Judaism

Question 1

Synagogue

Answer 1

• House of assembly ; building for Jewish public prayer , study and assembly

Question 2

Shekhinah

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

• Means ‘fit’ or ‘proper’.
• Foods that permitted to be eaten according to Leviticus 11.It is also used to refer to the purity of ritual objects such a 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 the duties(such as the 623 in the Torah)and good deeds

Question 7

Messiah

Answer 7

-The anointed one who Jews 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