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Judaism |
the monotheistic religion founded by Abraham and whose followers are called Jews |
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Jew |
nomadic people, A person who is from the religion of Judaism; from the word Judaism |
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Abraham |
hebrew leader, isrealite leader father of the hebrew |
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covenant |
promise with Abraham and G-d |
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Promised land |
Canaan, Palestine, or Israel promised by G-d after there escape from Pharaoh |
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Chosen people |
people believing themselves to be chosen by God |
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Exodus |
( Passover) the departure of 40 years of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt from Ramses II Pharaoh led by Moses |
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Moses |
Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus |
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Ten commandments |
a set of laws for responsible behavior, which according to the torah were given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai |
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Canaan |
the ancient home of the hebrews; promised land given in 700 BCE |
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King David |
the 2nd king of the Israelites |
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King Solomon |
king of Israel noted for his wisdom; Solomon temple( place of worship) |
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Western Wall |
a wall of prayer for the Jewish people; wall's stones thought to be part of Solomon's Temple |
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prophet |
person who claims to be instructed by God to share God's words |
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Diaspora |
The scattering of Jews to Mediterranean and Eastern Europe |
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anti-semitism |
Discrimmination against Jews |
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pogrom |
gov't support massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews. |
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Holocaust |
1939-1945 WWII 1/3 jews were killed under the control of Hitler in Europe |
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Palestine |
Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. |
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Zionism |
the push for Palestine creation |
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Tenakh |
the bible for the Jewish people, holy book written in Hebrew 1000-100 BCE |
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Torah |
The hebrew name of the first 5 books of the bible in the old testament: Genesis, exodus, number, leviticus,deveterinimy |
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Talmud |
Scholarly writings of Rabbis |
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Synagogue/ temple |
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation |
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rabbi |
teacher; leader of Jewish congregation |
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Bar/ Bat mitzvah |
Coming of age son or daughter of the covenant |
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Hebrew |
modern language fro the Jews religion, revived 1900's |
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kosher |
food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law: meat/milk, pork and shellfish, and meat preparation |
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Sabbath |
a holy day of rest and meditation; sunset friday |
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Rosh Hashanah |
New Year's Day, includes blowing of the shofar( wake people) |
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Yom Kippur |
The (most sacred day)Day of Atonement, a day for fasting and reflecting on one's sins.10 days after RH |
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Passover/Pesach |
(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt |
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seder |
a special dinner to mark the beginning of Pesach, or Passover--eat unleavened bread (matzah), bitter herbs, bone, salt water |
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Hanukkah |
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC |
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Israel |
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. |
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