Vocab
What is Kosher?
Food that satisfies the requirements of Jewish law.
Who did God make a covenant with?
Abraham.
What is one similarity between Judaism and Catholicism in the Bible?
Both have Hebrew Scriptures.
What chapter in the Bible talks about Hanukkah?
Maccabees
What is Midrash?
Biblical interpretation that assumes Scripture and provides part of the story.
What does Shabbat Shalom mean?
Peaceful rest or Peaceful Sabbath.
What is the Jewish peoples promised land?
Israel.
Jewish peoples Messiah is different how? (what form)
Their Messiah will be human
The victory of Jews led by the family of Maccabees over the Syrian Greeks.
A Greek term which means the adoption of Greek culture and diaspora.
Where do they worship? Explain the three functions.
A synagogue. House of prayer, study, and assembly.
What is the MOST sacred place in Judaism and why?
The city of Jerusalem the city of David, where the Temple was built, Abraham showed his loyalty to God.
What are the two points for interreligious dialogue between Jews and Catholics?
Covenants in the Old Testament and The Ten Commandments
What is the extra credit phrase Mrs. Hynes said that means "A great miracle occurred there."
"Nes gadol haya shaun."
What is a Menorah?
A candelabra typically nine candles used in Jewish worship.
What is the term for Hebrew Scripture as a whole?
Sacred Texts
T- Torah (First five books)
A
N- Nevi’ine (books of the profits)
A
K- Ketuvim (the writing of scripture after the diaspora)
H
What do Jewish peoples place on their door?
A Mezuha to remind them of God's presence.
What is the difference between Jewish and Catholic understandings of incarnation?
Incarnation for Jewish people is the Torah and for Catholic people it is Jesus
What kinds of activities do Jewish people partake in during Hanukkah? (Hint: what kind of food?)
Play dreidel, eat latkes (any food cooked with oil)
What is the difference between Religious Jews and Ethnic Jews?
A Religious Jew is a Jew who practices Judaism and believes in their faith. A Ethnic Jew is someone who is born into bloodlines and has cultural ties to Judaism.
What three words does can Judaism be summed up into?
God, Torah, and Israel.
How is Shabbat celebrated?
Have a meal, read from the Torah, sing religious songs, light candles and leave them there to burn out, go to synagogue, and family comes together.
How is Passover related to both Catholic Liturgy and Holy Thursday?
Catholics remember the Passover meal, when Jesus instituted the sacrament of the holy Eucharist by sharing bread and wine with his disciples, saying, “Do this in memory of Me.”
List the symbols in the game of dreidel and explain what they mean in the game.
Non- nothing
Gimel- everything
Hey- half
Shin- give one