Judaism
Across
- 3. New Year for Trees. Anniversary for all trees planted that year.
- 5. the third of the three sects
- 6. Marks the liberation from Egypt. The first two and last two days of Passover require all labor to end.
- 8. The Founder of Judaism,
- 10. — Jewish New Year. Two day festival for reflection and planning for the future. Services are held and labor is not permitted.
- 11. Day of Atonement. Most sacred day, spent in the synagogue. Fasting lasts 25 hours. No labor or travel is possible.
- 13. Feast of the Tabernacles. Celebration lasts for 7 days with no labor for the first two days.
- 14. Commemorates the receipt of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
- 18. the 10th largest religion in the world today.
- 20. place of worship
- 21. Eve of Day of Atonement. This begins the ending of the 10 Days of Awe. The night is devoted to prayer, repentance, and fasting. It is considered the Sabbath of Sabbaths.
- 22. Nine Nights. The celebration and festival last for nine nights and ten days, ending with the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). All labor and travel ends.
- 23. the second of the three sects
Down
- 1. Rejoicing in the Torah. End of the weekly Torah Readings for the year.
- 2. festival of Lights. Celebration lasts for 8 days of prayer, gift giving, and lighting of the Menorah.
- 4. Commemorates a series of Jewish tragedies including the destruction of the first and second temples of Jerusalem. Includes fasting.
- 5. Fast of the Firstborn. Observed only by a fast of the firstborn males, it marks the beginning of Passover
- 7. the first of the three sects
- 9. A sacred writing of Judaism
- 11. Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day. Closest day to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
- 12. Where Judaism Started,
- 15. one of the places Judaism is
- 16. Celebrates deliverance from Persia. This is a carnival and readings from the Book of Esther. No work or school restrictions accompany this day.
- 17. Judaism's god
- 19. A fall festival on the last night of Sukkot that includes a memorial service for the dead.