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- 4. Hostility and prejudice towards Jews.
- 7. seven-day period of mourning for the dead beginning immediately after the funeral.
- 11. The mass extermination of a group of people, especially a race, religious group, or nation.
- 13. The text of the five books of Moses written on parchment.
- 15. Feast Commemorates the freeing of the Hebrews from slavery and marks the beginning of
- 16. the Jewish faith.
- 20. Refers to the solemn and binding agreement between God & Abraham/humanity.
- 21. Refers to the law of Moses as well as the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures and the entire belief system
- 22. candelabrum with seven branches, used at home and in the synagogue on the Sabbath and
- 23. A small circular cap worn by Jewish Men.
- 26. The act of performing a good deed, or satisfying a commandment from God.
- 27. Means “blessing,” which is the foundation of Jewish prayer.
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- 1. A movement for the re-establishment of a Jewish nation.
- 2. means “good fortune” in Hebrew. Has also come to be known as “congatulations.”
- 3. Interpretation and commentary on the Bible.
- 5. A central place of congregational worship for Jews.
- 6. The initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13.
- 8. The mass murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis during the 2nd World War. In Hebrew the term is
- 9. A blessing recited when people drink wine that has been specifically blessed for the Sabbath or a
- 10. Idea that God chose the Jews to be the keepers of his covenant on earth.
- 12. A cabinet-like structure in a synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls.
- 14. A person who receives a message from God and delivers that message to God’s people.
- 17. Refers to the dietary laws of Jews.
- 18. day.
- 19. A Jewish scholar/teacher, especially of the law; a Jewish religious leader.
- 24. Early rabbinic teachings on how to live a life in accordance with the Torah.
- 25. figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles.