Jewish Place of Worship
Jewish Symbols
Cultural and Historical Overview
Moses
Festivals and Milestones
100
This is what the Jewish place of worship is called
Synagogue
100
A skull cap worn at all times by Orthodox men. Reform Jewish women, too, may wear this during prayer.
A Kippah
100
The name of the founding Father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Abraham
100
What background were Moses' parents?
Hebrew
100
What is the English term for Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New Year
200
This is where the sacred Jewish scriptures are kept within a Jewish place of worship
Arc of the Covenant
200
The most well-known Hanukkah game made popular in the Middle Ages is played with a four-sided spinning top
a dreidel
200
Abraham's son to which Judaism and Christianity stem from is
Isaac
200
Who raised Moses?
The pharaoh of Egypt
200
Hanukkah, usually celebrated in December, lasts for how many days?
8
300
This is the master of prayer, trained scholar, teacher, and interpreter of Jewish law
Rabbi
300
A candelabra, generally with seven branches.
A Menorah
300
The historical and traditional language of the Jewish people
Hebrew
300
Where did Moses flee to after attacking and killing an Egyptian?
Midian
300
Passover, a reminder of Jewish history of slavery/freedom and exile/home, is known in Hebrew as what?
Pesach
400
The Shabbat or the Sabbath begins on what day of the week for Jews
Friday at sun down
400
This garment is worn by adult Orthodox males and some Conservative and Reform females while reading holy Jewish scripture
Tallit
400
The world wide population of Jews is
Approx. 15 million
400
Moses encounters God in a burning bush on which mount?
Mount Horeb
400
How old is a Jewish male when he celebrates his Bar Mitzvah
13
500
What is the most important ritual of the Jewish people and is based on the creation stories in Genesis
The Sabbath
500
Deuteronomy 11.20 (6.9) says, “You shall write [these words] upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates” to remember God in one’s coming and going, and to be a symbol of Jewish loyalty. In order to fulfill this requirement the words of Deuteronomy 6.4-9 and 11.13-21 are written on a rolled-up parchment and placed in a small box to protect it.
A Mezuzah
500
The roots of Judaism date back approximately how many years ago?
4000
500
The Passover, the Exodus (13th Century BCE), and the Ten Commandments all renewed what between God and the Jewish People?
The covenant
500
The seven day mourning period following the funeral in Judaism
Shiva