Judaism/Ancient Hebrews

Jews believe that Jesus was the Messiah.

What aided the “thriving trade” between the ancient Israelites and Greece, Cyprus and Egypt?

The purpose of a Bar or Bat Mitzvah is to......?

What did the ancient Israeli economy rely on?

The ancestral homeland of the Jewish people and site of Judaism’s holiest places.

Rabbi means....?

What additional work is not allowed on the Shabbat?

The Talmud is ......?

Who is considered to be the "father of Judaism"?

Jews worship in .....

Monotheism means....?

Which is the oldest monotheistic religion?

God gave the 10 commandments to _____ on Mount Sinai.

____ monotheism is the belief that there is only one God and wants humans to lead moral lives

Moses parted the ____ for the Hebrews to pass and the waters returned and drowned the Egyptian.

God sent ___ deadly plagues to Egypt when the Egyptians would not release the Hebrew slaves.

People can be Jewish without being religiously observant.

What is the “diaspora”?

Which holiday is considered the “holiest of days”?

The Jews had Jesus crucified on a cross by the Roman government.

The covenant between Abraham & God declared the Hebrews chosen people if they worship God only.

Jews believe in the ten commandments.

The Torah is the first 5 books of the Old Testament in the Christian Bible.

The "Promised Land."

The Exodus is the Pharaoh set the Egyptians free.

Hebrews believed that they were God's _______ people.

When do Jewish holidays begin and end?

What does “kosher” mean?

A covenant is a .............?

The major religious book of the Jews is the ....

If the calendar says the 1st day of a holiday is May 18 when do Jews begin celebrating? Why?

Which is the Jew's weekly day of rest?