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1. The temple in Jerusalem was destroyed two times. Give the important detail of each destruction, and why it so affected the Jews.

2. (Skip to page 234) List the three Jewish movements and how they differ.

3. Explain what the "Final Solution" and the Holocaust were and why the phrase "Work will set you free" was so hideous to the Jews.

5. What is the foundation of Jewish teaching and ethics, and what are its three parts?

6. From page 238 [4th ed: 10-3b One God], what are God's five most important characteristics, according to our text?

7. What is God's name in Hebrew and what names do the Jews use to call him?

8. What are the responsibilities connected to being called "God's chosen people"?

9. What does the Tanak say about life after death?

10. Jews (except for Reformed Jews) typically call heaven the "Garden of Eden," but according to Judaism, who can enter there and what do they have to do to enter? What do Reformed Jews believe about heaven?

11. According to Jews, why is there evil in the world?

12. What does it mean to say that "humans are created in the image of God"?

13. Discuss the two moral impulses that God put into each human being.

14. What are the first, fourth, fifth and tenth commandments?