KA Keyword Flashcards
Brit Milah
The name of the ceremony in which circumcision takes place for boys after birth
Yad Vashem
The official holocaust remembrance center of the memorial in Israel
Simchat Torah
A festival that follows Sukkot and is mostly translated to mean ‘rejoicing the Torah’
Sukkot
The feast of tabernacles, sukkot means tents or shelters
Mezuzah
A small box on the front door frame
Rosh Hashanah
The ‘head of the year’. Jewish new year and festival of repentance
Shabbat
The day of rest in Judaism a symbol of God’s day of rest o the 7th day after the account in Genesis
Tenakh
The written law- Sometimes referred to as the Hebrew bible containing three key sections
Covenant
A solemn promise or agreement made between two people/groups- requires commitments from both sides
Tallit
Shawl worn during prayer
Bar Mitzvah
Son of the commandments
Bat Chayill
Woman of valor (honor)
Tefillin
Boxes with scripture in them from the Torah- worn on the forehead and left arm
Minyan
the Minimum of 10 Jewish adults who have done their Bar Mitzvah are required for specific prayers said in the synagogue
Mezuzah
A small box that goes at the front door- to remind them they are God’s people
