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| What was created in the year 1948? How did that help preserve Judaism? How did that make Judaism known around the world? |
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| The thing that was created in 1948 was a modern Jewish state, Israel. Israel helped and still helps preserve Judaism by attracting Jews and Jewish people who split away from Israel back again to their homeland. Israel made Judaism known around the world by spreading Jewish traditions into to other non-Jewish, gentile lands. |
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Why did the Jews struggle to preserve Judaism so much? Why was it such a hassle to preserve Judaism?
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| Judaism was a struggle and a hassle to preserve because the Hebrews had lost their homeland twice (once with the Romans and once with the Babylonians) and their temple had been smashed and obliterated twice (also by the Romans and Babylonians). |
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| When did the Fall of Judah occur? Where were the Hebrews forced to move when the Fall of Judah happened? What happened in Babylonian rule? |
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| The Fall of Judah occurred in 597 B.C.E. The Hebrews were forced to move Babylon, Babylonia, being under Babylonian rule. The events that occurred were the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora, when thousands of Jews were scattered all over Europe. Also, Jerusalem and the Temple of Solomon were completely destroyed and obliterated. The land of Canaan had been taken over for the first of four times, this time by the Babylonians. |
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| What is the importance of study for Judaism? How do Jewish people study Judaism? What are some examples of the traditions which studying Judaism preserves? |
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| The importance of studying Judaism is large because there would be no other way of preserving Judaism besides studying. Hence, studying informs Hebrews about Jewish law, life, faith, God's expectations for the Hebrews, and how to pass on their understandings for Judaism. Jewish people study Judaism by referring to the Talmud and the Torah. The traditions studying preserves are Rosh Hashanah, Purim, other Jewish holidays, and history of the Jewish people. |
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| What was Judaism's oldest set of laws? What is an example of how old that set of laws were and are? |
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| Judaism's oldest set of laws were and are the Ten Commandments. The laws are so old, they are believed to have been handed down from God to Moses in 1290 B.C.E, while Moses was leading the Exodus. That means that the Ten Commandments are about 3,300 years old. |
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| What was the Jewish Diaspora? What does Diaspora mean? What happened to the Jews during the Jewish Diaspora? |
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| The Jewish Diaspora was a time when the Jews were spread out all over Europe due to invaders such as the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. Diaspora means "a scattering or spreading." The Jews were spread out all over Europe, away from their homeland, causing a struggle to preserve the religion, Judaism. |
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| Who were the Hebrews ruled by first? What happened to the Hebrews while being ruled by those people? What were the time period they were ruled by those people? |
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| The Hebrews were ruled by the Neo-Babylonians first. During being ruled by the Neo-Babylonians, the Hebrews were called the Judaeans, based on their homeland, Judah. Their name was later shortened to the Jews, what they are named noiw, in present day. Because the Temple of Solomon and Jerusalem had both been destroyed and obliterated, while being with the Neo-Babylonians, it was a struggle and a hassle to preserve Judaism. During the years 597-539 B.C.E, the Jews were in captivity of the Neo-Babylonians. |
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| Who were the Jews ruled by second? What happened to the Jews during being ruled by those people? Through which time periods were the Jews ruled by those people? |
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| The Jews were ruled by the Persians second. During being ruled by the Persians, the Jews released from captivity. While most went back to Judah, others stayed in Babylon, Persia. The people in Judah were permitted to work on a new temple to replaced the broken Temple of Solomon. The Jews were under the rule of Persia for about 200 years, from about 540-340 B.C.E. |
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| Who were the Jews ruled by third? What happened during being ruled by those people? From what time periods were they ruled by those people? |
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| The Jews were ruled by the Greeks third. The Greeks were occasionally nice and generous, but mostly the Greeks were harsh and rude. During being ruled by the Greeks, the Jews were forced to admire the Greek gods in their temple. The Jews revolted in 168 B.C.E. The war lasted for 27 years, won by the Jews. The Jews were ruled by the Greeks from about 340 B.C.E to 140 B.C.E. |
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| Who were the Jews ruled by fourth? How many years of freedom did the Jews have before being ruled by these people? What happened during being ruled by these people? What happened in 70 C.E? |
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| The Jews were ruled by the Romans fourth. The Jews had 88 years of freedom before being ruled by the Romans. During being ruled by the Romans, the Romans executed 50,000 Jews. Although the Romans executed so many Jews, the Romans were nice enough to let the Jews practice Judaism and by ruled by Jewish kings. Under the rule of King Herod, a magnigicent temple was built. The Jews became overwhelmed with the Romans in 66 C.E and rebelled. In 70 C.E, a military leader named Titus brought together a humungous army of 60,000 Romans. The Jews fought back, but the truth remained that they were hopelessly outnumebered. The newly built temple and Jerusalem were both obliterated and destroyed. Only the Western Wall remians of the newly built temple. The Jews were then spread out through other parts of the Roman Empire. |
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| What could the Jews not do against the Roman army? Why could the Jews not do that act against the Roman army? What happened to Judaism after the war? |
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| The Jews could not fight back and rebel against the Roman army. The Roman army was far too large for the Jews to come even close to defeating. In the end, the newly built temple and Jerusalem were both destroyed and obliterated. That would have killed Judaism forever. Howerever, Judaism still found a way to survive and actually even flourish. The trick was Yohanan ben Zaccai's school in Yavneh, Israel. |
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| Who was Yohanan ben Zaccai? What did Yohanan ben Zaccai do? How did this contribute to Judaism? |
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Yohanan ben Zaccai was a rabbi who preserved and made Judaism survive and flourish. When a rebellion against the Roman Empire occurred in 66 C.E, Yohanan ben Zaccai begged the Jewish army to surrender against the Roman Empire, for ben Zaccai believed that Judaism would not survive the rebellion. The Jews would not listen, so ben Zaccai faked his death and was taken out of Jerusalem in a coffin. Ben Zaccai somehow managed to meet up with a Roman general, Vespasian, and begged to start a school for Jews in the town of Yavneh. Vespasian agreed and ben Zaccai started his Jewish school in Yavneh, which still teaches rabbis today.
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| During the Jewish Diaspora, how did rabbi Yohanan Ben Zaccai help to preserve Judaism? How did his creations preserve Judaism during the when the Romans destroyed and obliterated Jerusalem and the newly built temple? |
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| Rabbi Yohanan ben Zaccai helped preserve Judaism by teaching rabbis when Jerusalem fell and making the Jewish city, Yavneh the center of Jewish life. This way, the Jews could come to the Yavneh school, study, and learn about Jewish life and traditions, to keep Judaism going on. Yohanan ben Zaccai's creation, the school helped preserve Judaism by teaching rabbis about the Jewish faith so rabbis could communicate what they had learned to the other Jews. New practices were created to make sure that the rabbis would pass on their knowledge to others. Hence, Yavneh School was a huge advancement in the Jewish society. |
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| What were some of the largest Jewish comunities located around the Mediteranean Sea in 200 C.E? Name all. |
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The largest Jewish communities located around the Mediterranean Sea were Antioch, Sidon, Damascus, Tyre, Alexandria, Ephesus, Corinth, and Rome.
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| What techniques did the Jews use to keep Judaism alive and thriving during the Jewish Diaspora? |
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The Jews did many things to keep Judaism. They
built a school in Yavneh so Jews and rabbis could learn about the Jewish faith and introduced new practices in Yavneh. Rabbis made the rule that any adult male could read from the Torah, so people could no longer be taught by a religious teacher or rabbi. Finally, wherever there were ten adult men, rabbis built a synagogue so that communities could build up their faith for Judaism. |
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| What is a synagogue? What events happen in synagogues? What does a synagogue have an equivalence to? |
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| A synagogue is a place or house, having the equivalence of a Christian church, where Jews go to worship God. In synagogues, Jewish people are also permitted to study, hold meetings, or even hold social gatherings. Synagogues strengthened Jewish communities by building up faith. |
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| How did the Jews strengthen Yohanan ben Zaccai's school? From where in the world were teachers and rabbis trained? |
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New practices were established and taught to the Jews at Yohanan ben Zaccai's school. Teachers and rabbis from all around the world were trained. Yavneh made a lot of advancements with the religion, Judaism. |
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| What type of meat must Hebrews always eat? What must Hebrews know what to do with food? |
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| Hebrews must always eat Kosher meat due to not being able to eat any pork or even shellfish.Hebrews must know what foods to eat or to aviod and how to prepare fheir food. |
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| For historians to use, which two sources are the most important for historians to use to learn about Ancient Hebrews? Which two sources would be a primary source for historians to use to learn about Hebrews? |
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| The two most important primary sources for the Hebrews to use to learn about Ancient Hebrews would be the Torah and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Both were created by the Ancient Hebrews and both are what the Hebrews "logged" their information in. |
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| What do the Hebrews do during Sabbath? On what day does Sabbath occur on? |
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| Sabbath is a day in which the Hebrews use for only rest and worship to God. This rule came from a commandment in the Then Commandments. Hebrews can not operate machinery. This ins only one rule of dozens of other restrictive rules for Sabbath. Sabbath occurres only on Saturdays, but still begins on Friday (at sunset) to Saturday (at sunset). |
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| What is the Hebrew name for God? Why can't the Hebrew people so the name of God? Why do the Jewish people take God so seriously? Whose people do the Jewish people believe they are? |
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| The Hebrew name for God is Yhwh. The Hebrews believe that the name for God is too holy of a word, so Yhwh is too inappropriate to say. The Hebrews take God so serously because the Hebrews believe that they are God's people. |
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| What do the words exodus and Torah mean in Hebrew language? What happened during the exodus for the Hebrews? What does the Torah consist of from the Hebrew Bible? |
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| The word exodus means departure in Hebrew. The word Torah means God's teaching in Hebrew. In the exodus, the Hebrews were lead out of Egypt destined for Canaan by Moses when a plague killed the pharaoh's son. The Torah consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament in the Christian Bible. |
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| What words do the Hebrews use to refer to Canaan? Who brought the Hebrews to Canaan in the first place? When and why did that individual bring the Hebrews to Canaan? |
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| The words the Hebrews use to describe Canaan are "The Promised Land." Abram (otherwise know as Abraham) brought the Hebrews to Canaan from Mesopotamia. Abraham brought the Hebrews to Canaan because Abraham had a covenant with God, on his part saying that he must bring his kin to Canaan. On God's part, it was that God would provide a nice, pleasant country. Abraham led his kin to Canaan in 1950 B.C.E. |
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| What is a sacrifice? Because of his faithfulness for God, what did Abraham sacrifice? How did God prevent Abraham from doing that sacrifice? Due to Abraham's faith and obedience, what did God gice to Abraham and Abraham's descendants? |
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| a sacrifice is the slaughter of an animal as a gift for a god or a way to honor God. Abraham was so faithful for God, when God told Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, Abraham almost actually did that! God stopped Abrahan at the last minute by sending an angel to Abraham to stop him from actually sacrificing his son. Due to Abraham's faith and obedience, Abraham's descendants would be made "as many as the stars of heaven." |
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| What does the Torah cover for Ancient Hebrew society? What does the Talmud cover for Ancient Hebrew society? Until the death of whom does the Torah's history cover? Because people are not allowed to touch the Torah, what do people use to touch the Torah and keep their place on the Torah? |
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| For Ancient Hebrew society, the Torah cover laws, like the Ten Commandments and other such laws. The Talmud covers commentaries, folklore, and stories about and from the Ancient Hebrews. The Torah covers history until the death of Moses. To touch the Torah and keep their place on the Torah, people use peointers. |
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| Besides the Torah, what is another source for laws for the Hebrews? From whom were those laws named from? Do kings obey God and God's rules as well, or are they above the law of God? |
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| Another source for laws, excluding the Torah, for the Hebrews are the Mosaic Laws. The Mosaic Laws are named after Moses, for Moses made those laws. Everyone obeys God's law, rich people, poor people, kings, peasants, all must obey God's law. |
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| Was and is education important to Ancient Hebrews? In Ancient times for the Hebrews, which group of children were taught, girls or boys? |
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| Education was and is absolutely important to Ancient Hebrews. Even now,education is valued a very lot. In ancient Hebrew times, and most cultures of the world at that time too, only boys were taught, and they were taught by tutors. |
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| When were the Dead Sea Scrolls found? When were the Dead Sea Scrolls made? |
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| The Dead Sea Scrolls were founded in 1947 C.E. The Dead Sea Scrolls are believed to have been made 2,000 years ago, from 1000 B.C.E to 100 C.E |
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| What do Hebrews believe in in the kindness subject? |
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| The Hebrews believe in many kindness ideas but here are only three moral subjects for kindness: Hebrews should be kind and fair to each and every one. Hebrews should give any aid to those who need your aid or are poor. Finally, Hebrews should strive to do the right thing, even when nodbody else is doing the right thing. |
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| From when to when were the times of the Ancient Hebrews? |
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| The times of the Ancient Hebrews were from 1800 B.C.E to 70 C.E. |
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