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- 2. A person who receives a message from God and delivers that message to God’s peoples. The message belongs to God, with the prophet acting as God’s messenger.
- 6. Believing in only one God.
- 7. The quorum of ten men (or men and women) over thirteen years of age required for worship.
- 9. A blessing recited when people drink wine that has been specially sanctified for the Sabbath or a holy day.
- 14. A Hebrew term fro the Holocaust meaning “destruction.”
- 15. Interpretation and commentary on the Bible. By 100 CE, the rabbis had compiled a sizable body of commentary on the Bible.
- 16. The Passover festival in spring commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
- 19. The most solemn religious day of the Jewish year, marked by fasting and prayers of repentance.
- 21. A figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles. It is used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol.
- 22. Means ‘anointed one.” The Jews hope that a great king will come to lead them.
- 23. A place for congregational worship that emerged during the Exile and became important in the period after the destruction of the temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE. Synagogues continue to be the central place of worship for Jews today.
- 24. Either of two small leather boxes containing parchment scrolls of Biblical text, worn by Jewish men during morning prayer, except on the Sabbath.
- 25. A prayer shawl.
- 27. Refers to the Law of Moses as well as the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures and the entire belief system of the Jewish faith. The word Torah is often translated as meaning “law,” but a more accurate translation is “teaching” or “instruction.”
- 28. A Jewish scholar or teacher, especially of the law; a person appointed as a Jewish religious leader.
- 29. A commandment from God; the act of performing a good deed. The most well known mitzvoth are the Ten Commandments.
- 31. A small circular cap worn by Jewish men; also known as a kippah
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- 1. The text of the five books of Moses handwritten on parchment. It is the most sacred object of Jewish life and is essential for worship.
- 3. The area of Canaan that the Hebrews believed was promised to them by God.
- 4. The literature, customs, rituals, objects, artifacts, etc., which are of particular relevance to Judaism.
- 5. Fulfilling the requirements of the Jewish dietary laws of Kashruth.
- 8. The Jewish Bible, consisting of the Torah (the Law of Moses), the Prophets, and the Writings.
- 10. A ritual service and ceremonial dinner for the first night or first two nights of passover.
- 11. The remaining part of the wall o fHerod’s temple in Jerusalem where Jews traditionally pray and lament on Fridays.
- 12. The festival celebrating the Jewish New Year.
- 13. A movement originally for the re-establishment of a Jewish nation, and now for the development of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel.
- 17. A trumpet made of ram’s horn, used in religious ceremonies.
- 18. A small circular cap worn by Jewish men; also known as a yarmulke.
- 20. Early rabbinic teachings on how to live a life in accordance with the Torah. It was compiled around 200 CE.
- 22. A candelabra with seven branches, used at home and in the synagogue on the Sabbath and holidays.
- 26. A seven-day period of mourning for the dead begins immediately after the funeral.
- 30. Rabbinic teachings derived from the Mishnah. It is the main source of Jewish teaching from the medieval period to the present.