Grade 11 Unit 4

Divorce is permitted in Islam but is strongly discouraged.

A ritual service and ceremonial dinner for the first night or first two nights of Passover

Muslims believe males should be circumcised.

The pilgrimage to _______ is done in a particular lunar month.

The naming ceremony is not used as an entrance rite for adults converts to Islam.

The hair of a Muslim child is often weighed & the equal amount in silver is given to the poor.

The Jewish couple exchange rings under a __, which symbolizes the home they will make together.

The first sound a Muslim child hears is the call to prayer, spoken into the baby’s right ear.

The most solemn religious day of the Jewish year, marked by fasting and prayers for repentance.

Before a Jewish wedding, a contract is prepared so the husband will treat his wife respectfully

The Qur’an is read, vows are exchanged & the leader of the mosque often performs the ceremony.

The last words of a dying Muslim should be the Shahadah, the proclamation of faith.

All marriage practices are traced back to Muhammad.

The eight-day festival of lights, usually in Dec. commemorating the rededication of the temple.

The most important _______________ for Catholics is Sunday Mass.

A movement originally for the re-establishment of a Jewish nation.

For 7 days after a Jewish burial, mourners gather at one home and receive visitors.

The wedding ceremony (The wedding ceremony (nikah) is extravagant.

The Passover festival icommemorating the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

After a mulsim person dies, the corpse is washed, covered, and buried as soon as possible.

Catholics believe there are ______ sacraments.

The Jewish Marriage ceremony ends with

All of daily Muslim life is permeated with the ___________.

Murder, extermination....or any other inhuman act against a civilian pop./identifiable group.

Christians believe that God encounters them in the rituals of the sacraments.

The religious initiation ceremony of a boy/girl who has reached the age of thirteen.

Bar-mitvah is another name for a Jewish Wedding.

The circumcision is a sign on the body of God’s covenant with

A trumpet made of a ram’s horn, used in religious ceremonies

The literature, customs, ritual objects, etc. which are of particular relevance to Judaism.

Islamic law sets the rights & responsibilities between the husband & the wife & their families.

The festival celebrating the Jewish New Year.

All Christians accept __________, but not all the other sacraments

Abraham and his family were the first to be circumcised as a sign of the covenant.

When a Jewish parent dies, the children recites a special prayer of sanctification called the

All important life experiences have Christian rituals including:

The Church believes all sacraments have their source in Jesus and make Him present to us today.

Catholics have many rituals, some of which are ____________ liturgies.

An area of the city in which minority groups such as Jews were required to live.

A Simchat Bat is a ceremony in the synagogue where a baby girl receives her Hebrew name

The The _________ ritual prayer creates the rhythm of daily life.

A figure consisting of two interlaced triangles. It is used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol.

The book used to explain the evens of the Exodus.

A seven-day period of mourning for the dead beginning immediately after the funeral.

The ____________________ help guide Muslims on how to order their time.

In the Sacraments, Jews and Muslims experience the most important moments of their lives.

The ________, is the rite of circumcision.

A blessing recited when people drink wine that has been specially sanctified.

The quorum of ten men (or men and women) over 13 years of age required for worship.

Converts must receive an Islamic name in Arabic, this is a requirement.

The Brit Milah is performed when a boy is The Brit Milah is performed when a boy is

A candle-labrum with seven branches, used on the Sabbath and holidays.

Marriage establishes a bond between the families of the bride and groom, as well as them.

Refers to the Law of Moses as well as the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures

A Hebrew team for the Holocaust meaning “destruction.”

The Qur’an allows males to practise polygamy, most male Muslims do practise it.

The fast of _________ is held in the lunar month named after the fast.