Judaism

small metal box containing the Jewish profession of faith that is attached to the doorpost of Jewish homes

Said to be the Father of the Bedouin/Bedowin People

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

God's Chosen People

A ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and the eating of symbolic foods held during Passover.

Jewish Day of Atonement

Son of the Covenant,   the religious initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13

Sign of the Covenant between God and Noah

Jewish New Year

A small leather box containing the Shema worn on the left arm and forehead when praying.

Branch of Judaism retaining traditional Jewish laws and customs (fundamentalism) (Diet, Dress and Worship)

To conform to Jewish Kosher food laws, Jews are not allowed to mix meat and dairy, no pork and no shell fish.

Branch of Judaism believing that Jewish law was inspired by God and one can choose which laws to follow

Books of Moses, Hebrew scripture said to be written by Moses

All Hasidic Jews are orthodox but not all Orthodox Jews are Hasidic

being perfect in wisdom power and goodness whom men worship as master and creator

Sign of the covenant between God and his chosen people

The first King of Israel was

a beanie that covers a Jewish man’s head. Jews cover their heads during prayer, eat and studying, sign of respect to God

name given to the Jewish profession of faith is

Religious expression(s) tracing its/their origin to Abraham

Branch of Judaism which began in the mid-19th century as a response to the perceived excesses of the Reform movement

8 day Jewish Feast commemorating the re-dedication of the Temple of Jerusalem, Festival of Lights

Judaism is professed to be the first polytheistic religion in the history of man.

Name given to the covenant God made with Moses and the Israelites

What is a covenant?

Who is known as the Father in Faith?

a promise, blood oath, irrevocable bond

The Jews are a covenantal people.

Festival of Weeks and Harvest, commemorates the revelation of the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mt. Sinai

It is most accurate to think of the Jews as an ethnic group sharing a common history and religion.

Sacred Scripture of the Jews

 Judaism is the largest non-Catholic Christian religion in the world.

Judaism has its roots in the Christian faith.

term used to describe the Jews who live outside of their homeland, has been true for most Jews throughout their history

King of Israel who is remembered for his wisdom and the building of the Temple of Jerusalem

The Ten Commandments are the most famous of the 613 laws found in the Torah.

the Angel of Death passing over the houses marked with the blood of the lamb, the Israelite's delivery from captivity

YHWH (Yahweh)