Key Terms Judaism

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Across
  1. 2. a solemn and binding agreement between God and humanity
  2. 3. Rabbini teachings derived from the Mishnah; main source of Jewish teaching
  3. 8. The eight day festival of lights
  4. 11. The Jewish Bible consisting of the Torah (the law of Moses), the prophets, and the Writings
  5. 13. A figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol.
  6. 15. A ritual service and dinner for the first nights of Passover
  7. 18. Believing only in one God
  8. 19. Seven day period of mourning for the dead beginning after a funeral
  9. 21. A person who receives a message from God and delivers that message to the people
  10. 22. A Jewish scholar or teacher
Down
  1. 1. The process of converting to Judaism
  2. 4. Means "anointed" one.
  3. 5. Also known as a kippah
  4. 6. The most solemn religious day of the Jewish year (marked by fasting and prayer)
  5. 7. Hebrew term for the Holocaust meaning "destruction"
  6. 9. A commandment from God; the act of performing a good deed.
  7. 10. A place of worship for Jewish people
  8. 12. Fulfilling the requirements of Jewish dietary laws
  9. 14. A Greek word meaning "dispersal"
  10. 16. A small circular cap worn by Jewish men
  11. 17. The festival celebrating the Jewish New Year
  12. 20. Refers to the Law of Moses as well as the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures and entire belief of the Jewish faith. Translated to mean "teaching"