Judaism

 Chapter 11, “Judaism”

Please answer all questions thoroughly using complete sentences.  Proofread your writing.

Once you have read that, please answer the following questions:

1) What is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah? What does it signify?

2) What does the word “Torah” literally mean?  What is the range of meanings associated with the term?

3) List and describe at least two Jewish festivals/holidays (other than Bar/Bat Mitzvah).

4) What is The Covenant?

5) How did Judaism adjust after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE?

6) What is Talmud?  Why is it so important in rabbinic Judaism?

7) Who was Moses Maimonides?  What did he contribute to Jewish thought and practice?

8) What is Kabbalah?  How does it contribute to Jewish thought and practice?

9) What does the term “Shoah” refer to?  Why is this term preferred by many Jews to the term “Holocaust?”

10) What are the four main “branches” of modern Judaism?  List and briefly describe each.