Judaism

Question 1

Aliyah

Answer 1

Literally “going up” immigrating to to Palestine, generally referred to in english as making aliyah

Question 2

Anti- semitisim

Answer 2

Hostility and prejudice against jews

Question 3

Covenant

Answer 3

As used in the bible, a solemn and binding agreement between god and humanity

Question 4

Exodus

Answer 4

Moses led the isrealites out of bondage in Egypt to freedom in the promised land, the word exodus means going out or departure

Question 5

Gerut

Answer 5

The process of conversion to Judaism

Question 6

Hanukkah

Answer 6

The eight-day festival, usually in December commerating the redictation of the temple

Question 7

holocaust

Answer 7

The mass murder of 6 million jews by nazi during ww11

Question 8

Kosher

Answer 8

Fulfilling the requirements of the jewish dietary laws of kashruth

Question 9

Menorah

Answer 9

A candlabrum with seven branches, used at home and in a synagouge on the sabbath and holidays

Question 10

Messiah

Answer 10

Means anointed one. the jews hope that a great king will come and lead them

Question 11

Monothestic

Answer 11

Beliving in one god

Question 12

Phrophet

Answer 12

A persons that recieves messages from god and delivers that message to gods people. the message belongs to god, with the prophet acting as gods messenger

Question 13

Rabbi

Answer 13

A jewish scholar or teacher, especially of the law, a person appointed a jewish religous leader

Question 14

Star of david

Answer 14

A figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles. it is used as a jewish and isreali symbol

Question 15

Western wall

Answer 15

the remaining part of the wall of Herod temple in Jerusalem where jews tradionally pray and lament on fridays