RMPS - Int2/Higher - World Religions - Judaism - Education Scotland
RMPS - Int2/Higher - World Religions - Judaism - Education Scotland
RMPS - Int2/Higher - World Religions - Judaism - Education Scotland
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APPENDIX<br />
Tanakh: the term for the Hebrew Bible, often referred to as the Old<br />
Testament<br />
Tashlich (pr. tash- leech (‘ch’ as in ‘loch’)): the symbolic throwing away<br />
of sins into a river or lake on the Jewish New Year<br />
Tefillin (pr. ti-feel-een): two leather boxes containing Biblical passages<br />
written on parchment scrolls (called phylacteries) that Jewish males<br />
over the age of thirteen wear at morning prayers during the week<br />
Teshuva (pr. t’shoov-a): repentance<br />
Tisha b’Av (pr. tee-sha bi-av): literal meaning: the 9th of Av. A fast day<br />
that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples<br />
which were both destroyed on this day, and other tragedies that have<br />
befallen the Jewish people<br />
Torah: usually the Five Books of Moses, but can also refer to the whole<br />
body of Hebrew scriptures<br />
Yeshivah: an academy specialising in the study of Talmud<br />
Yom Kippur (pr. yom key-poor): the Day of Atonement, a fast day<br />
<strong>RMPS</strong>: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) 87<br />
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