World Religions: Chapter 12-Judaism

An agreement established long ago between God & Israelites.

T/F: Conservative Judaism is strict regarding observance of traditional Jewish practices.

The ritual marking the Jewish coming of age for the boys is bar mitzvah.

Written about 200 AD & contains the teachings formulated & transmitted orally by rabbis of previous centuries?

Who destroyed the Jerusalem temple for the 2nd time in AD 70?

The ritual marking the Jewish coming of age for boys is the bat mitzvah.

There are 613 laws or commandments in the Torah-found in Ch. 20 of Exodus-what is the most famous ones?

Who is the Israelite King whom Jews have always regarded as a prototype of the Messiah?

What is the situation of Jews living away from their ancestral homeland?

There are 3 meanings of the term Torah-instruction, law, & what else?

Who built the temple in Jerusalem?

Most basic theological statement "Hear O Israel, The Lord is God, Lord alone"

The man God called to be father of a great nation & patriarch?

Abraham's grandson also known as Israel?

Pentateuch is also known as the Torah & consists of 1st 5 books of the bible-Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers & ?

Who is the teacher of the Torah & leader of Jewish worship?

Most accurate way to describe Jews?

Commemorating the Exodus of Jews from Egypt, what is the high point of the passover festival?

The prayer of mourning that begins the 2nd stage of mourning?

Movement that arose in late 19th century & was committed to re-establishment of Jerusalem?

What emphasizes repentance through confession of sin?

B/C it's too holy to be spoken by man, how is the divine name written?

Who is the Jewish mysticism that teaches that God can best be known with the heart?

What is a building of Jewish worship?

What means "one who speaks for" ?

The Holocaust occurred between 1933-1945 in Germany-what word means mass destruction in Hebrew?

Made of 3 parts-the Torah, the Prophets, & the Writings, what is the Hebrew Bible known as?

What celebrates God's work of creating the world & the new year of Jews?

Who is thought to have written the Torah?