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Start studying Intro to Judaism. Learn vocabulary, terms and more with flashcards, games and other study tools.

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-weekly Sabbath
-Rosh Hashanah: Celebrating the Jewish New Year (in September); leads up to Yom Kippur
-Yom Kippur: the day of atoning for your sins in the eyes of God
-Passover: celebrates the Jewish liberation in Egypt from biblical times; only matzo should be eaten to demonstrate a connection to suffering Jewish slaves
-Hanukkah: reaffirms the ideals of Judaism and celebrates the rebuilding of the Second Temple of Jerusalem

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-1.9% of the US is Jewish
-any educated member of the congregation can lead a service, but usually a rabbi will lead.
-When Jewish children turn 12-13, they stand before the congregation and read a section of the Torah - bar mitzvah (for boys) or bat mitzvah (for girls)
-Bar/bath Mitzvahs celebrate an introduction into Jewish adulthood
-Strongly based in community

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-monotheistic religion
-Jewish people worship at synagogues
-Jews believe each person has an individual relationship with God
-Jewish religion focuses on the good of the community in God's eyes, rather than each individual (for example, many Holy Bibles will use "we" in place of "I"
-Believes anyone born to a Jewish mother is a Jew
-You can't lose your Jewish status if you convert to a new religion, but you lose the religious aspect of identity

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BBC. “BBC - Religions - Judaism: Jewish Beliefs.” Bbc.co.uk, 14 Sept. 2009, www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/beliefs/beliefs_1.shtml.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Hanukkah". Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Nov. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hanukkah. Accessed 10 January 2022.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Passover". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Mar. 2021, httpsBritannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Yom Kippur". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Dec. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yom-Kippur. Accessed 10 January 2022.
Wikipedia Contributors. “Torah.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 May 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah.

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-Holy Text is the Hebrew Bible (Torah)
The Torah consists of the Five Books of Moses (written Torah), the Prophets, and Rabbinic Writings (oral Torah).
-The first 5 books are the same as Christianity

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-Noah's son (from Noah's ark) had a son named Shem; this name is where the word "Semitic" comes from
-Moses frees the enslaves Israelites from Egypt and leads them to Mount Horeb by parting the red sea. He receives the 10 Commandments (Jewish law) there and writes them down at some point.
-70 CE: Jewish-Catholic Battle