General Jewish Terms

Question 1

Hashem

Answer 1

‘the name’
used to refer to God

Question 2

Tefillin

Answer 2

Two black leather boxes worn around the arm and head typically by Jewish males past the age of Bar Mitzvah (13) during morning prayer which contain scripture (including the Shema) to remind Jews to have both an emotional and intellectual relationship with God

Question 3

Mezuzah

Answer 3

Small case on doorposts of each room except the bathroom containing the Shema

Question 4

Havdalah

Answer 4

The end of Shabbat

Question 5

Shabbat

Answer 5

The Jewish day of spiritual renewal and rest - Saturday - the Sabbath

Question 6

Gan Eden

Answer 6

Heaven for those who have lived according to God’s law

Question 7

Gehenna

Answer 7

Hell, a place of punishment for those who had lived immoral lives

Question 8

Tenakh

Answer 8

The 24 books of Jewish Scripture, the first 5 of which are called the Torah

Question 9

Shekinah

Answer 9

God’s divine presence on Earth which can be felt anywherre
Originally present in the Temple, in the Holy of Holies - this is partly the reason many Jews think Israel is so special

Question 10

Ner Tamid

Answer 10

Eternal light symbolising God’s presence

Question 11

Mashiach

Answer 11

The ‘anointed one’ who Jews belive will bring a new age for humans
Belief in the Messiah is one of the 13 principles of faith

No specific passages about the messiah in the Torah, but several in the Tenakh

Question 12

Olam Ha-Ba

Answer 12

The messianic age (or the afterlife)
“the world to come”

Question 13

Yetzer Ha Tov

Answer 13

The inclination to do good

Question 14

Yetzer Ha Ra

Answer 14

The inclination to do evil

Question 15

Mitzvot

Answer 15

The 613 commandments Jews endeavor to follow
Found in the Torah

Question 16

Mitzvah

Answer 16

A singular mitzvot
A singular commandment

Question 17

Pikuach Nefesh

Answer 17

The Jewish obligation to save life under almost all circumstances

Question 18

Yom Kippur

Answer 18

Day of atonement

Question 19

Torah

Answer 19

The first 5 books of the Tenakh

Question 20

Talmud

Answer 20

The written version of the Oral Torah passed originally by word of mouth

Question 21

Rabbi

Answer 21

A Jewish religious teacher

Question 22

Sheol

Answer 22

In early Judaism, a place of darkness
In later tradition, a place of purification or waiting

Question 23

Kosher

Answer 23

‘Fit’ or ‘proper’

Question 24

Beth Ha Knesset

Answer 24

Term form Synagogue meaning ‘House of Assembly’

Question 25

Beit Tefilah

Answer 25

'House of Prayer'

Question 26

Beit Midrash

Answer 26

'House of Study'

Question 27

Synagogue

Answer 27

House of Assembly Jewish building for prayer, study and assembly

Question 28

Bimah

Answer 28

Raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read

Question 29

Aron Hakodesh

Question 30

Challah

Question 31

Kiddush

Answer 31

A Jewish prayer said over the wine when Shabbat is welcomed into the home

Question 32

Amidah

Question 33

Shema

Question 34

Modeh Ani

Question 35

Brit Milah

Answer 35

Circumcision ceremony of an 8 day old Jewish boy as a mark of the Abrahamic covenant

Question 36

Kippah

Question 37

Pareve

Question 38

Trefah

Question 39

Kashrut

Question 40

Passover

Question 41

Mohel

Answer 41

The person performing the circumcision ceremony (If they are a woman, in reform settings, they are called a Mohelet)

Question 42

Minyan

Question 43

Sandek

Answer 43

Male relative who holds the 8 day old baby boy at his circumcision

Question 44

Elijah's chair

Question 45

Covenant

Answer 45

A sacred promise between God and humanity

Question 46

Brit Bat

Question 47

Bar Mitzvah

Answer 47

Son of the commandment

Question 48

Bat Mitzvah

Answer 48

Daughter of the commandment

Question 49

Bat Chayil

Answer 49

Daughter of Valour

Question 50

Shiva

Answer 50

Seven days of intense mourning

Question 51

Shomerim

Question 52

Ketubah

Answer 52

Marriage contract

Question 53

Keriah

Answer 53

The tearing of clothes as a symbol of grief A common Jewish mourning ritual

Question 54

Kaddish

Question 55

Avelut

Answer 55

Final mourning period, lasting 12 months after burial

Question 56

Chevra Kaddisha

Answer 56

Burial Society

Question 57

Onan

Answer 57

Chief mourner who is exempt from all mitzvot apart from the Ten Commandments when they arrange the funeral

Question 58

Kiddushin

Answer 58

Betrothal

Question 59

Chuppah

Answer 59

A **canopy** open on all sides under which a Jewish marriage ceremony is held It symbolises the couple's home

Question 60

Nissuin

Answer 60

The second stage of Jewish marriage Establishment of full marital union

Question 61

Rosh Hashanah

Answer 61

Jewish New Year

Question 62

Shofar

Question 62

Kol Nidrei

Question 63

Yizkor

Answer 63

Prayer services remembering family and friends who have died It is an important part of Yom Kippur

Question 64

Neilah

Question 65

Sukkot

Question 66

Etrog

Answer 66

A citrus fruit

Question 67

Lulav

Answer 67

Branch made of palm, myrtle and willow

Question 68

Pesach

Answer 68

The most important Jewish festival

Question 69

Seder meal

Question 70

Matzah

Answer 70

Unleavened bread Reminder of bread made in a hurry at the Exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt No time to add yeast and wait for it to rise

Question 71

Orthodox Jews

Answer 71

Jews who live by the Torah and Rabbinic law who only accept changes that can be supported by the torah

Question 72

Reform Jews

Question 73

Secular Jews

Answer 73

People **born to Jewish parents** but who **don't observe the religious practices or teachings of Judaism** **Do not believe in God** Do not see the Torah's teachings as sacred

Question 74

L'chaim

Answer 74

To life

Question 75

Mishnah

Answer 75

The first document of Rabbinic judaism assumed to have been written down from the oral tradition

Question 76

Abrahamic Covenant

Question 77

Mosaic Covenant