Chapter 11~ Judaism

Question 1

Herbrews?

Answer 1

Jewish known as this when they lived in Israel before the birth of Judaism

Question 2

Promised land?

Answer 2

The place in Canaan chosen by God, home of Jewish people

Question 3

Cultural context?

Answer 3

How people lived in a particular place at a particular time

Question 4

Patriarch?

Answer 4

Founding father- Abraham was the first patriarch

Question 5

Famine?

Answer 5

Where there is very little food available

Question 6

Plague?

Answer 6

Terrible event

Question 7

Exodus?

Answer 7

When Moses led the Jews out of Egypt to Mt Sanai. Most important event in Jewish history

Question 8

Covenant?

Answer 8

A promise

Question 9

What is the oral Torah?

Answer 9

Easier version of the Torah

- related to people’s lives

Question 10

Bar mitzvah?

Answer 10

Son of the commandment

Question 11

Ketubah?

Answer 11

A marriage contract

Question 12

Bimah?

Answer 12

A raised platform where the Torah is read from

Question 13

Canopy?

Answer 13

4sided ornamental cloth that wedding ceremony takes place under

Question 14

Kiddushin?

Answer 14

Marriage - ‘holy’

Question 15

Mazal tov?

Answer 15

Good luck!

Question 16

Shiva?

Answer 16

Seven

Question 17

Sheoloshim?

Answer 17

Thirty

Question 18

Yahrzeit?

Answer 18

Year time

Question 19

Tallit?

Answer 19

Prayer robe

Question 20

Kaddish?

Answer 20

Special mourning prayer

Question 21

Synagogue?

Answer 21

Place of worship

Question 22

Ner tamid?

Answer 22

Perpetual light

Question 23

Monotheistic?

Answer 23

Believe and worship in one God