Judaism - Unit 2

___________ is generally considered the holiest day of the Jewish year.

_________ began a process of transforming the Temple rituals for practice outside the Temple.

The high point of the Passover festival

Israel is

In the Exile, many Jews were deported to

The United Kingdom of Israel was under

The five books of the Torah are ____.

Which of the following does not take place in a synagogue?

This sect takes a literal interpretation of the Torah and accepts law and teachings as binding?

The first Temple of the Jews was destroyed by

Jews believe that God is _____________.

This sect believes the Torah to be a set of ethical teachings rather than divine revelation.

Both Tishri and Nisan are

The existence of the Essene community was revealed in modern times through the discovery of

This sect subscribes to the divine authority of Torah but also respects biblical scholarship.

This sect believes the Torah was not given by God and emphasizes Jewish culture and history.

Festival in the Spring that commemorates the defeat of Haman's plot to massacre the Jews?

It was not until _____ that Jews gained full control over Jerusalem.

The _________ led a revolt against the Greeks in 168 BCE.

Judaism is

Whom did God call to be the father of a great nation, the first patriarch of the Jewish people?

The Sh'ma is

Jews refer to the Hebrew Bible as the _____.

During the ______ period the Jews began to gain equality before the Law.

The word Torah means

The coming of age ceremony for a girl

Foundation of Judaism is

___________ received the Law at Mount Sinai and is regarded as the Torah's author.

Torah defines _____.

Being a "chosen people" means

What is not used in a Sabbath ritual?