Across
- 2. Jewish rules or commandments
- 3. A platform in the synagogue from where the Torah is read
- 6. Rising from the dead or returning to life
- 8. A prayer shawl
- 9. An intense period of mourning that lasts for seven days
- 10. The 24 books of Jewish scriptures
- 11. The centre of Jewish worship at the time of Jesus; the meeting place between God and the priest
- 12. The tassels/fringe on a Tallit, which are 613 strands that represent the mitzvot
- 13. A commentary by the rabbis on the Torah – it consists of the Mishnah and Gemara in one collection. Also referred to as the Oral Law.
- 14. The divine presence of God
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- 1. Food that meets the requirements of Jewish laws ‘fit’
- 4. A group of at least 10 adults; the minimum number of Jewish people required for a Jewish religious service
- 5. Means ‘standing’ and is used to describe the central prayer of Jewish worship
- 7. The Jewish holy day of the week; a day of spiritual renewal starting shortly before sunset on Friday and continuing to night time on Saturday
- 10. Small leather boxes containing extracts from the Torah, strapped to the wearer’s arm and forehead for morning prayers
- 12. (1)The five books of Moses which form the first section of the TeNaKh (Jewish scriptures)(2)The Jewish written law