Judaism Vocab

Question 1

Pesach?

Answer 1

Passover.

Question 2

Elijah?

Answer 2

Messianic prophet.

Question 3

Shalom?

Answer 3

Jewish greeting meaning “peace”.

Question 4

Menorah?

Answer 4

Seven part candle which is burned on Hannukah to remind Jews of the light in the temple which burned for 7 days. 🕎

Question 5

Tallit?

Answer 5

A Jewish prayer shawl which has 613 strands to represent the 613 mitzvot.

Question 6

Kippah?

Answer 6

A Jewish prayer cap.

Question 7

Mikveh?

Answer 7

A Jewish spiritual cleansing pool, which is visited before marriage, after menstruation and after childbirth.

Question 8

Kavanah?

Answer 8

Prayer with good intention.

Question 9

Rabbi?

Answer 9

A Jewish teacher.

Question 10

Cantor?

Answer 10

A leader of Jewish worship.

Question 11

Beth Din?

Answer 11

A Jewish court.

Question 12

Shofar?

Answer 12

A ram’s horn blown on Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah to remind Jews to repent.

Question 13

Purim?

Answer 13

A Jewish festival telling the story of Esther.

Question 14

Brit Milah?

Answer 14

A Jewish male circumcision ceremony.

Question 15

Bar Mitzvah?

Answer 15

A boy’s coming of age ceremony.

Question 16

Bat Chayil/Bat Mitzvah?

Answer 16

A girl’s coming of age ceremony.

Question 17

Orthodox?

Answer 17

Very strict Jews who follow Jewish laws exactly as in the Torah.

Question 18

Reform?

Answer 18

Less strict Jews who adapt Jewish laws to suit modern life.

Question 19

Tenakh?

Answer 19

The entirety of the Jewish holy writings, also known as the Old Testament.

Question 20

Torah?

Answer 20

The Jewish book of law.

Question 21

Nevi’im?

Answer 21

the Jewish book of prophecies.

Question 22

Ketuvim?

Answer 22

The Jewish book of sacred writings.

Question 23

Mitzvot?

Answer 23

Jewish laws from the Torah, of which there are 613.

Question 24

Abraham?

Answer 24

Founder of Judaism- name means “founder of nations”.

Question 25

Talmud?

Answer 25

A collection of Jewish laws/FAQ's that are still being written today.

Question 26

Shema?

Answer 26

The most important prayer in Judaism, recited morning and night.

Question 27

Yetzer Ra?

Answer 27

A Jew's ability to do wrong, which is largely governed by self-interest.

Question 28

Yetzer Tov?

Answer 28

A Jew's moral conscience.

Question 29

Kosher?

Answer 29

Food that is OK to eat.

Question 30

Treyfah?

Answer 30

Food that is forbidden.

Question 31

Shechitah?

Answer 31

A Jewish method of killing animals, in which animals get their throats slit.

Question 32

Parev?

Answer 32

Food without any meat or dairy.

Question 33

Adonai?

Answer 33

Hebrew for "My Lord".

Question 34

Ha Shem?

Answer 34

Hebrew for "The Name".

Question 35

Covenant?

Answer 35

Promise or agreement. Jews believe they have 3 covenants with God.

Question 36

Rosh Hashanah?

Answer 36

Jewish New Year.

Question 37

Yom Din?

Answer 37

Judgement Day.

Question 38

Gehenna?

Answer 38

Hell.

Question 39

Gan Eden?

Answer 39

Paradise.

Question 40

Tabernacle?

Answer 40

A tent built by the Israelites during the Exodus as a temple in which they could worship God.

Question 41

Kol Nidre?

Answer 41

A community atonement prayer recited on Yom Kippur.

Question 42

Mishnah?

Answer 42

A Jewish holy text.

Question 43

Havdalah?

Answer 43

A blessing recited on Shabbat.

Question 44

Kashrut?

Answer 44

Jewish food laws.

Question 45

Siddur?

Answer 45

A Jewish prayer book which contains the Ethics of the Fathers.

Question 46

the Ethics of the Fathers?

Answer 46

A collection of wise sayings.

Question 47

Teshuvah?

Answer 47

A Hebrew term for repentance.

Question 48

Tashlich?

Answer 48

A ceremony of throwing bread into a river during Rosh Hashanah.

Question 49

Minyan?

Answer 49

A group of ten men which is required before prayers can be said as a congregation.

Question 50

Synagogue?

Answer 50

A Jewish place of worship and prayer.

Question 51

Yeshivah?

Answer 51

A Jewish holy text school.

Question 52

Challot?

Answer 52

A special kind of bread eaten on Shabbat to represent manna. A circular kind is eaten on Rosh Hashanah.

Question 53

Chametz?

Answer 53

The Jewish word for yeast; there is a ritual search for yeast the day before Passover in a Jewish home, as it represents the “puffiness” in their souls.