Edexcel Spec A - Paper 2 - Unit 1 JUDAISM KEYWORDS

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Talmud
Oral Tradition /
laws

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Tenakh
The Hebrew
Bible

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Torah
First 5 books of
Moses

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Barachu
Call to prayer

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Shekhinah
God’s presence /
settle or dwell

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Olam Ha Ba
The world to
come

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Shavuot
Remembers the day
God gave the Torah
to Israel

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Messiah
The anointed one,
the King sent from
God

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Nevi’im
‘Prophets’ – second
part of the Tenakh

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Shema
Main Jewish
declaration of faith

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Gehinnom
Place for the
purification of the
soul

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Mitzvot
Commandments
which set rules or
guide actions

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Halakhah
613 Mitzvots

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Teshuva
Returning to God