: “my teacher”): A teacher of Torah and leader of Jewish worship
  11. 25. ___ - Originally, the movement arising in the late nineteenth century that sought to re-establish a Jewish homeland; since 1948, the general support of the State of Israel
  12. 26. A prayer ___ is a ritual accessory that is drawn over the head for privacy
  13. 31. ___ (Hebrew Hasid: “pious”): A form of Judaism that emphasizes mysticism, a personal relationship with God, a close-knit community, and the leadership of the zaddik
  14. 32. ___ - A common way of referring to the Hebrew Bible
  15. 34. ___ Kippur (Hebrew: “day of atonement”): Judaism’s most important holy day, occurring in the fall on the tenth day of the new year
  16. 35. ___ - Jewish mysticism, which teaches that God can best be known through the heart
  17. 36. A small container with a scroll on which is written the Shema, attached to the right of the front door of a Jewish household
  18. 37. ___ (Hebrew: “hear”): Judaism’s most basic theological statement: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone"
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  1. 1. ___, or observant, Jews are adherents of Judaism
  2. 2. Jewish dietary restriction
  3. 3. Judaism would be considered a ___ religion.
  4. 5. Another ritual accessory is a set of small boxes containing biblical passages that are secured to the ___ and to the left arm so as to be near the mind and the heart.
  5. 8. God revealed the contents of the Torah at Mount ___.
  6. 9. Hebrew for Sabbath
  7. 10. ___ - The agreement established between God and the ancient Israelites
  8. 12. Traditional Jewish bridal canopy
  9. 13. The high point of the festival of Passover that features the recitation of the Haggadah
  10. 14. ___ (Greek: “dispersion”): The situation of Jews living away from their ancestral homeland
  11. 15. All synagogues contain a scroll of the five books of the Torah, which is encased in a box called an ___.
  12. 16. Jewish prayer of mourning recited during the second phase of mourning
  13. 17. ___, or nonobservant, Jews are not adherents of Judaism
  14. 18. ___ (Hebrew: “instruction”): Generally, the revelation of God’s will to the people
  15. 21. God spoke to ___ on Mount Sinai, promising that if the Israelites kept the covenant they would be rewarded.
  16. 22. ___ (Hebrew, Shabbat): The day from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday that is set aside for rest and religious celebration
  17. 25. Leader of the Hasidic community, a holy man believed to have an especially close relationship with God
  18. 27. ___ (Hebrew: “Study,” “knowledge”): The vast depository of the oral Torah with extensive rabbinic commentary on each chapters
  19. 28. Yiddish name for the ritual skullcap that Jewish males are required to wear
  20. 29. Jewish philosopher that contributed Judaism’s most famous statement of beliefs, the thirteen principles that set for h the backbone of Jewish theology
  21. 30. Bar ___/bat ___ (Hebrew: “son of the commandment,” “daughter of the commandment”): The ritual celebration marking the coming of age of a Jewish child, at which time the person takes on the religious responsibilities of an adult
  22. 33. ___ - The eight-day festival celebrated in early spring that commemorates the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt