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JEWISH VOCABULARY

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Jewish Vocabulary. Vocabulary Terms. Torah: the holy book of the Jewish faith . Covenant: an agreement with God. . Moses: The greatest prophet of Judaism Led the people out of Egypt Brought the 10 Commandments down from Mt. Sinai. How does Moses make his tea? Turns out, Hebrews it!. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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JEWISH VOCABULARY

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Vocabulary TermsTorah: the holy book of the Jewish faith

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Covenant: an agreement with God.

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Moses:The greatest prophet

of JudaismLed the people out of

EgyptBrought the 10

Commandments down from Mt. Sinai

How does Moses make his tea?Turns out, Hebrews it!

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Abraham: the father of the descendants of Judaism

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Decalogue(Ten Commandments):Serves as the moral

compass for Christians and Jews

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Monotheism:a religion with one deity

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Prophet:Certain people chosen by God to guide

His people on the right pathReveal important information

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Rabbi:Religious leaders of the Jewish faith

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The Three Branches Orthodox – most traditional of the three

b ranches of Judaism. Practice the faith as it would have been practiced thousands of years ago

Conservative – “middle ground” in Judaism. Keep some traditions, change others.

Reform – most modern, most open to change

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Talmud:Collection of writings by rabbisExplain the Torah

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synagogue – Jewish place of worship

Hebrew – Holy language

kosher –restrictive food rules designated by the Torah

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Mezuzah

A piece of the Torah affixed outside people’s home’s to fulfill a covenant with God and to protect the home.

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Hasidic An extremely devout group of Orthodox Jews.