judaism

Question 1

synagogue

Answer 1

• house of assembly
• building for jewish public prayer, study and assembly

Question 2

shekinah

Answer 2

the place where god’s presence rests and can be felt

Question 3

shabbat

Answer 3

• day of spiritual renewal and rest
• beginning at sunset on friday and closing at nightfall on saturday

Question 4

kosher

Answer 4

• ‘fit’ or ‘proper’
• foods that are permitted to be eaten according to leviticus chapter 11
• it is also used to refer to the purity of ritual objects such as torah scrolls

Question 5

torah

Answer 5

• the five books of moses: genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers and deuteronomy
• regarded as the holiest books of the tenakh

Question 6

mitzvot

Answer 6

• the term has a mix of meanings
• it is often used to refer to duties (such as the 613 in the torah) and good deeds

Question 7

messiah

Answer 7

• the anointed one who jews believe will bring in a new era or age for humankind
• this will include rebuilding the temple and bringing in an age of universal peace

Question 8

covenant

Answer 8

• a promise or agreement between two parties
• covenants were made between god with noah, abraham and moses