the Sabbath (begins Friday at sunset, ends Saturday at sundown)
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What is Diaspora?
Term used when referring to the Jewish population living outside of Israel.
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Which 2 other religions did Judaism give rise to?
Islam & Christianity
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Name some dietary laws of Kashruth (eating kosher).
meat comes from animals that have split hooves & chew their cud (cows, sheep, goats, OK; pigs, NO), meat and dairy separated, animals slaughtered humanely, etc
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What are two other (historical) names for the present-day Israel?
Palestine; Canaan
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If someone is "sitting Shiva," what has happened?
Someone has just died. Shiva is a 7 day period of mourning for the dead beginning immediately after the funeral.
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What is Hannukah?
8 day festival of lights--celebrates the re-dedication of the temple (enough oil for one night lasted 8)
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What is a synagogue?
A place for congregational worship that emerged during the Exile and became important in the period after the destruction of the temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE.
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What is a Messiah?
means "annointed one." The Jews hope that a great king will come to lead them.
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What was King Solomon's most significant contribution?
built a temple that would serve as the centre of worship for the Jewish faith for the next millennium (present-day Western Wall)
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What is anti-Semitism?
Hostility and prejudice toward Jews (some is based, in part, on the idea of "Chosen People" which does not imply superior status, but a partnership God & human
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Name 3 significant events in which Jews were either persecuted, oppressed, or faced serious challenges (other than the Holocaust).
drought in Canaan, enslaved in Egypt, invaded by Assyrians (721 BCE), by Babylonians (586 BCE, temple destroyed), 168 BCE Maccabbean revolt, 64 BCE Romans,
