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- 4. Situation of Jews living away from their ancestral homeland
- 7. Eight-day festival celebrated in early spring that commemorates the Exodus of the Jews from bondage in Egypt and is a time for joyful celebration
- 9. Form of Judaism that emphasizes mysticism, a personal relationship with God, a close-knit community, and the leadership of the zaddik
- 11. Ritual celebration marking the coming of age of a Jewish girl, at which time the girl takes on the religious responsibilities of an adult; not observed by Orthodox Jewish girls
- 13. Hebrew for "mass destruction"; another term used for the Holocaust
- 15. Small container with a scroll on which is written the Shema; on the outside of many Jewish homes just to the right of the door
- 17. Jewish mysticism, which teaches that God can best be known through the heart and emphasizes the immanence of God
- 18. Judaism’s most important holy day, occurring in the fall on the tenth day of the new year (end of the Days of Awe); spent primarily at synagogue services in prayer for forgiveness of sins and marked by fasting
- 19. Persecution of Jews by German Nazis from 1933 to 1945, resulting in the murder of some six million
- 22. Leader and center of a Hasidic community whom is a holy man who is believed to have an especially close relationship with God
- 23. Contains collected teachings of the rabbis of the preceding four centuries; one of the most important text of the oral Torah
- 26. Another name for the Torah; Greek term meaning "five books"
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- 1. Hostility toward Jews and Judaism; ranges from attitudes of disfavor to active persecution
- 2. Agreement established between God and the ancient Israelites that designates the Jews as God’s Chosen People
- 3. skullcap in Hebrew(ritual accessory); males age thirteen and older are required to wear
- 5. Religious festival occurring in early fall in commemoration of the new year, involving both festivities and serious contemplation
- 6. The day from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday that is set aside for rest and religious celebration, as decreed by one of the Ten Commandments
- 8. Judaism’s most basic theological statement: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone," declaring the uniqueness of the Israelites' relationship to God
- 10. Common way of referring to the Hebrew Bible, derived from the first letters of the Hebrew names of its three sections: Torah (T), Prophets (N), and Writings (K)
- 12. Vast depository of the oral Torah, based directly on the Mishnah with extensive rabbinic commentary on each chapter, presenting a grand scheme of interpretation of God's will
- 14. Teacher of Torah and leader of Jewish worship
- 16. Originally referred to the movement arising in the late nineteenth century that sought to reestablish a Jewish homeland; since 1948, the general support of the State of Israel
- 20. Revelation of God’s will to the people; the divine Law; first five books of the Bible
- 21. Ritual celebration marking the coming of age of a Jewish boy at 13, at which time the boy takes on the religious responsibilities of an adult
- 24. bridal canopy that creates a special, sacred space; used for Judaism marriage
- 25. Hebrew equivalent and written name of God; pronounced as Yahweh (not by observant Jews)