History
What major religion rose out of Judaism?
Christianity
Jewish believe that humans are created in the image of what?
God
What is the name for a celebration of a boy becoming a man?
Bar mitzvah
Do the Jews have a single leader, or head of the Church?
No
What Prophet brought the ten commandments down to the people from the mountains?
Moses
What is another Name for Jacob? **Hint:This is the Jacob with 12 sons**
Isrial
Do the Jews believe in Resurrection after death?
Yes, but only for the rightous
What is the name of a celebration of a girl becoming a woman?
Bat mitzvha
Approximately how many Jews are there through out the world?
14 million
What were the ten commandments stored in? **Hint: this was carried into battle**
the Ark of the Covenant
For how many years did the Jews wonder around in the wilderness after leaving Egypt?
40 years
Although Jewish do not believe that Jesus was the messiah, do they believe that there is a messiah?
Yes (they are patiently awaiting his coming)
Jewish were the first to believe in what idea?
monotheism
What Sacred text covers ethical and religious maters as well as history and folklore?
the talamud
What other large group of people lay claim to the Abrahamic covenant? **Hint: There have been many wars between these people and the Jews due to this claim**
the Arabs
Do the Jews accept Jesus as the Christ, the son of God?
No.
What is another word for the Jewish Sabath?
Shabat
What does the Torah have in common with Christian scriptures?
the first five books of the Old Testiment
What leader allowed the Jews to return to their homeland, Jerusalem?
King Cyrus
What does the Abrahamic Covenant promise Jews?
A claim to the promised land, and the position of Gods chosen people
What is the word for a Jewish temple?
synagogue
What form of Jewish law addresses morality, responsibility, ethics, and religious practices?
the Halachah