religion final
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- mysticism
- becoming one with the divine through inward contemplation
- diaspora
- living away from homeland, maintain religious identity
- monotheism
- belief in one god
- yom kippur
- holiest day. day of atonement. emphasizes repentance through confession of sin
- zionism
- originally referred to movement to the established homeland. Now refers to support of Israel
- polytheism
- belief in many gods
- conservative judaism
- moved to seek balance between tradition and change
- agnosticism
- holds view that it is impossible to know god. maybe there is god maybe there isnt
- exodus
- freedom from slavery
- myth
- sacred story
- passover
- lasts 8 days. celebrates exodus- freedom from slavery
- atheism
- one must examine all explanations of god and conclude there is no God
- revelation of god
- gods through religious experiences
- talmud
- based directly on Mishnah
- rites of passage
- reflects life changes. defines responsibilities of each stage
- orthodox judaism
- follow what they cliam is the true/correct religion of judaism.
- cosmology
- the understanding of the nature of the world
- kabbalah
- god can be best known though the heart. god can be found by looking inward
- Rosh Hashanah
- jewish new year
- tanakh
- Hebrew bible
- shema
- theological statement said three times a day
- shabbat
- day of rest, worship, and celebration. patterened after 7th day of creation
- reform judaism
- believe one can be jewish and still be involved in modern society. believe ppl should live ethical lives
- ritual
- formal practice, re-enact myths
- torah
- "instuction" revelation of God's will. 613 laws, 10 commandments