Early Judaism
This remnant of old Jerusalem is a popular site for Jewish prayer.
What is the Western Wailing Wall
The place for congregational worship, in place of the temple
What is the synagogue
This coming of age event occurs when a boy turns thirteen or a girl turns twelve
What are bar/bat mitzvahs
A book used to explain the events of the Exodus and the rules around the Seder
What is the Haggadah
Hostility and prejudice toward Jews
What is Anti Semitism
The Jewish creed of faith
What is Shema
A Jewish scholar/religious leader
Who is a Rabbi/Cantor
The symbolic canopy covering the bride and groom during the wedding ceremony
What is a chuppah
What is the Talmud
An area of the city in which Jews were required to live
What are the Jewish Ghettos
This event was when the Jewish temple was destroyed and the Jews were imprisoned in the 6th century
What is the Babylonian Captivity
The five books of Moses written on parchment
What is the Sefer Torah
This is the Jewish day of rest, observed through various rituals
What is the Shabbat
What is the Midrash
The mass murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis in the second world war
What is the Shoah/Holocaust
This substitute name for God is used in writing to show reverence for God
What is the Lord/Adonay
The foundation of Jewish prayer, also meaning blessing
What is a berakkah
This festival celebrates the Jewish people's identity as a people of God, taking a seven to eight days in April to celebrate.
What is the Pesach
Compilation of literature and learning of the rabbis
What is the Gemara
This was when an ocean liner filled with Jewish refugees was denied entry in many countries including Canada, forcing them to return to Europe where they were consequently perished.
What is the St. Louis incident
The conversion process to Judaism
What is Gerut
The quorum of ten men over thirteen years of age required for worship
What is the minyan
Ceremonial dinner for the first nights of Pesach
What is Seder
Teachings on how to live a life according to the Torah
What is the Mishnah
A movement originally for the reestablishment of a Jewish nation
What is Zionism