Judaism Glossary #3

Question 1

Shofor

Answer 1

A trumpet made of a ram’s horn used in religious ceremonies

Question 2

Star of David

Answer 2

A figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles. It is used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol

Question 3

Synagogue

Answer 3

A Jewish place of worship the emerged during the exile and became important in the period after the destruction of the Temples

Question 4

Tallis

Answer 4

A prayer shawl

Question 5

Talamud

Answer 5

Rabbinic teachings derived from the Mishnah. It is the main source of Jewish teaching

Question 6

Tanakh

Answer 6

The Jewish Bible consisting of the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings

Question 7

Tefillin

Answer 7

Either 2 small leather boxes containing parchment scrolls of biblical text, worn by Jewish men during morning prayer except on Sabbat

Question 8

Torah

Answer 8

Refers to the law of Moses as well as the rest of the Hebrew scriptures and the entire Jewish belief system

Question 9

Western Wall

Answer 9

The remaining part of the wall of Herod’s temple in Jerusalem where Jews pray and lament on Fridays

Question 10

Yarmulke

Answer 10

Kippah

Question 11

Yom Kippur

Answer 11

The most solemn religious day of the Jewish New year, marked by fasting and prayers of repentance

Question 12

Zionism

Answer 12

A movement originally for the re-establishment of a Jewish nation, and now for the development of Israel.