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Decks in this class (23)

Preface
What does the author now that is ...
1  cards
Prologue
What does wouk call a formidable ...,
Where does wouk say jews today li...
2  cards
Chapter 1
How old is the jewish people what...,
Wouk observes that the bible says...,
What is the hebrew word for the s...
7  cards
Chapter 2
How does wouk say jews can be loy...,
What is the one point over which ...
2  cards
Chapter 3
What is the nearest thing to an e...,
By tradition how many commandment...,
But how many of those commandment...
5  cards
Chapter 4
What is the only strictly jewish ...,
How many prohibitions are there i...,
How many positive commands are th...
9  cards
Chapter 5
What is the nature of the jewish ...,
What is judaism s spring festival...,
What central and picturesque rite...
24  cards
Chapter 6
On what day do many jews who migh...,
What is the term for the jewish n...,
What two days are the high holy days
10  cards
Chapter 7
What three minor post mosaic holi...,
What does tisha b av mean,
What does tisha b av commemorate
15  cards
Chapter 8
A traditional jew prays how many ...,
The synagogue began as a kind of ...,
What is the very heart of synagog...
14  cards
Chapter 9
Jewish diet the torah gives one b...,
From the bible what features must...,
Other than the obvious pork what ...
20  cards
Chapter 10
Regarding circumcision hebrew bri...,
Instructor s note in israeli hebr...,
Who pronounces the blessing at th...
10  cards
Chapter 11
One fourth of the vast talmud con...,
How does judaism regard sex and f...,
When do orthodox jewish couples s...
7  cards
Chapter 12
What is kaddish and when is it said,
How long is a shiva and what is d...,
When do shiva and shloshim take p...
3  cards
Chapter 14
What does wouk call the survival ...,
What five biblical books comprise...,
What is the theme sounded in the ...
6  cards
Chapter 15
What is the talmud what is the mi...,
What is the term for the talmud s...,
What is the jews common law
3  cards
Chapter 16
The core of jewish common law is ...,
What is the slow veto in jewish law,
What kind of damages does an eye ...
3  cards
Chapter 17
Who was maimonides in 20 words or...,
What does the term rambam mean,
What was the major literary work ...
5  cards
Chapter 19
What is haskala,
Where and when did this enlighten...
2  cards
Chapter 20
Who are the hassidim and against ...,
What in wouk s brief terms is the...,
Who was the baal shem tov where a...
3  cards
Chapter 21
Where what country and when did t...,
Who was the father of the conserv...,
What is assimilation
4  cards
Chapter 22
What is the term for the politica...,
What is the name of the modern je...,
What is the capital of the modern...
3  cards
Epilogue
Wouk s answer to ben gurion on ho...
1  cards

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