People
What is a rabbi?
A Jewish religious teacher.
What is the Diaspora?
The communities of Jews living outside of their ancient homeland
Which other religions share with Jews the belief in a single God?
Christianity and Islam.
What is exile?
Exile means separation from one’s homeland.
What did Jews consider Abraham and Moses as?
Abraham as the founding figure of Judaism, Moses as the messenger of God.
What Jewish holiday celebrates the victory of the Maccabees and their reclaiming of the Temple?
Hannukah
What are synagogues?
A meeting place to study, pray, and discuss the Scriptures.
True or false
Today, nearly 15 million Jewish people live throughout the world.
False.
True or false?
Diaspora is a Latin word meaning dispersion, or scattering
False
What did Jews consider Abraham and Moses as?
Abraham as the founding figure of Judaism
Moses as the messenger of God
Why did many Jewish people leave the Land of Israel, and where else did they settle?
They left the Land of Israel because of the Babylonian Exile and they settled in the Diaspora.
What is Judeo-Christian tradition?
The set of values shared by Judaism and Christianity.
Aside from Israel, which region or country has the highest population of Jews?
United States
Who had the great First Temple built in Jerusalem?
Solomon
Define the word judge as it is used in the Hebrew Bible.
A leader who could rally the Israelites to defend their land.
What happened after Solomon’s death?
The kingdom of Israel split into two parts.
It's considered as one of the greatest legacies of Judaism?
Judeo-Christian tradition.
When did the Maccabees rebel and won independence from Greek rulers who tried to ban important parts of Judaism.
During the 100s B.C.
True or false. A judge was someone who had control over everything.
false, a judge was a leader who could rally the israelites to define their land
Who was Esther?
One of the best known Jewish people in the Persian empire.
What did the Romans rename the province Palestine after?
They renamed it after the ancient Israelites’ enemies the Philistines.
What do Judaism’s main legacies include?
Teachings about one supreme, invisible God who created everything.
Why were synagogues important in the Diaspora?
Because they lived too far from Jerusalem to return for worship, synagogues helped them practice their faith wherever they were.
who is Yohanan Ben Zaccai and what did he do?
he was a teacher from the second Temple and he secretly visited the roman commander