DSST World Religions
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Angel | In the Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, an invisible servant of God.
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Anti-Semitism | hatred and persecution of the Jewish people
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Apocalypse | In Judaism and Christianity, the dramatic end of the present age.
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Ashkenazim | Jews who lived in Europe, especially Eastern Europe
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Bar Mitzvah | The coming-of-age ceremony for a Jewish boy.
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Bat Mitzvah | The coming-of-age ceremony for a Jewish girl in some modern congregations.
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Essenes | Monastic Jews who were living communally, apart from the world, about the time of Jesus.
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Gemara | Commentary on the Mishnah compiled from the rabbinic academies of Palestine and Babylon.
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Gentile | Any person who is not of Jewish faith or origin
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Haggadah | means “telling” in Hebrew, is a written guide to the Passover seder, which commemorates the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt.
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Kabbalah (cabala) | The Jewish mystical tradition
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Kosher | That which is ritually clean or acceptable in Judaism; usually applied to food or food preparation
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Liturgy | In Christianity and Judaism, the rites of public worship
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Midrash | The literature of delving into the Torah
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Mikva | A deep bath for ritual cleansing in Judaism
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Minyan | The quorum of ten adult males required for Jewish communal worship
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Mishnah | Hebrew summary of the oral law arranged by topic, inherited from Pharisaism but attributed to Moses. Authority parallels the written Torah
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Mitzvah | In Judaism, a divine commandment or sacred deed in fulfillment of a commandment.
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Passover | The Spring festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt
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Pentateuch | The five books of Moses at the beginning of the Hebrew Bible. The Torah
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Pharisees | Most popular Jewish sect representing the middle class. Interpreted scripture broadly but still legalistic.
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Pogrom | An attack against Jews
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Purim | Jewish holiday that celebrates the deliverance of the Jews from destruction at the hands of the Persians
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Rosh Hashanah | The Jewish New Year
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Sadducees | Jewish aristocracy and priestly party that embraced Hellenization, read laws literally, and denied life after death.
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Seder | Ceremonial Jewish meal in remembrance of the Passover
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Shavuot | “Feast of Weeks”; Jewish holiday in remembrance of the giving of the Ten Commandments
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Shema | Deuteronomy 6:4, “Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
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Sukkot | Jewish autumn festival of thanksgiving
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Synagogue | Literally, “assembly”; the meeting of Jews for study and prayer
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T’fillin | A small leather box with verses about God's covenant with the Jewish people, bound to the forehead and arm
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Talmud | Jewish law and lore, as finally compiled in the sixth century CE
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Tanakh | The Jewish scriptures
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Yarmulke | Skull cap worn by Jewish males at worship
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Yom Kippur | The most solemn day of the Jewish calendar also known as the Day of Atonement
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Zealots | Jewish political revolutionaries who rejected Roman authority sometimes forcefully.
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Zionism | Movement founded in the late 19th century by Herzl which sought to find a national home for the Jews scattered throughout the world
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