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Some say Judaism is not a religion Some Jewish people are not religious at all Some Jewish people are athe5sts Some say Judaism is a race Some say Judaism is a culture
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Some  say  Judaism  is  not  a  religion  

Ø  Some  Jewish  people  are  not  religious  at  all  Ø  Some  Jewish  people  are  athe5sts  Ø  Some  say  Judaism  is  a  race  Ø  Some  say  Judaism  is  a  culture  

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Why  do  some  say  Judaism  is  neither  a  race  nor  a  culture?  

Ø  Race  must  have  gene5c  similari5es.  Jews  can  convert  and  thus  not  be  gene5cally  related.    

Ø Not  a  culture  because  there  are  many  cultures  represented  in  Judaism.  

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Why  should  the  Jewish  people  not  be  considered  a  na5on?  

Ø Nega5ve  connota5on  to  the  word  na5on.  Ø Not  true  that  Jews  will  force  their  agenda  

on  the  rest  of  the  world  as  some  na5ons  do.  

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Why  consider  Judaism  a  family?  

Ø  A  family  does  not  have  to  agree  on  everything.  

Ø When  one  person  hurts  in  the  family,  they  all  hurt.  

Ø  Families  take  pride  in  one  another’s  achievements.  

Ø  Families  are  not  the  same  people,  but  they  are  s5ll  joined  together.  

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What  are  four  rela5onships  that  Judaism  focuses  on?  

Ø  God  and  mankind  Ø  God  and  the  Jewish  people  Ø  The  Jewish  people  and  the  land  of  Israel  Ø  Between  human  beings    

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Difference  between  Jewish  concept  of  messiah  and  Chris5an  concept  of  savior  

Messiah  • Will  be  human,  not  divine  •  Poten5al  to  come  at  any  age.  One  always  on  earth.  

• Will  lead  people  back  to  Israel  and  establish  kingdom  of  peace  

Savior  •  Not  human,  divine  •  Sacrifice  (or  subs5tu5on)  for  sins  •  Not  poli5cal  leader  

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What  has  been  suggested  about  the  world  to  come  aSer  the  messiah?  

World  will  be  peaceful  

Lion  and  lamb  will  be  happy  together  

Temple  in  Jerusalem  will  be  restored  

There  will  be  one  world  government  and  all  will  follow  it  by  choice  

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What  are  some  points  that  orthodox  and  reconstruc5onist  Jews  might  disagree  about?  

Ortho

dox   • God  exists  

• Jewish  people  chosen  by  God  

• Law  is  s5ll  authorita5ve  

Reconstruc5o

nist  

• God  does  not  exist  

• Judaism  is  mainly  a  culture  

• No  authority  to  scripture  

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Most  agnos5c  Jews  consider  themselves  what  type  of  Jew  and  why?  Ø  Reformed  because  this  type  of  Judaism  is  

the  most  liberal  and  generally  allows  the  widest  range  of  acceptable  beliefs  among  Judaism  

 

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How  do  Jews  feel  toward  Chris5ans  and  Muslims?  

Ø  Jews  believe  Chris5ans  and  Muslims  worship  the  same  God  as  they  do  

Ø  They  believe  Chris5ans  and  Muslims  can  be  righteous  if  they  follow  the  law  that  has  been  revealed  to  them  (Chris5ans  and  Muslims)  

Ø  S5ll  the  Jews  believe  they  have  been  chosen  by  God  in  a  way  that  the  Chris5ans  and  Muslims  have  not  been  

 

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Why  must  Jews  live  up  to  a  higher  standard  than  non-­‐Jews?  

Ø  They  have  been  chosen  by  God  and  have  special  status.  

Ø  They  have  received  special  revela5on  from  God.  

 

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Why  must  Jews  live  up  to  a  higher  standard  than  non-­‐Jews?  

Ø  They  have  been  chosen  by  God  and  have  special  status.  

Ø  They  have  received  special  revela5on  from  God.  

 

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What  is  a  rabbi  and  what  is  a  cantor?  

• Not  a  priest  • A  teacher  Rabbi  

• Leads  prayer  • Ordained  • Chants  Torah  

Cantor  

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Why  do  Reform  Jews  use  the  word  temple  instead  of  synagogue?  

Ø  Reformed  Jews  do  not  believe  the  temple  in  Jerusalem  will  be  rebuilt;  therefore,  they  do  not  reserve  the  word  temple  for  a  building  that  is  s5ll  to  come.  

Ø  They  think  that  the  synagogue  has  replaced  by  the  temple.  

 

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List  five  roles  the  synagogue  can  play  

Ø  A  center  of  the  Jewish  religious  community  Ø  A  place  of  prayer  Ø  A  place  of  study    Ø  A  place  of  educa5on  Ø  A  place  of  social  work  Ø  A  place  of    charitable  work  

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Where  are  the  Torah  scrolls  kept?  

The  scrolls  are  kept  in  a  cabinet  in  the  synagogue  called  an  "ark,"  as  in  Ark  of  the  Covenant,  not  as  in  Noah's  Ark  

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Explain  two  ideas  about  the  temple  

Ø  It  is  a  physical  place  that  will  be  rebuilt  in  the  age  to  come  aSer  the  messiah  comes.  At  that  5me,  there  will  be  thanks  sacrifices  again  at  the  temple.  

Ø  The  temple  is  no  longer  a  physical  place.  It  will  not  be  rebuilt  in  Jerusalem.  The  synagogue  has  now  taken  its  place.  

 

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This  concludes  the  ques5ons  that  I  want  you  to  be  familiar  with  for  a  test.  


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