jewfaq
Judaism-Encyclopedia
Glossary of Jewish Terminology
(E?)(L?) http://www.jewfaq.org/Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs. My goal is to make freely available a wide variety of basic, general information about Judaism, written from a traditional perspective in plain English. This web site is constantly growing, with new information added every few weeks.
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The information in this site is written predominantly from the Orthodox viewpoint, because I believe that is the starting point for any inquiry into Judaism. As recently as 200 years ago, this was the only Judaism, and it still is the only Judaism in many parts of the world. Be aware, however, that many Jews do not follow all of the traditions described here, or in the precise form described here. The Conservative movement believes that these laws and traditions can change to suit the times, and Reform/Liberal/Progressive movements believe that individuals can make choices about what traditions to follow. However, what I present here is the starting point, the traditions that are being changed or chosen. On some pages, I have identified variations in practice or belief in other movements.
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Glossary of Jewish Terminology
Table of Contents
- Current Calendar
- What's Nu?
- What Is Judaism? Basic
- What Do Jews Believe? Basic
- The Nature of G-d Intermediate
- Human Nature Advanced
- Who Is a Jew? Basic
- Jewish Population Basic
- Movements of Judaism Basic
- Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews Basic
- Jewish Attitudes Toward Non-Jews Basic
- The Role of Women Intermediate
- Rabbis, Priests, and Other Religious Functionaries Basic
- The Patriarchs and the Origins of Judaism Basic
- Moses, Aaron and Miriam Basic
- Prophets and Prophecy Intermediate
- Sages and Scholars Intermediate
- The Land of Israel Basic
- Synagogues, Shuls and Temples Basic
- Signs and Symbols Basic
- Jewish Cooking Basic
- Hebrew Alphabet Basic
- Hebrew Language: Root Words Intermediate
- Yiddish Basic
- Common Expressions and Greetings Basic
- The Name of G-d Basic
- Torah Basic
- Torah Readings Intermediate
- Prayers and Blessings Intermediate
- Jewish Liturgy Intermediate
- Halakhah: Jewish Law Intermediate
- Aseret ha-Dibrot: The "Ten Commandments" Intermediate
- Love and Brotherhood Basic
- Speech and Lashon Ha-Ra Intermediate
- Kashrut: Jewish Dietary Laws Intermediate
- Kosher Sex Advanced
- Tzedakah: Charity Intermediate
- Treatment of Animals Intermediate
- Qorbanot: Sacrifices and Offerings Advanced
- A List of the 613 Mitzvot (Commandments) Advanced
- Jewish Calendar Basic
- Shabbat Basic
- Jewish Holidays Basic
- Introduction Basic
- The Month of Tishri Basic
- Rosh Hashanah Basic
- Days of Awe Basic
- Yom Kippur Basic
- Sukkot Basic
- Shemini Atzeret and Simkhat Torah Basic
- Chanukkah Basic
- Tu B'Shevat Basic
- Purim Basic
- Pesach: Passover Basic
- The Counting of the Omer Basic
- Shavu'ot Basic
- Tisha B'Av Basic
- The Month of Elul and Selichot Basic
- Minor Fasts Basic
- Rosh Chodesh Basic
- New Holidays Basic
- Birth and the First Month of Life Basic
- Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation Basic
- Marriage Basic
- Divorce Basic
- Life, Death and Mourning Basic
- Olam Ha-Ba: The Afterlife Basic
- Recommended Books and Publishers Basic
- Common Prayers and Blessings Intermediate
- Glossary of Jewish Terminology Basic
- Go Daven! (a worldwide database of Orthodox prayer groups, so you can go and daven)
- Maven - The Virtual Know-It-All (a search engine of Jewish and Israel websites)
- 613.org (a source of educational Orthodox Jewish audio and video files, all available for free viewing online using RealPlayer!)
- The Jewish Dance (A weird and wonderful site, full of Jewish animated .gifs, Yiddish proverbs, and Jewish MIDIs. Each .gif has a hidden link to a Jewish website.)
- The Mining Company's Guide to Judaism (a great resource for Jewish information with extensive links)
- Shamash Home Page (a little bit of everything!)
- Virtual Jerusalem (a wide variety of resources from a site based in Israel)
- OU Online (home page of the Orthodox Union)
- Chabad in Cyberspace (Lubavitcher Chasidic Judaism)
- BSZ Net (Sephardic Judaism)
- Ethiopian Jewry Home Page (also known as Falasahas or Beta Israel)
- JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy (an excellent resource for researching your family history!)
- Jews for Judaism (counter-missionary organization)
- The Conversion to Judaism Home Page (an extensive resource for people considering conversion to Judaism, written from a Conservative perspective)
- AICE - American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (an activist organization to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship by emphasizing the values our nations share)
- Project Genesis - Torah on the Information Superhighway
- Yeshivat Har Etzion - Virtual Beit Midrash