REL 130 CHP 11

Judiasm teaches that within the human heart there is:

A good and an evil inclination.

The Sabbath is observed by Jews on the seventh day of the week, which is:

Friday sundown to Saturday sundown

What is this object and what Jewish holiday is it associated with? (select two answers)

Hanukkah Menorah

What phrase from the Hebrew scriptures did your instructor mention in the lecture that meant "knowing the will of god but refusing to do it?"

Hardness of heart

Which of the following major world religions makes important distinctions between the clean and the unclean, especially in regard to food choices?

Judaism

The Jewish law has many dietary restrictions, including the draining of blood from all meat. This is called:

Kosher

The Sabbath day is linked to two aspects of the Jewish story: (choose two)

Liberation from slavery, the Exodus God's rest after the process of Creation

Which branch of Judaism understands Judaism as an ever-changing civilizational or cultural force with many manifestations?

Reconstructionist

What are the four branches of modern Judaism?

Reconstructionist Conservative Orthodox Reform

Contemporary Judaism has split into four parts. The most liberal is called

Reconstructionist Judaism.

Perhaps the most important Jewish understanding of God is as a:

Redeemer

Match the Jewish holidays with their descriptions: the "head of the year", the celebration of the Jewish new year Day of Atonement, the most sacred day of the Jewish year Booths, a holiday that recalls the Jews' period of wandering in the desert after their exodus from Egypt Lots, a holiday that recalls the Jews being saved from destruction by the actions of Esther a special ritual meal at Passover recalling the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt

Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Purim Seder

In Judaism the holy day is called

Sabbath

What observance is at the very center of Jewish life, the holiday around which Jewish life revolves on a weekly basis?

Sabbath

In the Holidays lecture, I mentioned several important features of the holidays in Judaism. Which of the following was one of them?

To establish Jewish identity in the family

According to your book, what was the main role of the prophets in Judaism?

To speak God's message to the people

All three Abrahamic religions have a day on which congregational meeting and prayer occurs.

True

In covenantal monotheism, God likes some things and doesn't like other things.

True

The Friday prayers are symbolic of the whole Islamic community, the ummah gathered together in submission to God.

True

What is the most solemn day in the Jewish year, when sins are confessed to God and his forgiveness is sought for another year? "Sins are forgiven, relationships mended, and people are sealed in God's books of life."

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

The Jewish Day of Atonement, the most sacred day of the Jewish year, is

Yom Kippur.

What is a covenant?

a formal relationship between two parties

The Talmud is

a long work of commentary based on biblical principles.

Zionism is

a movement that urges Jews to live in Israel.

In Orthodox Judaism, in order to have a worship service, there must be a minyan present. What is a minyan?

a quorum of ten Jewish males

What is a mezuzah?

a small box placed on the doorpost of one's home

Convenantal monotheism involves being attached to the right things and avoiding the wrong things. This might lead to the development of what?

a system of ethics rituals of purification

The core concept of covenantal monotheism involves

becoming attached to God in some kind of relationship

The main observance of the Sabbath is through what practice?

ceasing from work

What represents the ultimate spiritual goal in covenantal monotheism?

knowing and interacting with God

Jewish dietary laws, still kept by Orthodox and Conservative Jews, are known as:

kosher

(Choose two) In convenantal monotheism, the unique role and nature of human beings involves being:

morally acountable to God. capable of a relationship with God.

Jewish dietary laws forbid eating

pork

In many synagogues, a talit is worn by Jewish men during prayer and worship. A talit is a:

prayer shawl

Reconstructionist Judaism embraces traditional elements of Judaism and:

reinterpretes them as symbols

An important part of Jewish funeral ritual is sitting shivah. What is this practice?

seven days of mourning

The Jewish Sabbath is kept from

sunset Friday to sunset Saturday.

In Christianity the holy day is called

the Lord's Day

Which best summarizes the approach of Reform Jews to the Hebrew Scripture?

Stories that communicate deep wisdom that we should identify with

The central feature of rabbinic Judaism:

Study of the Torah

The holiday of Passover commemorates which event in Jewish history?

The Exodus

The Lord's Day given as a commandment in the Christian scriptures.

False

The branch of Judaism known as Conservative Judaism seeks to conform Jewish life to the regulations of the medieval rabbis.

False

When a Jewish boy turns thirteen, he is considered an adult in the religious community. This ceremony takes its name from his new status:

Bar Mitzvah.

In the United States, almost half of all practicing Jews belongs to this branch of Judaism.

Conservative

In Judaism, what is the most important human response to God?

NOT: Believing

The Jewish view of God is best expressed as

NOT: God is an impersonal force.

One of the main goals of this branch of Judaism was to allow Jews to enter and participate in mainstream society.c

NOT: Orthodox Reform

During what festival are Jewish children given presents for eight days?

NOT: Rosh Hashanah

Judaism sometimes describes the Sabbath as:

NOT: a time of silence and solemnity.

The main focus of the Islamic holy day is

NOT: ceasing from work. communal prayer.

One aspect of Jewish tradition that the Conservative branch retains and protects:

NOT: leaving the beard uncut for males

Judaism is all about God's personal interaction with human beings. What was God's special gift to humanity, his most important act of salvation, especially for rabbinic Judaism?

NOT: the Promised Land NOT: the Temple

In which branch of Judaism do the men wear sidelocks and beards?

Orthodox

Traditional Judaism is often called:

Orthodox

Which division of modern Judaism stresses strict beliefs and careful keeping of dietary laws?

Orthodox

What is the word for "correct practice" in a religion?

Orthopraxy

Which Jewish festival recalls the event related in the Book of Exodus about liberation of the Hebrews from oppression in Egypt?

Passover (Pesach)