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A time to remember the Exodus

What is Passover

100

When Moses led his people out of Egypt

What is the Exodus

100

Found in caves by boys looking for a lost goat

What is Dead Sea Scrolls

100
The Bible traces the Hebrews back to this man
Who is Abraham
100
Name of the Jewish house of worship
What is a synagogue
200

What are the most scared Jewish holidays called- Rose Hasana and Yom Kippur

What is High Holy Days

200

Rebellious Jews who didn't think Jews should answer to anyone but God

What are Zealots

200
a moral set of laws written on stone tablets
What is the Ten Commandments
200

The story of this person is told in the Bible as an example of how people should treat their family members.  She left her people to care for her mother

Who is Ruth

200
Word used to describe the scattering of the Jews outside of Canaan
What is Diaspora
300
Celebrates the beginning of a new year in the Jewish Calendar
What is Rosh Hashanah
300
Religious teachers
What are rabbis
300

The five books where Jews recorded most of their laws - this is the most scared text of Hebrew writings

What is the Torah

300
This language was created by the Jews
What is Yiddish
300

Why are Ester and Deborah known in the Bible?

They saved other Hebrews from enemies.

400

The Jews believe in this type of religion - only believing in one God.

What is monotheism

400

Man God promised to make his descendants into a mighty nation

Who is Abraham

400

another name for a set of commentaries, stories, and folklore

What is Talmud

400

This prompted the pharaoh to free the Hebrews

What is a series of plaques that struck Egypt

400

Judaism influenced the development of Islam because the first people to follow Islam believed they were descended from this man

What is Abraham

500

How were the Dead Sea Scrolls found?

What is by  young boy exploring a cave.

500
Name of the man that lead the people out of Egypt
Who is Moses
500

They were written 2,000 years ago by the Jews to explain ancient Jewish beliefs

What is Dead Sea Scrolls

500

How are Mosaic laws different from the Ten Commandments?

Mosaic laws are based on the bible.

500

The fact that a Hebrew woman's husband would be chosen for her by this person proves that Hebrew women had few rights.

What is her brother

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