Diaspora
First religion to base their worship on one God.
What is Judaism?
Name of the First 5 books of the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Torah?
Holiest day of the year.
What is Yom Kippur?
Main actor in Your So Not Invited to my Bat Mitzvah.
Who is Adam Sandler?
Worship of one God is known as...
What is monotheism?
Name of movement for a Jewish homeland.
What is Zionism?
What does Torah mean?
What is Law?
Beginning of the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Who is Abraham?
Initials used to refer to the Hebrew Scriptures:
What is Tanakh?
What is a relationship/religious agreement with God called
What is covenant?
Three major parts of the Hebrew Bible.
(Torah) Law, Prophets and the Writings.
Weekly celebration, from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday.
What is the Sabbath?
Led the Jewish people to freedom from Pharoah and slavery.
Who is Moses?
Branch of Judaism which believes in tradition, Torah, rabbis, keeping Kosher, speaking Hebrew.
What is Orthodox Judaism?
Sacred dinner before Jewish people fled Egypt with roasted lamb and blood on the lintel?
What is Passover?
Spiritual leaders who led the Jews after the Temple was destroyed.
What is rabbi?
After the Temple was destroyed twice, Jewish people worship in the synagogue and ______
What is at home?
Survived Auschwitz and is the author of Night.
Who is Eliezer Wiesel?
Name given to the Jewish people that points to a special mission given by God to be a light to the other nations.
What is the Chosen People?
Where did the Jewish people flee after persecution in multiple countries during the middle ages?
What is Easter Europe (ie Poland and Russia)
Earliest commentary on the Hebrew Bible...written down around 200 ad.
What is the Mishnah?
Name of a prayer said after someone dies.
What is Kaddish?
Most famous Jewish philosopher, who lived from 1135-1204 and set forth the main beliefs of Judaism.
Who is Maimonides?
Belief that God created the world, that it is good, but that God is distinct from all that He created.
What is Transcendent?