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A
Agadah
stories in the Talmud on moral values
Agnostic
someone who is unsure whether or not there is a G-d
Amidah
prayer
with 18 blessings to G-d
Anti-Semitism
First
coined in 1897 by
German philosopher
Wilhelm Marr to denote hatred
of Jews; the term literally means opposed to Semites (which would include
Arabic and other semitic peoples as well), but was invented specifically in
reference to Jews and is most often applied specifically to opposition to
Jews.
Ark of
the covenant
cupboard where the Torah and other scrolls are stored in synagogues
 Original inside the
Ark of the Covenant
were the 2 stones tables with the 10 commandments of God given to Moses;
the staff of Aaron since the dessert-wandering during the Exodus from
Egypt!
Aron
hakodesh
focal
point of the synagogue containing the Torah scrolls (also called the ark)
Ashkenazim
Jews
whose ancestors came from Central and Eastern Europe
Atheist
person
who does
not
believe in a god
Atonement
reconciling oneself with G-d
B
Bar mitzvah
marks
a boy coming to maturity in religious terms
Bat
chayil
marks
a girl coming of age
Bat
mitzvah
marks
a girl coming to maturity in religious terms
Bet
din
court
chaired by a rabbi
Bet ha
knesset
Synagogue; Jewish place of worship
Bet
Hayyin
place
where funerals are held
Bimah
raised
platform in the synagogue where the Torah is read from
Brit
milah
Hebrew
for circumcision
C
Cantor
person
who sings important parts of services in the synagogues
Challah
braided loaf used at the Shabbat meal
Cheder
school
at a synagogue
Circumcision
removal of a boy's foreskin
 Commandments
(Ten)
They are the only part of the Law of Moses
spoken by God's audible voice to Israel
(Deuteronomy. 5:22;
10:4). Then G-D spoke all these words:
(Exodus 20:1; Amplified Bible) I am the Lord your God, Who has brought you
out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
(Exodus 20:2)
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You shall have no other
gods
before {or} besides Me. You shall not make yourself any graven
image [to worship it] or any likeness of anything that is in the
heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in
the water under the earth; (Exodus 20:3,4) |
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You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; for I the
Lord your G-D am a jealous G-D, visiting the iniquity of the
fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of
those who hate Me (Exodus 20:5) |
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3. |
But showing mercy {and} steadfast love to a thousand generations
of those who love Me and keep My commandments. (Exodus 20:6) |
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You shall not use {or} repeat the name of the Lord your G-d in
vain [that is, lightly or frivolously, in false affirmations or
profanely]; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes
His name in vain. (Exodus 20:7) |
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[Earnestly] remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (withdrawn
from common employment and dedicated to God). Six days you shall
labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to
the Lord your G-D; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your
son, your daughter, your manservant, your maidservant, your
domestic animals, or the sojourner within your gates. For in six
days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all
that is in them, and rested the seventh day. That is why the
Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it [set it apart for
His purposes]. (Exodus 20:8-11) |
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Regard (treat with honor, due obedience, and courtesy) your
father and mother that your days may be long in the land the
Lord your G-D gives you. (Exodus 20:12) |
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7. |
You shall not commit
murder
(Exodus 20:13) |
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8. |
You shall not commit
adultery.
(Exodus 20:14) |
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9. |
You shall not
steal.
(Exodus 20:15) |
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10. |
You shall not witness
falsely
against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor's
house, your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or his
maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your
neighbor's. (Exodus 20:16,17) |
Concentration camps
camps
organized by the
Nazis in
World War II for the extermination
of the Jews and other
groups they disapproved of
Covenant
promise made by G-d to care for the Jewish people
D
Derasha
sermon
or interpretation of the bible. (Scripture)
Dispensation: This means by G-D relates to people as through covenant
and thus the 'old and 'new' dispensations. The administrations of
sacraments, or the exemption from an obligation or ecclesiastical
regulation. A different time period in which humans (G-D's people) are
tested in responding to do G-D's will.
E
Exodus
mass
flight of the Hebrew people from Egypt, led by Moses
F
Fast
to
give up food for a period of time to pray or worship instead of eating
G
 Garments High Priest
A detailed description of the eight garments
(symbolic Clothes)
worn by the High Priest:
The
parsha continues by describing the animal offerings of the Tabernacle. The
Talmud (Arachin 16a) questions the logic behind this juxtaposition.
What is the connection between the priestly garments and the animal
offerings? According to the Talmud, both bring about atonement. The Talmud
elaborates on this idea by listing the symbolism of each garment:
(Exodus
28:4, 28:36, 28:42).
1. The
breastplate ("choshen mishpat") atones for judgments ("mishpat") that
are
false or corrupt.
2. The apron atones for
idolatry.
3. The robe, with its pleasant-sounding bells at the hem,
atones for the
negative sound of evil speech
("lashon hara").
4. The cloak, reminiscent of Joseph's cloak, atones for
the crime of murder.
5. The hat, symbolizing
haughtiness, atones for pride.
6. The sash, covering the trunk of the body, atones for
illicit thoughts of the heart.
7. The tzitz atones for
brazenness.
8. The pants, designated to cover
nakedness, atone for the crime of immorality.
These
eight types explains of
incorrect behavior
can be subdivided into two categories. Idolatry, immorality,
murder, and loshon hara are severe crimes in and of themselves, while the
remaining behaviors - judicial
corruption, pride, immoral thoughts, and brazenness - are generally
undesirable traits that cause other sins to be committed.
Yet all this categorization still does not help us resolve
the fundamental question: how can the garments of the High Priest atone for
the Jewish people?
Greggar
rattle
used when
Haman's name
is mentioned in the retelling of the story of Esther at the festival
of Purim
H
Halakhah
laws
of the Talmud
Hanukiah
nine-branched candlestick used at Hanukkah
Hanukkah
eight-day festival of lights
High
Priest's Garments
A detailed description above by "G" "Garments"
(symbolic Clothes)
 As the secular year rapidly approaches
its end, Jewish people in Israel and around the world, are preparing to
celebrate Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. This non-Levitical festival
commemorates the defeat of the Greco-Syrian dictator Antiochus Epiphanes 180
years before the birth of Yeshua! At the height of Greco-Syrian
occupation a Jewish zealot, Judah Macabee and his brothers refused to
bow down to the pagan occupiers and began a revolt that ended in the
defeat and subsequent departure of their far stronger and better
equipped oppressors. The Lord performed an undeniable miracle when He
supernaturally kept the Eternal Flame burning after the Temple had been
cleansed and rededicated. There was only enough oil on hand for one
day, but the flame burnt for the full 8 days that it took to produce a
new stock of oil.
Havdalah
blessing ceremony at the end of Shabbat
Holocaust
Jewish
period of suffering under
Hitler;
(Nazi Germany)
also known as the Shoah and the Hurban!
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Jewish people suffering before the Holocaust! In 70
CE., the Romans forcefully removed Jewish people from Jerusalem and
destroyed the temple, leaving only the Western Wall standing. The Jews
were dispersed around Europe. Today Jews who do not live in Europe are
known as the Diaspora. Without a homeland many Jews felt vulnerable.
When the Roman Empire became Christian, this often led to more problems
in the following centuries! |
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During World-war II Nazi-Germany under dictatorship of Hitler did kill
millions of people from 1933 to 1945! |
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Jews from Russia, Poland, and the Baltic. |
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| 750,000 |
Jews from Hungary and Romania. |
| 290,000 |
Jews from Germany and Austria. |
| 105,000 |
Jews from the Netherlands. |
| 90,000 |
Jews from France. |
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Jews from Greece. |
Huppah
canopy
under which the bride and groom stand during the marriage service (Sometimes
a large prayer-shawl)
I
Idol
statue
worshiped as a
"god"
 Israel
Name given to Jacob by G-D!
(Son of Isaac, grand-son of Abraham)
Now it is a recognized Nation since the Israeli Declaration of Independence -
14 May1948 -
by David Ben Gurion
(Picture[)
In ONE DAY!!!
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Judaism original
religion of Jewish people
(The Jewish Virtual Library;
http://www.JewishVirtualLibrary.org
)
jezebel
was the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians or Tyre and Sidon. King
Ahab of Israel, the son of Omri, did evil in the sight of the Lord, took
Jezebel in marriage and went and served
Baal.
Ahab coveted the vineyard of Naboth and when he could
not obtain it, Jezebel slandered Naboth and he was stoned and the vineyard
given to Ahab. jezebel is mentioned as the licentious false prophet of the
Thyatira Church of the
seven churches
of Revelation.
 jezebel
is a figurative and spiritual name for us. She is a whore and a witch
whose spirit endures in the church by taking over the “vineyard” of the
Lord. She covers her face with make-up to appear more attractive. The wife
of Ahab had introduced the abominations of “Astarte” worship into Israel.
Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord! She led her husband into the same
idolatry and fed the prophets of Baal at her own table. She was a woman
eventually destroyed by the very government she herself corrupted.
jezebel is referred to as the corrupt woman, the mother of harlots
and abominations of the earth.
In Thyatira,
the jezebel spirit
was and is introducing these same vile practices into the Christian
church! By attaching herself
to the Christians and manipulating them, she
is insisting on the right to teach and practice licentious indulgence and
claiming inspiration for her teaching.
(More?
See at:
The
jezebel-spirit a contending principality!)
K
Kaddish
prayer
recited by mourners at a funeral
Kavanah
intention behind a prayer
Ketubah
marriage document
Ketuvim
books
in the Tenakh including Psalms, Proverbs, and the book of
Job
Kibbutzim
communal farm or village
Kiddush
prayer
of blessing said at the beginning of Shabbat
Kiddushin
Hebrew
word for marriage
Kippah
head
covering worn
by
Jews
or
Yarmulke
(See also
Yarmulke!)
Knesset
place
of assembly (Also used for Israeli Government)
Kosher
food
seen as pure and acceptable by Jews according to the Torah
L
 M
Magen
David Adorn
Star
of David
Manna
bread
provided for the Israelites (in the dessert) by G-d when they had escaped
from Egypt
Masada
scene
of mass suicide of the Jewish Zealots in defiance against the Romans, now a
place of pilgrimage! Menorah seven-branched candlestick
Messiah
"Anointed
One,"
a King that will be sent from G-d at the end of time!
(See also
Yeshua Messiah)
Messianic
Judaism
s a biblically based,
prophetic
End-time Revival
movement of the Jewish
& non Jewish people, who have come to believe
Yeshua is the Promised Messiah
of Israel!
Mezuzah
scroll
containing the Shema
Midrash
collection of commentaries on the Tenakh
Mikveh
(Mikvah)
Jewish
ritual bath. Jewish people are performing this ritual before
Yom
Kippur!
 Mikvah
is an ancient Jewish tradition to prepare themselves before going into
the Temple! Baptism is
generally a purification ritual using water practiced in many of various
religions including Christianity, Mandaeanism, and Sikhism. Christian baptism
has its origins with the Jewish ritual of “Mikvah”. To some groups, baptism is a
symbolic term meaning "identification with" (e.g. Jesus / Yeshua) having no
connection with earthly ritual. Although the term
baptism is not used to describe the Jewish rituals, the purification rites (or
Mikvah - ritual immersion) in Jewish laws and tradition are where the ritual of
baptism can find its origins. In the Tanakh, and other Jewish texts, immersion
in water for ritual purification was established for specific circumstances – in
order to be restored to a condition of 'ritual purity'.
Minyan
ten
adult male Jews needed to make
a
synagogue
Miracle
act of
G-d that suspends the law of nature
Mishnah
Jewish
religious books, the written-down collection of rabbis’ teachings
Mitzvot
Jewish
religious laws, good deeds, or duties
 Moab
Moab,
ancient country on the hill
plateau
east of the
Dead Sea,
in what is now Jordan. Lot’s two daughters conspired to conceive children by
their father. Moab was the son born to Lot and his elder daughter, in an
incestuous union.
The stele of King
Mesha constitutes one of the most important direct accounts of the history
of the world that is related in the Bible. See Picture"
Mohel
person who performs the circumcision
Monotheism
belief in only one G-d!
Mosaic
Laws
First
5 Books of the
Torah
(First part of Tenakh)
Including the 10 commandments from G-D & 613 Laws!
(365 probations “Thy shall not” & 248 affirmation “Thy shall”!) See also
at 10 Commandments
N
Ner tamid
eternal light found in the synagogue
Nevi'im
writings of
the prophets and historical books in the Tenakh
Noachide 7 Laws
Seven laws that the Torah says all must
follow, which were given to Noah after the flood!
Oral law name given to the teachings that resulted from the
interpretations of the laws in the Torah, subsequently written down in the
Mishnah and the Talmud; Orthodox Jews who follow all the laws of the Torah
closely, and uphold Orthodoxy!
The Noachide
laws:
Jews believe that all people, both Jewish & non-Jewish, should follow the
laws that were given to Noah after the flood.
These
seven laws are the pillars of human civilization, and are named the "Seven
Laws of Noah," since all humans are descended from Noah.:
 1.
Do not worship
idols.
(false gods)
2.
Do not
murder.
3.
Do not
steal.
4.
Avoid
sexual
misconduct.
(sexually immoral)
5.
Do not be
cruel to
animals.
(Do not eat a limb removed
from a live animal)
6.
Avoid
blasphemy.
(Set
up courts and bring
offenders
to justice)
7.
Worship only one G-D! (Do not
curse G-D.)
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Oral law
name given to the teachings that resulted from the interpretations of the
laws in the Torah, subsequently written down in the Mishnah and the Talmud;
Orthodox Jews who follow all the laws of the Torah closely, and uphold
Orthodoxy! In traditional Jewish pharisaic/rabbinic thought, G-D reveals
instructions for living through both the written scriptures and through a
parallel process of orally transmitted traditions.
P
Pesach
Hebrew for Passover, the festival that reminds Jews of
how G-D rescued them from
slavery in Egypt
 Prayer-Shawl
(Numbers 15:37-41; 38-40;
Deuteronomy 22:12)
The Israelites were commanded to wear fringe, tassels, or twisted
coils on the corner of their garments to remind them of the commandments
of the Lord and to do them. There were 39 windings in each, which
equals the numerical value of the Hebrew words "the Lord is One."
The Jewish men wore this garment called a, “Talis”,
“Talit”
or “Talith”
or Jewish Prayer-Shawl all the time, not just at prayer.
(See also at
Prayer-Shawl)
Prophet
messenger of G-D
Purim
Jewish festival which reminds Jews of Queen; Esther's rescue of
the Jewish faith (from
the evil man Haman)
Pushkes
Jewish collection boxes
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R
Rabbi
ordained Jewish religious teacher and leader
Repent saying sorry to G-d and trying to change the way you live
Rites of passage
special ceremonies that mark an important
event in life, such as birth or marriage
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New Year
S
Sandek
person who holds a baby at the circumcision
Scapegoating
practice of blaming a group for misfortune!
Why is it
that some people are especially bullied or picked on while others are left
alone? Perhaps they stand out in some way: They may have a different hair
color or a strong accent, or a different color skin. Perhaps they come from
another country. Sometimes people have latched onto one group or another and
singled them out for bad treatment. Perhaps they have used them to take out
their own feelings of failure or weakness. This is sometimes called
scapegoating,
after a practice the Jewish people used to do when they lived in the desert.
A priest would choose a goat and recite over the animal
the sins that the people felt were cutting them of from God. The goat
would then be driven out into the desert to remove
the bad
things
they had done. The modern scapegoat takes the anger or sense or failure of
people today.
Sephardim
Jews whose ancestors came from Mediterranean countries,
especially Spain, N-Africa, & Middle East
Shabbat
Jewish name for the Holy day also known as the Sabbath
(7-th day; rest)
Shalom
Hebrew word for peace and wholeness:
 The Hebrew word
Shalom is understood around the world to
mean “peace”! But peace is only one small part of the meaning of the
word shalom! It means much more than "peace", "hello" or "goodbye"!
It represent: Completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety
soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony,
and the absence of agitation or discord.
Shalom
comes from the root verb “Shalem”
meaning to be complete; perfect and full! In Modern Hebrew the obviously
related word “Shelem” means to pay for, and “Shulam” means to be fully paid!
So in essence, when you speak out the
word shalom - you are not only proclaiming peace, but all the above
meanings of the word over that person - that's a mighty blessing!
Sheloshin
thirty days of mourning after
the death of a relative
Shema
prayer used by Jews affirming belief in one G-d
Shiva
first seven days after
the death of a relative
Shofar
ram's horn used in synagogue services!
(See also
the site of Shofar!)
Sholom Zochor
celebration of a baby boy's birth
Siddur
Jewish prayer book
Sidra
part of the Torah read in the synagogue service on Shabbat
Synagogue
Jewish place of worship
T
Tallit
prayer shawl used by Jews including 613 tassels to
remind them of the Torah- laws!
(See also
the site of
Tallit!)
 Many Jewish
people wear a Tallit, a specially made prayer shawl, when they pray! lt's
contains 613 strands, which represent the 613 laws in the Torah
that they must try to follow. Traditionally, only men wore Tallit, but
today some women wear them as well.
Talmud Jewish religious book (About 250 before BC only
oral!)
Tefillin
leather boxes used by Jews in prayer;
Many Jewish
people also wear Tefillin! These are small leather boxes that contain the
Shema prayer. Jews put them on their head and arms during some prayer
services. The Shema tells Jews to love God with total head and heart!
Tenakh
Jewish name for the Old Testament, (Scriptures) comprised of the
Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim
Ten Commandments
See at Commandments
Theist
person who believes in the existence of a 'god'!
Torah Books of the Law, the first five books of the Tenakh;
Scriptures;
The Books of
Moses
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V
Vach nacht
night
before a baby boy's circumcision
W
Warden
person in charge of the smooth running of the synagogue service
X
Y
Yad
pointer used when reading the Torah scrolls
Yahrzeit
ceremony one year after
the death of a loved one to recall their passing
Yarmulke
(See also
Kippah!)
head
covering worn
by
Jews
Yeshiva
College for rabbis and students of the Jewish
Scriptures
Yeshua
the Hebrew name for Jesus and
His name
means: "the Lord saves"!
Yeshua Messiah
the
promised
Messiah, accepted by Messianic Jews & Christians; not by
orthodox Jews!
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Z
Zealots
Jewish freedom fighters from the first century CE.
(Barnabas
was one of them!)
Zionism
belief in
the need for a Jewish homeland based in the Middle East, with Jerusalem as
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