Exam 11: Judaism

Judith Plaskow argues that Judaism is one of the most women-centered religions.

Mishnah is a collection of commentaries and elucidations on the ________, the written version of the Oral Law.

Who is not considered one of the patriarchs of Judaism?

For Jews, Solomon's greatest accomplishment was the building of Israel's_________, an opulent structure built on a hill in Jerusalem.

The core beliefs of Judaism do not include which of these?

Who proclaimed, "God is in search of man"?

Maimonides wrote that to interpret scripture literally is to fall into error.

Where did God deliver the Commandments to Moses?

The Israelites migrated to an area known as _________ , later called Palestine, the land that God had promised to Abraham and his progeny.

Which winner of the Nobel Prize for peace tried to answer the question, "After all the suffering that Jews have endured in history, including the nightmare of the Holocaust, what does it mean to be a Jew?"

After God struck down all the first-born Egyptians, Moses led his people into the desert.

The Torah includes the books of Moses, the first thirteen books of the Hebrew Bible.

To many Jews, the Talmud is more sacred than the Torah.

Which of the major movements of Judaism examines customs to see if there are historical reasons for altering or getting rid of them?

In the biblical account, when the Israelites reached Canaan, they had to fight the current inhabitants, ________ and __________, to take the land that God had promised them.

The story of _________ has become a reminder to all Jews of God's protection and his special relationship to them.

There is a Passover custom of reserving a glass of wine at the table for the prophet Elijah.

The book of Exodus tells the story of how the Israelites enter Canaan.

Reform Judaism rejects Maimonides' view of Judaism.

The Gemara is a body of commentary combined with the Mishnah, which together constitute the Talmud.