History
Three religions developed from Abraham's covenant with God.
What are Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
Known as a good deed, as well as a commandment.
What is a Mitzvah?
In the Bible, the cutting of the male foreskin acts as an outward physical sign of the eternal covenant between God and Abraham as well as Abraham's descendants.
What is circumcision?
A spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism.
What is a Rabbi?
This Prophet brought the ten commandments down to the people from the mountains after freeing Israelites from slavery.
Who is Moses?
He demonstrated that he was willing to let God prevail in his life. In response, God changed his name. It means 'let God prevail."
Who is Israel?
Jews believe in Resurrection after death.
Yes, but only for the righteous?
The name of a celebration of a girl becoming a woman.
What is a Bat mitzvah?
The first king to unite the tribes of Israel, including ancient Israel and Judah, under a single rule.
Who is King Saul?
The ten commandments are stored in this cabinet in the synagogue. **Hint: this was carried into battle**
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
The Jewish people have their own name for the holocaust.
What is the Shoah?
The Jewish New Year is followed by the most solemn day of repentance and reconciliation. This day is called?
Yom Kippur?
Jewish were the first to believe in this idea of worshipping only one God instead of many.
What is monotheism?
The events of Exodus are told, reenacted and explained. Unleavened bread and a sedar meal are shared.
What is Passover?
What category of Historical figures did Samson fall into?
Judges?
The first son of Abraham. His mother was Hagar, the handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah. Traditionally, he is seen as the ancestor of the Arabs.
Ishmael?
The Jewish people accept Jesus at the messiah, who will bring peace, and lead them to their homeland.
False?
The first five books of the Christian Old Testament is shared with followers of Judaism who call it?
What is the Torah?
People that hold fast to the exact word of God in this division of Judaism and resist change in religious practices.
What is Orthodox Judaism?
Shared Christian and Jewish scripture.
What are the first five books of the Old Testament?
This leader realized the strength of Daniel's God & allowed the Jewish people to return to their homeland, Jerusalem?
King Cyrus?
The Abrahamic Covenant promises Jewish people three things.
A claim to the promised land, descendants as numerous as the stars, and the position of Gods chosen people?
A Jewish temple.
What is a synagogue?
There are more than two major forms of Judaism.
What are Orthodox and Reform?
The festival of lights that celebrates the success of the Maccabean revolt when the candle burned for 8 days instead of the one day as expected.
What is Hannukah?