level: General
Questions and Answers List
level questions: General
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two groups of Jews? | Orthodox Reformed |
| What is an Orthodox Jew? | a jew more traditional when interpreting jewish teachings |
| what is a reformed jew | a jew more modern when interpreting jewish teachings |
| give examples of an orthodox jewish beliefs/practices | sticking to strict dietary laws only eating unleavened bread women don't wear trousers would not get in a car on the sabbath |
| give examples of reformed Jewish beliefs and practices | kippot is optional women can wear trousers women can become rabbis |
| what makes someone jewish? | if you have a jewish mother if you have converted to judaism |
| how many Jewish principles of faith are there? | 13 |
| name Jewish principles of faith | God Exists God is one and unique God has no bodily form (incorporeal) God is eternal Jews must worship Him alone God has communicated through the prophets Moses is the greatest of the prophets The Torah is of Divine Origin The Torah is eternally valid, there will be no other God is omniscient God is a judge, punishes evil and rewards good God will send a Messiah God will resurrect the dead—Jews don’t believe Jesus was resurrected |