Key words

Question 1

Synagogue

Answer 1

Jewish place of worship, the word has Greek origins, it means assembly or place of assembly.

Question 2

Orthodox Judaism

Answer 2

Judaism and Jewish communities that try to stick to the law as laid out in the Torah, they do not change or adapt the laws.

Question 3

Reform Judaism

Answer 3

These communities will adapt the law of the Torah
more to fit with modern society.

Question 4

Tenakh/Tanakh

Answer 4

Sometimes referred to as the Hebrew bible
containing three key sections; Torah, Nevi’im and Ketuvim.

Question 5

Nevi’im

Answer 5

The Prophets

Question 6

Ketuvim

Answer 6

The Writings

Question 7

Promised Land

Answer 7

the land of Canaan which God promised to Abraham and his descendants

Question 8

Covenant

Answer 8

a solemn promise or agreement
made between two people/groups. A covenant
requires commitments from both sides.

Question 9

Mount Sinai

Answer 9

The place where Moses received the 10 commandments from
God.

Question 10

Decalogue

Answer 10

Another name for the 10 commandments, the 10
commandments were a sign of the renewal of the covenant through Moses,
the continuation of the covenant made with Abraham.

Question 11

Rosh Hashanah

Answer 11

The ‘head of the year’. Jewish new year and festival of repentance.

Question 12

Sukkot

Answer 12

The feast of tabernacles, Sukkot means tents or shelters

Question 13

Shavuot

Answer 13

Festival of weeks, originally a wheat harvest festival but now more focused on the delivery of the Torah to Israel.

Question 14

Simchat Torah

Answer 14

A festival that follows Sukkot and is mostly translated to mean ‘rejoicing the Torah’.