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Jewish Flashcards
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12th Grade
04/25/2014

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Judaism 

Definition

The faith in which orthodox Jews follow

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Torah

Definition

The first five books of the Hebrew writing

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Messiah

Definition

A person who is believed to have been sent from the heavens to spread the Jewish faith

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Rabbi 

Definition

Someone who studies and practices Jewish law

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Sabbath 

Definition

A day where the Jewish followers take notice of their faith and usually take a day off

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Yom Kippur 

Definition

A ten day long fast that brings in the Jewish New Year

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Hanukkah 

Definition

An eight day long Jewish festival

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Synagogue

Definition

A place in which members of the Jewish community meet to practice their faith.

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Jerusalem 

Definition

The sacred city of the Jews.

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Talmud 

Definition

The traditional laws and way of Jewish life

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Anti - Semitism 

Definition

Prejudice discrimination against the Jews

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Shtetl 

Definition

A small Jewish town in eastern Europe

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Ghettos 

Definition

A usually heavily populated poor section of a city

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Liberation

Definition

The act of being liberated

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Emaciate

Definition

To make someone out of the ordinary thin

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Pogroms 

Definition

An organized killing, particularly of Jews

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Kaballah

Definition

Any mystical/magical writing or private document or science

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Kaddish

Definition

A public prayer recited at certain times of the day

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Shekhinah


Definition

Some presence of god on earth

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Shtibl 

Definition

It is Yiddish for “little room”

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Beadle 

Definition

A small time christian ordered officer that has different small tasks

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Zohar

Definition

“The definitive work of Jewish cabala”

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Gestapo 

Definition

German secret police during the Nazi reign.

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Shavuot 

Definition

A festival that is celebrated on the sixth and seventh day of Sivan

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Fascism  

Definition

A government run by a dictator with complete power

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