Judaism Vocabulary

2. Jewish communities outside the ancient Jewish homeland, from a Greek word meaning dispersion, or scattering.
7. escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
8. person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to the people.
11. belief in a single god.
13. Jewish house of worship.
14. weekly day of rest.
16. an order to do something.

1. separation from one’s homeland.
3. acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God’s law.
4. in the Hebrew Bible, a leader who could rally the Israelites to defend their land.
5. collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law.
6. binding agreement.
9. Jewish religious teacher.
10. beliefs about what is right or wrong.
12. fairness or fair treatment
15. first five books of the Hebrew Bible.