Judaism

2. Hostility toward Jews and Judaism; ranges from attitudes of disfavor to active persecution.
4. A Greek term meaning “five books” and another name for The Torah.
9. The situation of Jews living away from their ancestral homeland.
10. Form of Judaism that emphasizes mysticism, personal relationship with God, a close community, and leadership of the zaddik.
13. The day from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday that is set aside for rest and religious celebration
14. The agreement established between God and the ancient Israelites, first through Abraham and later through Moses, that designates the Jews as God’s Chosen People, with special rights and responsibilities.
18. On the outside Jewish home, attached to the right of the door is a small container with a scroll on it is written the Shema.
19. The eight-day festival celebrated in early spring that commemorates the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
21. books composed of historical accounts of ancient Israel and proclamations of the will of God spoken as God’s mouthpieces.
23. A common way of referring to the Hebrew Bible, derived from the first letters of the Hebrew names of its three sections.
24. Jewish mysticism, which teaches that God can best be known through the heart.
25. Judaism’s most important holy day, occurring in the fall on the tenth day of the new year; spent primarily at synagogue services in prayer for forgiveness of sins and marked by abstention from food and drink.

1. books that are diverse in content and literary form; the poetry of the Psalms and short stories of Esther and Ruth.
3. The vast depository of the oral Torah, based on the Mishnah with extensive rabbinic commentary on each chapter.
5. The ritual celebration marking the coming of age of a Jewish boy or girl.
6. The festival occurring in early fall in commemoration of the new year.
7. The center of the Hasidic community, a holy man believed to have an especially close relationship with God.
8. Originally, the movement arising in the late nineteenth century that sought to re-establish a Jewish homeland
11. The persecution of Jews by German Nazis from 1933 to 1945, resulting in the murder of some six million.
12. A Hebrew word for the males ritual accessory, the skullcap.
15. Generally, the revelation of God’s will to the people; more specifically, the divine Law.
16. Written down in about AD 200; contains collected teachings of the rabbis of the preceding four centuries.
17. From Deuteronomy 6:4, Judaism’s most basic theological statement: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.”
20. A teacher of the Torah and leader of Jewish worship.
22. A bridal canopy, the bride and groom stand beneath, which creates a special, sacred space.