Exam 8: Judaism

The ten days when Jews concentrate on prayer, contemplation, and self-searching is called

List a few of the historical circumstances that prompted the creation of Zionism, and what event in particular increased Jewish interest and support for this movement?

Jews believe that being "chosen and set apart" from other peoples brings suffering as well as blessings.

According to Jewish kosher laws, an animal that has died a natural death may be eaten.

What miracle is celebrated during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah?

What charge was Jesus of Nazareth found guilty of by the high priest of the Sanhedrin?

Describe the living conditions for Jews in medieval Spain. What was the cause of their expulsion from Spain, and in what significant location did many settle afterward?

Which branch of Judaism asserts that diet, ceremonial purity and dress are no longer binding?

Archeological evidence has been found that supports many of the accounts in the Torah and other books of the Tanakh.

What is Solomon honored for in Jewish history?

Identify and describe each of the four Jewish groups active in Jerusalem during the time of the Romans.

Briefly describe the terms of the renewed covenant between God and the Hebrew people through Moses on Mt. Sinai.

Canaanite worship included bowing to idols.

Judaism today is very much the same as the religion reported in the Hebrew Bible.

Before their enslavement by the pharaoh, the Jews lived peacefully with the Egyptians.

A child born to a family wherein the mother is Jewish and the father is not Jewish must undergo ritual conversion.

What Jewish philosopher taught that only in relationship with God can persons become fully human?

Describe the actions of David that won him a place as "a hero to his own age and a model of any deliverer of Israel."