Keywords Revision (J1,2,3 and 4)

Question 1

define Torah

Answer 1

Law of God, recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures

Question 2

define Brit Milah

Answer 2

name of the ceremony which circumcision takes place

Question 3

define Bar Mitzvah

Answer 3

son of commandments

(fist Sabbath after his 13th birthday)

Question 4

define Bat Chayill

Answer 4

daughter of commandments

Question 5

define Tenakh

Answer 5

Written law

(contains Torah, Nevi’im and Ketuvim)

Question 5

define Tallit

Answer 5

A shawl covering the body

Question 6

define Kosher

Answer 6

Clean, acceptable and fit

Question 7

define Treyfah

Answer 7

unclean and forbidden. Not acceptable under Kosher laws

Question 8

define Ketubah

Answer 8

the marriage contract

Question 9

define Shabbat

Answer 9

Shabbat is the day of rest in Judaism.

(God’s day of rest in the 7th after creating the world)

Question 10

define Rosh Hashanah

Answer 10

the “Head of the Year”,
jewish new year and festival of repentance

Question 11

define Sukkot

Answer 11

the feast of tabernacles (tents of shelters)

Question 12

define Yad Vashem

Answer 12

official Holocaust Remembrance centre of memorial

Question 13

define Synagogue

Answer 13

a jewish house of assembly

Question 14

define Covenant

Answer 14

promise that God made with Abraham

Question 15

define Minyan

Answer 15

A group with 10 or more jewish adults

Question 16

define Simchat Torah

Answer 16

A festival follows Sukkot , Rejoicing the Torah

Question 17

define Mezuzah

Answer 17

small box in front of a house containing scripts (to remember God’s words)

Question 18

define Shema

Answer 18

declaration of the basic principle of Jewish belief

Question 19

define Tefillin

Answer 19

leather straps that Jewish men wear on their head and their arm during prayers

Question 20

define Beit midrash

Answer 20

house of learning

Question 21

define Amidah

Answer 21

the central prayer used in worship services

Question 22

define Pikuach Nefesh

Answer 22

concept that saving a human life is more important than any mitzvot

Question 23

Define Hevrash Kadishah

Answer 23

burial society

Question 24

Define Rabbi

Answer 24

Jewish teacher

Question 25

define Chazzan

Answer 25

the person who leads the worship/ hymn

Question 26

define Aron ha kodesh

Answer 26

The Ark; where the Torah scrolls are kept

Question 27

Define Ner Tamid

Answer 27

‘the Eternal light’

Question 28

Define Sefer Torah

Answer 28

Torah scrolls; written in Hebrew

Question 29

define Shema

Answer 29

‘Declaration of faith’ found in Deuteronomy

Question 30

define Barechu

Answer 30

part of Jewish prayer service, recited before the blessings over the Shema

Question 31

define Amidah

Answer 31

Standing prayers

Question 32

define Shekinah

Answer 32

‘Divine presence’

Question 33

difference between Mitzvah and Mitzvot

Answer 33

Mitzvah- rules (plural)
Mitzvot- rule (singular)

Question 34

Parts of the Tenakh and its meaning

Answer 34

1. Torah- the teachings
2. Nevi’im- the prophets
3. Ketuvim- the writings

Question 35

define Talmud and the parts of Talmud

Answer 35

Talmud- the oral law
1. Mishnah- advice of the rabbi
2. Gemarra- commentory of the Mishnah

Question 36

define Kiddush

Answer 36

blessing recited over the wine

Question 37

what is Challah

Answer 37

special bread eaten in Major Jewish holidays