L4: Judaism

Question 1

This is the primary sacred text of the Jews

Answer 1

Tanakh

Question 2

It is also known as the Pentateuch and is the first 5 books in the Old Testament.

Answer 2

Torah

Question 3

This is the book of Prophets

Answer 3

Nevi’im

Question 4

This is a small collection of poems, liturgical writings, and literature.

Answer 4

Ketuvim

Question 5

God gave the law to Moses and is also known as the Ten Commandments in Christian faith

Answer 5

Aseret Hadibrot

Question 6

There will be a resurrection of the good “ _______ “.

Answer 6

in the world to come

Question 7

The Jews and the prophets of Judaism believe to have descended from him.

Answer 7

Abraham

Question 8

This is the sacred place of the Jews and the capital of the kingdom of Israel

Answer 8

Jerusalem

Question 9

This is a sacred place inside Jerusalem which is now a mosque for Muslims

Answer 9

The Dome of Rock

Question 10

This is where the Jews gather together to pray.

Answer 10

Synagogue

Question 11

Jewish males often wear a skullcap also known as kippah.

Answer 11

Yarmulke

Question 12

It is a candlestick and is used in Hanukkah

Answer 12

Menorah

Question 13

This is the dietary restrictions for the Jews where pork meat cannot be eaten.

Answer 13

Kosher

Question 14

Weeks begin on Sundays and not Mondays. It is the rest day for Jews.

Answer 14

Sabbath (Saturday)

Question 15

This is a coming of age ritual for males at the age of 13.

Answer 15

Bar mitzvahs

Question 16

This is a coming of age ritual for females at the age 12.

Answer 16

Bat mitzvahs

Question 17

This is considered to be the Jewish New Year. It commemorates the beginning of the world and marks the beginning of a 10-day period of introspection and repentance.

Answer 17

Rosh Hashanah

Question 18

A week-long holiday that celebrates the gathering of the harvest and commemorates the lifestyle the Jews lived during the Exodus.

Answer 18

Sukkot

Question 19

It is known as the Feast of Lights

Answer 19

Hannukah

Question 20

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Answer 20

Yom HaShoah

Question 21

From the Southern Levant, the Jews left throughout the majority of the Mediterranean areas for various reasons.

Answer 21

Jewish Diaspora

Question 22

It is claimed to be the closest interpretation of Judaism today compared to Judaism since its conception.

They also believe that the must retain practices in the Torah and synagogues must separate males and females.

Answer 22

Orthodox Judaism

Question 23

This came from Germany in the late 19th Century and views Judaism in light of modern understanding.

It believes that laws are allowed to be changed but must be gradual. Believes that the Torah must be studied not just through the eyes of their ancestors.

Answer 23

Conservative Judaism

Question 24

Newest and smallest branch of Judaism and believes that it is evolving. It is a product of the struggles of its followers in the past.

More progressive and open to all genders even to the LGBTQUIA+.

Answer 24

Reconstructionist Judaism

Question 25

It originated in Germany out of a desire to leave ghetto life completely and enter the mainstream of European culture. Believes in religious tolerance in order for Judaism to "survive" in the changing contemporary world.

Answer 25

Reformist Judaism

Question 26

This ideology emerged as a movement that aims to establish the Jewish State in Palestine. It believes that it is the "national home" of the Jews and that it must be an independent state where Jews can live safely.

Answer 26

Zionism

Question 27

This is the illegal migration of the Jews to Palestine

Answer 27

Aliyah Bet

Question 28

It forced more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs to leave their place

Answer 28

Nakba