Jewish
Traditions and Faith
Traditions and Faith
The largest Jewish population center in the world is in which country?
Israel
What does the name Israel, given to Jacob mean?
"One who struggles with God."
What is the name for Jewish houses of worship where Jews began meeting on the Sabbath?
Synagogues
Which Jewish group was made up of wealthy noble families who served as priests, emphasized written law, and favored cooperation with the Romans?
Sadduccees
During the Diaspora, Jews showed dedication to Jerusalem by paying an Annual what to the Temple?
Tithe
Moses led the Israelites to freedom from enslavement in what country?
Egypt
According to the Hebrew Bible, where did Moses receive the Torah?
Mount Sinai
Which section of the Hebrew Bible contains "Poetry, proverbs, and wisdom literature"?
The Writings
Why did the Maccabeean Revolt against the Seleucid king occur?
He wanted them to worship Greek gods and goddesses.
The collective body of laws guiding daily Jewish life, studied in Babylonian academies is known as what?
Halakhah
What is the small case attached to door frames holding handwritten scrolls?
mezuzah
Which King united the Twelve Tribes of Israel and establised Jerusalem as the capital?
David
Judeans were exiled to Babylon for approximately how long?
70 years
Who defeated the Persians in 331 B.C.E. and introduced the Greek influence to Judah?
Alexander the Great
The holy day that celebrates when the Jewish people received the Torah on Mount Sinai.
Shavout
Canaan lies at the junction of which three continents?
Asia, Europe, and Africa
What Jewish holiday is celebrated to remember the Exodus?
Passover
Which scribe led other in writing the five books of the Torah after returing to Judah?
Ezra
What was the Septuagint?
The Greek version of the Hebrew Bible.
The forced absence of the Judeans from the country to Babylon.
Babylonian Exile
According to the Hebrew Bible, Abraham traveled to Canaan around what year B.C.E.?
1800 B.C.E.
After the death of King Solomon, the Israelite Kingdom split into two kingdoms. What were the names for the two kingdoms?
Israel and Judah.
King Cyrus II of Persia allowed the Jews to return to Judah in what year?
538 B.C.E.
This remains the ultimate authority on Jewish law and was created by combining the Mishnah with other legal traditions.
Talmud
In what city and country was the largest known synagogue of the ancient world located?
Sardis, Turkey