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Question 1

covenant

Answer 1

a promise or agreement
jews believe that moses made a covenant with God on Mount Sinai

Question 2

shabbat

Answer 2

jewish day of rest
jews do not work and remember when god created the world and rested on the seventh day

Question 3

shekhinah

Answer 3

the dwelling or divine presence of god usually represented as a cloud in the torah.
jews believe god created the world and believe god continues to work and be present in the world

Question 4

kosher

Answer 4

meaning ‘clean’ or ‘fit’ which is a word used to describe food that jewish people can eat.
jews believe that keeping the food laws is a very important part of their observance

Question 5

messiah

Answer 5

the ‘anointed’ or ‘chosen’ one who is the promised deliverer of the jewish nation
jews believe a king will be sent by god to save them and to rebuild the destroyed temple

Question 6

synagogue

Answer 6

a place of worship and of meeting in the jewish faith
jews believe synagogues have three main functions which is being a house of prayer, study and as a social hall

Question 7

mitzvot

Answer 7

actions that jews must perform or avoid.
there are 613 actions in judaism including the 10 commandments
jews believe that observing the mitzvot brings people close to god

Question 8

torah

Answer 8

the jewish written law which is the first five books of the Hebrew bible, commonly known to non-jewish people as the Old Testament
jews believe the torah is the holiest and most important part of scripture