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Where and when was Chaim Potok born? |
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1929 in new york city in a vibrant community of jews |
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Chaim Potok's father was _____. Chaim Potok was raised in an ______family. |
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What is orthodox judaism? |
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a strict application of Jewish laws |
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What do modern orthodox jews practice? |
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tryin g to synthesize things literally; adheres to the modern world |
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the most conservative branch of Judaism; promotes spirtuality and joy as fundamental aspects of the faith |
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What are the common elements of Orthodox dress? |
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yarmulke, and the tzitzit |
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fringes that hang down from the tallit |
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When will a Hasidic boy usually receive the tzitzit? |
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a jewish reggae/rap singer |
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a book of jewish law and commentaries |
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As Chaim Potok grew up he studied the _____. He became increasingly interested in _____ and _____. |
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talmud; writing and literature |
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How was Chaim Potok different from his family? |
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he was interested in writing and literature and he branched away from becoming a rabbi which is what his parents wanted him to be |
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Potok gained a greater understanding for other religions in the______which inspired him to _____. |
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How many books had Potok written before he wrote the chosen? HOw many books had he published? |
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What is the sequel to the chosen? |
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Potok was very interested in _____. |
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What type of novel is the chosen? |
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The Chosen deals with _____,______,______development. |
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moral, pyscological, intellectual |
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a jewish parochial (religious) school |
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What is the difference between hasidism, hasidm, and hasidic? |
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hasidism is a branch of judaism, hasidm is a follower of hasidism, hasidic is an adjective to describe hasidism |
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it begins friday at sundown and ends sundown on saturday |
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Who is the narrator of the chosen? What is his faith? |
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reuven malter; modern orthodox jew |
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What is the purpose of Mr. Galanter always talking about war during the baseball game? |
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the war imagery plus the religious conflict equals a holy war |
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a divine connection to god |
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Who is Solomon Maimon and how is he similar to danny? |
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a character in the story that mr. malter shares with reuven; similar to danny because the talmud is not enough for him either |
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Danny experiences a lot of pressure similar to that of_____. |
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Solomon Maimon gets bored from reading the Talmud so he learns _____. |
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Mr. Malter says we all need what two things? |
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The Torah is also known as the _____. |
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The gematriya is a branch of the _____. What is the gematriya? |
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kabala; a manipulation of numeric value of letters to find hidden meanings |
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arguments over the minute details of the Talmud |
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What are some of the themes in the chosen? |
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sight and blindness; hearing and silence |
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Freud is the father of ______. What is his theory? |
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pyschoanalysis; subconscious drives us |
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What are the three parts of subconscious and what do they represent? |
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id, ego and superego. id represents the base drives, ego represents the conscious and it mediates the id and the superego, the superego represents what we learn |
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irrational hostility toward jews, often characterized by discrimination, persecution and violence |
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a unit of study or a chapter in hebrew religious studies |
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Mystical teachings that deal with the ideas of creation and concepts of a spiritual nature |
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the systematic killing of racial, ethinic, or religious group, or destruction of their culture |
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the murder of apporximately six million jews and other minorities by nazi germany and its allies between 1933 and 1945 |
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a prayer found in the jewish prayer service; it is a magnification and sanctification of god's name |
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small leather boxes containing scripture quotations, strapped to the forehead or arm of a jewish man during morning weekday prayers a symbolic gesture of telfillin |
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another term for phylacteries |
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a religious leader of a jewish ommunity or synagogue; similar to a priest, minister, pastor, or revered in the christian religion |
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a metal urn with a spigot, used to boil water for tea (russian) |
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a place of worship for a jewish community; a temple (similar to a church in the chrisitan religion, or a mosque in the islamic religion, or a wat in the buddhist religion) |
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The Talmud is a collection of_____religious books meant to be _____,______,______. |
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63; studied interpreted debated |
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the fringes of a religious garment, similar to a shawl worn by devout jews usually under a shirt |
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a dialect of high german including some hebrew and other words |
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What is Yom Kppur? What is it also known as? |
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the holiest day of the year for jews, it is a major fast day on the jewish calendar; also known as the day of atonement |
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on eof the jewish books of mysticism |
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Judaism dates back about _____. Judaism was the first faith to ______. |
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4, 000 years; worhsip one god rather than many |
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What three texts are considered holy in the Jewish tradition? |
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the torah, the hebrew bible, and the talmud |
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What are the four main branches of Judaism? |
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orthodox, reconstructionist, conservative, and reform movemnts |
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_____is a folk language that evolved in eastern europe. |
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Who is considered the founder of Hasidism? |
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How does billy lose his eyesight? |
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What is the term for someone that opposes Hasidism? |
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What is Danny unable to teach himself? |
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What german expression is a literary term meaning a formation novel exploring protagonists? |
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In what language did Sigmund Freud write his essays and books about psychology? |
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What's the significance of a yarmulke? |
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Where does Danny go to graduate school? |
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the use of numeric words to define meanings |
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Who is the pyschology teacher at Hirsch College? |
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What does Jerusalem mean in hebrew? |
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Who is Danny's younger brother? |
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Where does MR. Malter deliver his speech that results in the silence between Reuven and Danny? |
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What country is Reb saunders from? |
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What term means supporting the establishment of a jewish state? |
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What's the real name of teh Balshimtov in Israel? |
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Where did Reuven's mom die? |
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What character tells REuven that Danny's baseball team are murderers? |
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Pictures of what two individuals are on Reuven's wall? |
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What did the author do during the korean war? |
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Who loses an eye during the novel? |
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What hebrew term means arguing over the minute details of a reiligious document? |
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On what date did the UN vote on the partition plan to establish Israel? When was teh actualy state established? |
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What was Reb Saunders name before immigrating to America? |
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what type of talmudic study is reuven asked not to use in his talmud class? |
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What historical event causes Danny's dad to start the rallies? |
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finding out about the holocaust |
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What's the full name of Danny and Reuven's college? |
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In what year was Potok born and where was his father born? |
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What are examples of two of the other authors Danny reads about at the library? |
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What hebrew term does Reuven call his father? |
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What's the name of Reuven's eye doctor? |
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What burrow and neighborhood is the chosen set? |
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brooklyn on lee avenue, williamsburg |
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What is the literary term for a "coming of age" story that deals with protagonist's moral, pyschological, and intellectual development? |
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One blatt equals how many pages? |
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What are three decorations in reuven's room? |
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picture of roosevelt, war maps, picture of einstein |
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What is the name of the founder of hasidism? |
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What is the name of the gorup who persecuted Jews in Polland? |
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Whose story does Reuven's father tell to as a parable for Danny's possible future? |
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Why is the creation of Israel controversial? |
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Jerusalem is a land of ______,______,______,______, and______. |
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pilgramage, passion, hatred, suspicion, and love |
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Jerusalem is considered a mosaic of ____. |
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For Jews, Jerusalem is the ______. |
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For Muslims, Jerusalem is ______. |
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For christians, why do people come to jerusalem? |
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to touch the birthplace of the Messiah |
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What country surrounds Israel to the north? the east? the west? |
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syria to the north; jordan to the east; and egypt to the west |
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Jerusalem bears the signature of _____ yearsof religion. |
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What does Jerusalem mean in arabic? hebrew? |
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The three religions (islam, judaism, christianity) are united by_____, but they are divided by ______. |
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their faith in one god; beliefs in different prophets |
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For believers, the heart of Jerusalem is in the ______. The entrance was known as the_____, but it was sealed and people don't know why. |
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_____became known as the temple. |
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What are the two names for the temple? What is the only segment of the temple that remains |
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the western wall, and the wailing wall; the western wall |
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What year was Islam fully entrenched in Jerusalem? |
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A holy mosque was built in 691 AD. What is this called by the Muslims? And what is it known for being? |
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noble sanctuary; the largest mosque in israel |
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What does via dolorosa mean? What is it? |
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the way of sorrow; leads people on the route that Jesus took on the way to his crucifixtion |
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Christians celebrate mass at the_____and today it is one of the most important Christian shrines. The candles in the sepulcher represent_____. |
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sepulcher; the believer's prayer to god |
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What are the names for the god in Islam, Judaism, and Chrisitianity? |
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Islam-allah; judaism: ya-weh; christianity-god |
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