Language
The similar direction Arabic and Hebrew are read.
What is right to left?
In the more religious sects of both Judaism and Islam, women often cover this part of their body in the presence of men.
What is hair?
In Jewish tradition this is done regularly three times a day and in Islamic tradition this is done regularly five times a day.
What is prayer?
Both religions are centered around their own holy text. These two texts overlap in many ways.
What are the Torah and the Quran?
Above all else, both religions emphasize this one aspect of their beliefs.
What is believing in one God or monotheism?
Two words that sound awfully alike and both mean peace/peaceful in Arabic and Hebrew (must name both)
What are “salam” and “shalom”?
In both Judaism and Islam, these two types of religious leaders play a large role in prayer respectively.
What are a Rabbi and an Imam?
In both traditions, male infants often undergo this procedure as a rite of religious identity.
What is circumcision?
Both the Torah and the Quran contain a story about a prophet who is swallowed by a great fish after fleeing from God’s command.
Who is Jonah or Yunus (or Dhu l-Nun)?
Unlike Christianity, both Judaism and Islam do not depict this.
What is God? Who is God?
This greeting is shared across both faiths, spoken as “assalamu alaykum” in Arabic and similarly as “shalom aleichem” in Hebrew. (Share what it means in english)
What is “peace be upon you”?
Observed by many Jews and Muslims, these two similar dietary restrictions both prohibit the consumption of pork and require specific methods of slaughter for meat to be considered permissible.
What are kosher and halal?
Jewish shiva and Muslim Janazah both mark this life event.
What is death or a funeral?
God called this religious figure to leave his home and found a new nation in both the Quran and the Torah. (name both of the ways this name is presented)
Who is Abraham or Ibrahim?
The two holy religious sites in the old city of Jerusalem, one associated with Islam and one with Judaism.
What is the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall?
Arabic and hebrew are part of this language family, which also includes ancient languages like Aramaic.
What is the semitic language family?
In both Jewish and Islamic tradition, prayers are often recited facing these two cities, respectively.
What are Jerusalem and Mecca?
Both traditions emphasize the importance of this practice, as showcased through a Jewish mikvah or through Islamic Wudu.
What is purification or cleansing?
These two women each gave birth to one of Abraham’s children—Isaac and Ishmael respectively.
Who are Sarah and Hagar?
A calendar system used by both religions that differs from the Western calendar.
What is the lunar calendar?
Arabic and Hebrew share this type of alphabet system where the letters primarily represent consonants, and the vowels are implied or added with marks.
What is an Abjad writing system?
On these two holidays, both Jews and Muslims fast from food and drink.
What are Ramadan and Yom Kippur?
Charity is central to both religions. These two words mean “charity” in Arabic and Hebrew.
What are “tzedakah” and “sadaqah”?
This angel who revealed the Quran to Muhammad also appears in Judaism as an angel who interprets a vision for Daniel.
Who is Gabriel or Jibreel?
Both of these religions originated from one religion which historically predates them both.
What is zoroastrianism?