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The five books of the Torah are

The revolt the Jews waged against Rome ended in 135 CE when the Romans

Greek for "five books"; the Torah

Torah defines and applies

the high point of the Passover festival

The person renowned for building the Temple called the "Beautiful".  He was David's son.

Jews refer to the Hebrew Bible as the

This man was called the first Patriarch; God called him to be a "great nation".

the persecution of the Jews by German Nazis from 1933 to 1945

Jews believe that God is

This man was Abraham's grandson; his name was changed to Israel.

writings blending the oral and written forms of Torah, based on the Mishnah

The person who helped free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

what Yom Kippur emphasizes

literally "Instruction", the will of God revealed to mankind

a coming of age service for a Jewish girl

God's name appears in the Hebrew Bible in the equivalent of which letters?

a building for Jewish worship

the most famous of the 613 laws of the Torah

a prayer of mourning

The Israelite king whom Jews have always regarded as a prototype of the Messiah:

the situation of Jews living away from their homeland

Jewish mysticism which teaches that God can best be known with the heart

A "nabi", or mouthpiece for God, is called this in English:

Jews are allowed by the laws of Kashruth to eat a cheeseburger

The people who destroyed the Jerusalem temple in 70 CE

a movement committed to the establishment of a Jewish homeland

These conquered Palestine and the surrounding area in the seventh century CE.

the starting point for rabbinic study of the oral Torah, composed about 200 CE

A form of Judaism from 18th century eastern Europe; leadership of the tzaddik. 

He received the law at Mount Sinai and is regarded as the Torah's author:

a teacher of Torah and leader of Jewish worship

Israel was granted statehood in