Jewish Beliefs and Texts

A Jewish house of worship is called a _____.

Jews believed that God guided their history through his relationships with leaders like ______.

The Hebrew Bible is also called the ____ .

Jews believe in one God. The belief in one God is called ______.

Which is not a central element of Judaism?

Short expressions of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible are called _____.

The Hebrew Bible contains all of the following except ____?

Jews believe that _____ recorded a whole system of laws that God had set down for them to obey.

Righteousness refers to obedience to the law and doing what is _____.

Ancient Jews recorded most of their laws in five books, called the _____.

Named after Moses, this system of laws was called the _____.

The most sacred text in Judaism is the ___?

Prayers, commentaries, letters, and passages from the Hebrew Bible found in the desert.

In Jewish communities today, people still strictly follow Mosaic law, they are called ____.

Many of these commentaries, stories, and folklore, are found in the ____.

Mosaic Law governs how people _____.

To Jews, justice means _____.

Jewish ideas helped shape the largest religion of Western society today ______.

People who are said to receive messages from God to be taught to others are called _____.

Which is not a sacred text of Judaism?

In the third part of the Hebrew Bible, there are poems and songs that praise God called ____.

Judaism is ______.

Because some Jewish laws are hard to understand, scholars write _____ to explain them.

Today, the teachings of Judaism and education are central to Jewish life for ______.

True or False? Among the Mosaic laws are rules about the foods that Jews can eat.

Out of respect for the Torah, readers _____.

The central beliefs of ______ are beliefs in God, education, justice, and obedience.

What is the purpose of the Talmud?

_____ is the foundation upon which the Jews base their whole society.

Which shows the Jews' belief in justice and righteousness?

The most important Jewish laws are the _______.

What is the Sabbath? (2 answers)