Are the Jewish people Monotheistic or Polytheistic?
Monotheistic
100
Jewish believe that humans are created in the image of what?
God
100
What is the name for a celebration of a boy becoming a man?
Bar mitzvah
100
Do the Jews have a single leader, or head of the Church?
No
100
What Prophet brought the ten commandments down to the people from the mountains?
Moses
200
___________ is an agreement found in the bible between God and His people in which God makes specific promises and demands
Covenant
200
Who led the Jews from slavery in Egypt?
(hint: he was personally given the Ten Commandments by God)
Moses
200
What is the name of a celebration of a girl becoming a woman?
Bat mitzvha
200
A Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev (in December) and commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians.
Hanukkah
200
Torah- the most holy Jewish book. It’s the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
What are the Five books?
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
300
The Hebrew Patriarch from whom all Jews trace their decent:
Abraham
300
The first five books of the bible is called what?
The Torah
300
Jewish were the first to believe in what idea?
monotheism
300
Hebrew name of God
Yahweh
300
What Sacred text covers ethical and religious maters as well as history and folklore?
the talamud
400
What is this place called?
God told Abram to leave, that He would guide them to a place where they could practice their faith openly.
The Promise Land
400
Do the Jews accept Jesus as the Christ, the son of God?
No.
400
The dispersion of Jews outside of Israel
When they were exiled they were sent to Babylonia until present time
Diaspora
400
God changed water into blood.
God made frogs appear everywhere.
God put lice everywhere.
God sent flies everywhere.
All livestock were mysteriously killed.
The Egyptian people developed gross sores.
Hailstones and fire destroyed crops.
God sent locusts to eat the crops
Darkness everywhere EXCEPT where the Jews were.
The oldest son in every Egyptian family died
Plagues
400
What does the Torah have in common with Christian scriptures?
the first five books of the Old Testiment
500
Who did this?
He convinced his immediate family to stop worshiping idols and begin following One God (monotheism)
Abraham
500
The __________ begins at sundown each Friday and lasts until dark on Saturday
Shabbat (Sabbath)
500
What is the word for a Jewish temple?
synagogue
500
____________is celebrated to commemorate the liberation of the Children of Israel who were led out of slavery in Egypt by Moses.
It is a major eight day festival
Matzah is eaten throughout the festival
Great spring cleaning in the home before the festival
Passover-
500
A Jewish scholar or teacher especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law. A person appointed as a Jewish religious leader.