Vocab
Beliefs and Practices
Sacred Spaces and Places
Through A Catholic Lens
Hanukkah
100

What is Kosher?

Food that satisfies the requirements of Jewish law. 

100
What is the Torah? 
The law or teachings of Judaism. 
100

Who did God make a covenant with? 

Abraham.  

100

What is one similarity between Judaism and Catholicism in the Bible? 

Both have Hebrew Scriptures.

100

What chapter in the Bible talks about Hanukkah? 

Maccabees

200

What is Midrash? 

Biblical interpretation that assumes Scripture and provides part of the story. 

200

What does Shabbat Shalom mean? 

Peaceful rest or Peaceful Sabbath. 

200

What is the Jewish peoples promised land?

Israel. 

200

Jewish peoples Messiah is different how? (what form)

Their Messiah will be human

200
What does this holiday celebrate?

The victory of Jews led by the family of Maccabees over the Syrian Greeks. 

300
What is Hellenization? 

A Greek term which means the adoption of Greek culture and diaspora. 

300

Where do they worship? Explain the three functions.

A synagogue. House of prayer, study, and assembly. 

300

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.

300

What are the two points for interreligious dialogue between Jews and Catholics?

Covenants in the Old Testament and The Ten Commandments 

300

What is the extra credit phrase Mrs. Hynes said that means "A great miracle occurred there." 

"Nes gadol haya shaun."

400

What is a Menorah? 

A candelabra typically nine candles used in Jewish worship. 

400

What is the term for Hebrew Scripture as a whole?

Sacred Texts 

T- Torah (First five books) 

N- Nevi’ine (books of the profits)

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K- Ketuvim (the writing of scripture after the diaspora)  

400

What do Jewish peoples place on their door? 

A Mezuha to remind them of God's presence.

400

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 

400

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) 

500

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. 

500

What three words does can Judaism be summed up into? 

God, Torah, and Israel. 

500

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. 



500

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.”

500

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

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