Across
- 1. This man lived in Ur around 1700 BC. He was told by God to travel to Canaan, where he made a covenant with God. This land, the Promised Land, would belong to his descendants.
- 4. Israel's first king
- 8. Separation from one's homeland.
- 11. The celebration that represents a child's transition into adulthood.
- 12. Jews urge people to work for ______ - fairness or fair treatment - for everyone.
- 14. The holiday associated with the menorah and festival of lights.
- 16. Poems or songs offering praises or prayers to God
- 18. Leader who could rally theIsraelites to defend their land.
- 20. Jews believe that this reveals God's will as carried out in human events.
- 23. The second section of the Hebrew Bible is called the ______.
- 25. Religious teachers that recorded oral laws believed to be passed down from the teachings of Moses.
- 26. The term for sacred writings.
- 27. A way of communicating with God.
- 29. Israel's second king who captured Jerusalem and made it the capital.
- 31. A book of the Bible that contains wise sayings.
- 32. Jewish New Year
- 34. The Babylonian ruler who conquered Judah and sent thousands of Jews to Babylon.
- 35. The holiday that represents Spring and the liberation of the Jews from slavery in Egypt.
Down
- 2. Some Jews learn this because the Talmud is often written in this language.
- 3. A binding agreement.
- 5. The first city conquered by the Israelites.
- 6. Acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God's laws.
- 7. A weekly day of rest on the seventh day of the week.
- 9. Led the Israelites to the Promised Land after Moses died.
- 10. The third section of the Hebrew Bible is called the ______.
- 13. A text finished around 600 AD that is a collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law.
- 15. The name of the first five books of the Bible.
- 17. Communities of Jews living outside of their homeland.
- 19. The idea that there is one God who sets down ethical rules about right and wrong.
- 21. Known to Jews as "______ our teacher".
- 22. The first section of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is called the ________.
- 24. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
- 28. Where Moses received the 10 commandments.
- 30. Cyrus the Great conquered the Babylonian Empire around 500 BC and allowed Jews to go home. What area was he king of?
- 33. Many Jews try to learn how to read this language because that is what the Old Testament is written in.