RELIGST 222 Study Guide - Final Guide: Siddur, Kippah, Amidah

• School: UW Whitewater
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 222
• Professor: David Simmons

Document Summary

Zohar: box of splendor the chief literary work of the kabbalists. Shekhinah: jewish term for the divine presence; the holy spirit. In kabbalah it often took on the aspect of the feminine element in deity. Minyan: a prayer quorum of ten jews over the age of 13; in traditional congregations only men are counted. Tzedakah: term in judaism usually applied to the deeds of charity and philanthropy. Haggadah: the liturgical manual used in the jewish passover seder. Zionism: the ancient hebrew designation for jerusalem. The political and spiritual renewal of the jewish people in its ancestral homeland. Sefirot: in kabbalah the primary emanations or manifestations of a deity that together make up the fullness of the godhead. Shtetl: a small eastern european village usually jewish. Shivah: seven days of mourning after the burial of a close relative. Hear, o israel, the lord is our god, the lord is one. Passover: the major jewish spring holiday commemorating exodus.