Symbols
Among the oldest symbols of Judaism especially associated with the Temple or with Hanukkah. Holds eight candles.
What is a menorah?
Weekly day of rest, reflection and gathering for worship.
What is the sabbath (or shabbat)?
YHWH wrote this on two stone tablets on Mt. Sinai after the Hebrew people left Egypt.
What are the Ten Commandments?
First human to enter the Covenant.
Who was Abram or Abraham?
Belief that there is one and only one God.
What is monotheism?
Books of the Law or Pentateuch
What is the Torah?
Language of German origin spoken by Jews all around the world.
What is Yiddish?
The most important annual holy day in Judaism also know as the Day of Atonement.
What is Yom Kippur?
Jacob's descendants were enslaved here for about 400 years.
What is Egypt?
Received the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai
Who was Moses?
Rules of life given by YWWH, sometimes called the Decalogue.
What are the Ten Commandments?
Combined book of law, prophets and key literary writings.
What is the TaNakh?
Among the more recent and more popular current symbols of Judaism, it's found on the flag of Israel.
What is the Star of David?
Jewish New Year
What is Rosh Hashana?
The final event that led to Pharaoh sending the Hebrew slaves away.
What is Passover?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
G-d changed his name to Israel.
Who was Jacob?
Binding agreement between YHWH and Abraham regarding his descendants.
What is the Covenant with Abram or Abraham?
Also known as the Oral Torah containing the Mishna and Gemara.
What is the Talmud?
The 18th alphabet letter meaning "life."
What is chai?
Celebrates YHWH saving the Israelite captives in Babylon through Queen Esther
What is Purim?
The foundation of Judaism was laid with this.
What is the Covenant?
Musican, warrior, second king of Israel.
Who was David?
The summary of the law: Love YHWH with all that you are and love your neighbor as yourself.
What is the Shema? Also accept The Great Commandment or "On the scroll in a mezuzah."
Rabbinical discussions of the Torah.
What is Midrash?
A symbol on the door posts of Jewish homes that holds a scroll with the Great Commandment of Shema written on it.
What is a mezuzah?
Celebrates YHWH delivering the Hebrew slaves from Egypt.
What is Passover?
Based on the teachings of a Hebrew man thought then by some to be the promised Messiah, this major modern world religion had its origins in Roman-occupied Palestine in the 1st C. BC.
What is Christianity?
Her husband was Abram or Abraham.
Who was Sarai or Sarah?
The belief in Judaism in the importance of doing good in the world. Hebrew words that mean "repair the world."
What is tikkun olam?
Name (formed from a Hebrew acronym) for the Old Testament in the Christian Bible.
What is the TaNakh?