Judaism: Beliefs and Teachings

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Across
  1. 2. The Jewish Bible
  2. 4. Food Jews are allowed to eat
  3. 6. The Commandments/Laws in the Torah – There are 613 of them
  4. 11. Means Exit – the story of the Israelites’ escpae from Egypt
  5. 12. The Law – First five books of the Bible
  6. 16. ________ Age - A time when all nations will leave in peace and there will be justice in the world
  7. 17. The principle that says all Jewish laws can be broken in order to save a life
  8. 19. Non-Jews
  9. 20. A solemn agreement between people and God
  10. 21. The Writings – Third Section of the Jewish Bible
  11. 22. The world to come
  12. 25. Jewish teacher/religious leader
  13. 27. The Sabbath – Sunset Friday to Sunset Saturday
Down
  1. 1. Built by Solomon – centre of Jewish worship
  2. 3. Keeping Jewish food laws
  3. 5. Statement of God’s Oneness
  4. 7. The holy place that contained the Ark of the covenant. Israelites carried it around in the desert.
  5. 8. Literally means “THE NAME” – a word used to refer to God
  6. 9. The 10 Commandments
  7. 10. Covenant of circumcision
  8. 13. Covenant of life ceremony for Reform Jewish babies
  9. 14. Leather container containing the Shema used in prayer. They are put on heads and arms.
  10. 15. When Jews were forced out of their homeland.
  11. 18. The Holy Law of Judaism
  12. 23. A contained for the Shema put on door posts
  13. 24. The oral Torah
  14. 26. Commentary an explanation of the Torah. It is made up of the Mishneh and Gemara