Covenant
Holidays
Key terms
People
Potpourri
100
Made a covenant with God
Who is Abraham
100
What is the candelabra used during Hanukkah called?
What is a menorah
100
What Jewish boys wear on their head to symbolize their observace to God
What is a yarmulke or kippah
100
Who parted the Red Sea?
Who is Moses
100
What is the name of the church that Jews pray in?
What is the synagogue.
200
What did Abraham do to prove he would uphold the covenant?
Almost sacrificed his son Isaac
200
What sweet things do Jews eat on Rosh Hashanah to celebrate the new year?
What is apples and honey
200
What do you call the temporary roof that a Jewish couple stand under during their wedding?
What is a Huppah
200
Who bought his brother Esau's birthright for a bowl of soup?
Who is Jacob
200
Which way do Jews read their holy books?
Right to left.
300
What did the Israelites agree to when it came to their covenant with God?
love God and follow God's laws
300
What is the traditional "cracker" called to symbolize the Jews leaving Egypt in a hurry?
What is matzoh
300
What do you call the prayer shawl that has 613 commandments?
What is Tallit
300
What is the name of the jewish person who leads a service
What is a rabbi
300
What kind of calendar do the Jews follow?
What is a lunar calendar
400
Abraham moved from Ur to ______________ after making his covenant with God
What is Canaan
400
This Jewish holiday may have helped the idea of Thanksgiving between the pilgrims and the Native Americans.
What is Sukkot
400
What do Jewish families put on the doorpost of their house to symbolize their obedience and love for God?
What is a mezzuzah
400
5 aspects of a civilization
What is stable food supply, system of government, social levels, specialization of labor, and culture.
400
What is the occasion called when a boy or girl celebrates their rite into adulthood?
Bar or bat mitzvah
500
How do Jewish baby boys uphold the covenant with God?
Having a bris (becoming circumcised)
500
What is the holiday that occurs every Friday at sundown?
What is the sabbath (Shabbat)
500
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
What is the golden rule
500
In 1492, Jews were persecuted in Spain. What was this called?
What is the Spanish Inquisition
500
spread of cultural ideas, beliefs, customs, and goods from one civilization to another
What is cultural diffusion
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