Learning about world religions: Judaism Vocabulary Study Guide

Question 1

A holy day

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Sabbath

Question 2

The belief in one god

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Monotheism

Question 3

Collection of ancient Jewish writings that interpreted the law and teaching of the Hebrew Bible

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Talmud

Question 4

All-powerful and only Jewish God

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Yahweh

Question 5

To catch of hold by force or skill

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Capture

Question 6

To banish or expel from one's own country or home.

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Exile

Question 7

To continue to live or exist

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survive

Question 8

Jewish temple or place of worship

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Synagogue

Question 9

Jewish New Year

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Rosh Hashanah

Question 10

To teach or train

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Instruct

Question 11

An ancient city in Israel that became the center for Jewish learning.

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Yavneh

Question 12

A set of moral principles or values.

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Ethics

Question 13

Commemorates the liberation of the Israelite slaves from Egypt.

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Passover

Question 14

Celebration to honor the victory over the Greeks. Also called the "Festival of Lights."

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Hanukkah

Question 15

Knowing the difference between right and wrong

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Morality

Question 16

A thing or place from which something comes or is gotten

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Source

Question 17

Day of Atonement, or the holiest day of the year. Day of fasting and prayer

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Yom Kippur

Question 18

Jewish religious leader who interprets the basic teachings of the Torah

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Rabbi

Question 19

The belief in more than one god.

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Polytheism

Question 20

Scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning about 586 B.C.E.

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Jewish Diaspora

Question 21

To give out or distribute

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Dispense

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