KEY TERMS
This is a Jewish name for God used to avoid saying the divine name.
What is Adonai?
Jews are still waiting for this figure to come.
Who is the Messiah?
This is the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
This patriarch is considered the founder of Judaism.
Who is Abraham?
This is the Jewish place of worship.
What is a synagogue?
This is the full collection of Jewish scriptures (Old Testament).
What is the Tanakh?
This branch sees Judaism more as a culture than a religion.
What is Reconstructionist Judaism?
This holiday celebrates rededication and is known as the Festival of Lights.
What is Hanukkah?
This leader guided the Israelites out of Egypt.
Who is Moses?
This is the scroll containing the first five books of the Bible.
What is the Torah?
This is the central prayer about loving and respecting God.
What is the Shema?
This religion believes in one God—this belief is called this.
What is monotheism?
This holiday remembers the Exodus from Egypt.
What is Passover (Pesach)?
This term describes the forced scattering of Jews across the world.
What is the Diaspora?
This is worn on the head as a sign of respect for God.
What is a kippah (yarmulke)?
This is the coming-of-age ceremony for a Jewish boy.
What is a Bar Mitzvah?
This is NOT true: Jesus is considered this in Judaism.
What is the Messiah?
This is the holiest day of the year focused on forgiveness.
What is Yom Kippur?
This term refers to the attempt to destroy an entire people.
What is genocide?
This sacred cabinet holds the Torah in the synagogue.
What is the Ark (Ark of the Covenant)?
This is the title for a Jewish teacher or religious leader.
What is a Rabbi?
This document explains Jewish identity as “Chosen People” to be a light unto this.
What are the nations?
At a Jewish wedding, the groom does this symbolic act.
What is breaking a glass?
This modern movement focuses on returning Jews to Israel.
What is Zionism?
This dietary system separates foods like meat and dairy.
What is Kosher law?