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Talmud
The combination of Mishnah and Germara; the Palestinian Talmud compiled in 400CE and the Babylonian Talmud, the more authoritative of the two in 600 CE TERM 2
Apocrypha
DEFINITION 2 "hidden" in Greek refers to certain books whose authorship is unknown and which are not part of theHebrewbible, though they are seen as containing theoically significant messages TERM 3
Kiddushin
DEFINITION 3 Betrothal; the equivalent of marriage in ancient and rabbinic times. A woman was betrothed in 3 ways:1. writing2. payment of nominal sum3. sexual intercourse TERM 4
Nisu'in
DEFINITION 4 Hebrew term for marriage TERM 5
Shiddukhin
DEFINITION 5 engagement; a later development to indicate commitment of the couple w/o constituting marriage
Herem
excommunication from the Jewish community;terminationof allsocialbusiness, religious relationship TERM 7
Ketubah/Ketubot
DEFINITION 7 The marriage contract given by the groom to the bride at the wedding ceremony. It contains his promises to her for love, honor, and support, and in medieval times, the sums she would be entitled to in the event of the husband's death, or their divorce. TERM 8
Get
DEFINITION 8 Jewish divorce TERM 9
Mehitzah
DEFINITION 9 theseparationbarrier erected in Orthodoxsynagogues toseparatethe men's and women's sections of the sanctuary TERM 10
Agunah/ot
DEFINITION 10 a 'chained' woman; a woman still bound to her husband in marriage where the husband has disappred, is competent, or refuses to give her a Jewish divorce.
Tevilah
ritual immersion un the mikveh; required of Jewish woman right before marriage and during marriage, at the end of their period of Niddah, so that they may again have sexual relations w/ their husbands. Immersion is also the last step in converting to Judaism. TERM 17
Lilith
DEFINITION 17 Legendary character created by the rabbis who was said to have been Adam's first wife, who was rebellious, and therefore was thrown out of the Garden of Eden, because her demon children are doomed to die, she was said to threaten newborns and women in childbirth. TERM 18
Takakh
DEFINITION 18 The hebrew bible, consisting of 3 sections1. Torah2. Prophets (Nevi'm)3. Writings TERM 19
The Matriarchs and Patriarchs
DEFINITION 19 Founding mothers and fathers of Judaism;Abraham and SarahIsaac and RebekahJacob, Leah and Rachael TERM 20
Aggadah
DEFINITION 20 Stories told by the rabbis of the rabbinic period to make theogical, ethical and religious points.
Midrash
interpretation, exploration, investigation; generally rabbinic narratives to maketheological, ethical and religious points TERM 22
Takanah/ot
DEFINITION 22 a legal ruling by rabbinicauthority on point not covered by biblical or Talmudic law, inresponse to a communityproblem TERM 23
Responsum/a
DEFINITION 23 rabbinic answers rendered in writing to questions of Jewish law; an on going process today. TERM 24
Mikveh
DEFINITION 24 ritual bath initially used by priests and others to regain a state of ritual purity; now used predominatly by Jewish woman in connection with family purity laws, before marriage and there after followingmenstruation and before sexual contact w/ husbands
