Jewish References in Night

5. Greek word for two black leather cubes, worn during the daily morning prayer which contains verse from the Torah (page 16)
7. (two words) Day of Atonement. Holiest day of Jewish year when Jews fast and pray for forgiveness of their sins. (page 69)
13. (two words) Jewish New Year, which falls in September or October (page 66) (page 3)
14. the Book of Splendor; a major work of the Kabbalah.From the Hebrew meaning light or splendor (page 5)
15. a caretaker in a synagogue (page 3)
16. Jewish nationalist movement that has had as its goal the creation and support of a Jewish national state in Palestine, the ancient homeland of the Jews (page 8)

1. the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction. (page 3)
2. the savior and deliverer of the Jewish people. Jews believe the Messiah is yet to come; Christians believe this person was Jesus. (page 45)
3. Holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai seven weeks after the exodus from Egypt.(page 12)
4. a Jewish reform movement inspired by the cabbala that spread through Eastern Europe in the 1700’s. (page 3)
6. Holiest place in Judaism, located in Jerusalem. Built and destroyed twice. (page 3)
8. “mysticism” or “occult knowledge—is a part of Jewish tradition that deals with the essence of God. Whether it entails a sacred text, an experience, or the way things work, Kabbalists believe that God moves in mysterious ways.(page 4)
9. A major Jewish holiday that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt. (page 10)
10. A prayer praising God.(page 33)
11. Jewish Religious leader, scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law.
12. The central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (page 3)