Judaism

Question 1

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Answer 1

when a girl (12) or boy (13) is recognized as an adult in the Jewish community; being seen as morally and ethically responsible for their decisions and actions; celebrated with a ceremony or party.

Question 2

covenant

Answer 2

an agreement of mutual faithfulness, a contract or alliance with mutual privileges and obligations; God and Abraham made a covenant.

Question 3

Holocaust

Answer 3

the systematic killing of over six million Jews before and during WW2

Question 4

Kabala

Answer 4

Jewish mystical movement; according to Kabala, the true nature of God is indescribable except by saying what God is not, and God has no boundaries in either time or space.

Question 5

Passover

Answer 5

celebrated in the first month of the year; celebrates the freedom won by Jewish slaves when they escaped from the Egyptian Pharaoh

Question 6

Rosh Hashanah

Answer 6

Jewish new year; falls on the first day of the seventh month in the Jewish calender

Question 7

Sabbath

Answer 7

the seventh day of creation when God rested

Question 8

Shema

Answer 8

confession of faith

Question 9

Torah

Answer 9

the centre of Jewish life, most sacred ritual object, used for teaching

Question 10

Yom Kippur

Answer 10

Day of Atonement, solemn day of fasting and seeking reconciliation with God

Question 11

Zionism

Answer 11

movement to establish a national Jewish state in Palestine

Question 12

Anti-semitism

Answer 12

hate crimes against Jews