Beliefs/Practices
Who is the Jewish God?
Messiah
Where do religious services happen?
Synagogue
What is Orthodox Judaism?
Has more strict and observant Jewish traditions
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What holiday is considered "Jewish New year?"
Rosh Hashanah
How do girls enter the religious community?
Bat Mitzvah
What do Jews do in a religious service?
Open the Torah and chant the weekly readings.
What is Reform Judaism?
More liberal, values ethical traditions
True or False: The protest we described was extremely violent
False- it was mainly peaceful
What holiday is called the "Festival of Lights?"
Hannukah
How do boys enter the religious community?
Bar Mitzvah
What is the symbol of Judaism?
6 point star of David
What is Conservative Judaism?
The in-between of Orthodox and Reform.
Where is the largest population of Jewish people today? What event initiated migration of the Jewish back to this location?
Israel; World War II
Yom Kippur
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Abraham
What is the Jewish "holy bible" called?
Torah
How many people practice Orthodox Judaism?
Over 2 million.
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What holiday celebrates Jewish freedom from slavery in Egypt?
Passover
True or False
Every Synagogue has the scrolls of Judaism laws inside in the arc.
True
What explains how the "bible" should be interpreted?
Mishnah
Does Reform Judaism have more followers than Orthodox(more than 2 mil.) or less?
More: 2.2 million
What percent of the global population identifies as Jewish?
0.2% of the global population
What holiday marks the end of the "High Holy Days?"
Yom Kippur