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Class:RS 0203 - Women in Judaism
Subject:Religious Studies
University:Fairfield University
Term:Fall 2011
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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
Apocrypha "hidden" in Greek refers to certain books whose authorship is unknown and which are not part of the Hebrew bible, though they are seen as containing theoically significant messages
Kiddushin Betrothal; the equivalent of marriage in ancient and rabbinic times. A woman was betrothed in 3 ways: 
1. writing 
2. payment of nominal sum
 3. sexual intercourse 
Nisu'in Hebrew term for marriage
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Shiddukhin engagement; a later development to indicate commitment of the couple w/o constituting marriage
Herem excommunication from the Jewish community; termination of all social business, religious relationship
Ketubah/Ketubot 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.
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Mehitzah the separation barrier erected in Orthodox synagogues to separate the men's and women's sections of the sanctuary  
Agunah/ot 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.
Aginut State of being Agunah
Genizh a store house or repositotu of scared documents
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Niddah Three meanings:
1. Laws relating to family purity
2. State a woman is in when menstruating and therefore forbidden from her husband
3. A menstruating woman
Bet Din A rabbinic court composed of three learned men, usally rabbis
The 3 Woman's Mitzvot 1. Challah
2. Nerot
3. Niddah
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.
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Lilith 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. 
Takakh The hebrew bible, consisting of 3 sections
1. Torah
2. Prophets (Nevi'm)
3. Writings
The Matriarchs and Patriarchs Founding mothers and fathers of Judaism;
Abraham and Sarah
Isaac and Rebekah
Jacob, Leah and Rachael
Aggadah Stories told by the rabbis of the rabbinic period to make theogical, ethical and religious points.
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Midrash interpretation, exploration, investigation; generally rabbinic narratives to make theological, ethical and religious points 
Takanah/ot a legal ruling by rabbinic authority on point not covered by biblical or Talmudic law, in response to a community  problem
Responsum/a rabbinic answers rendered in writing to questions of Jewish law; an on going process today.
Mikveh 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 following menstruation and before sexual contact w/ husbands 
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 TalmudThe combination of Mishnah and Germara; the Palestinian Talmud compiled in 400CE and the Babylonian Talmud, the more authoritative of the two in 600 CE
 Apocrypha"hidden" in Greek refers to certain books whose authorship is unknown and which are not part of the Hebrew bible, though they are seen as containing theoically significant messages
 KiddushinBetrothal; the equivalent of marriage in ancient and rabbinic times. A woman was betrothed in 3 ways: 
1. writing 
2. payment of nominal sum
 3. sexual intercourse 
 Nisu'inHebrew term for marriage
 Shiddukhinengagement; a later development to indicate commitment of the couple w/o constituting marriage
 Heremexcommunication from the Jewish community; termination of all social business, religious relationship
 Ketubah/KetubotThe 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.

 GetJewish divorce
 Mehitzahthe separation barrier erected in Orthodox synagogues to separate the men's and women's sections of the sanctuary  
 Agunah/ota '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.
 AginutState of being Agunah
 Genizha store house or repositotu of scared documents
 NiddahThree meanings:
1. Laws relating to family purity
2. State a woman is in when menstruating and therefore forbidden from her husband
3. A menstruating woman

 Bet DinA rabbinic court composed of three learned men, usally rabbis
 The 3 Woman's Mitzvot1. Challah
2. Nerot
3. Niddah
 Tevilahritual 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.
 LilithLegendary 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. 
 TakakhThe hebrew bible, consisting of 3 sections
1. Torah
2. Prophets (Nevi'm)
3. Writings
 The Matriarchs and PatriarchsFounding mothers and fathers of Judaism;
Abraham and Sarah
Isaac and Rebekah
Jacob, Leah and Rachael
 AggadahStories told by the rabbis of the rabbinic period to make theogical, ethical and religious points.
 Midrashinterpretation, exploration, investigation; generally rabbinic narratives to make theological, ethical and religious points 
 Takanah/ota legal ruling by rabbinic authority on point not covered by biblical or Talmudic law, in response to a community  problem
 Responsum/arabbinic answers rendered in writing to questions of Jewish law; an on going process today.
 Mikvehritual 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 following menstruation and before sexual contact w/ husbands 
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