JEWISH VOCABULARY

Vocabulary TermsTorah: the holy book of the Jewish faith

Covenant: an agreement with God.

Moses:The greatest prophet

of JudaismLed the people out of

EgyptBrought the 10

Commandments down from Mt. Sinai

How does Moses make his tea?Turns out, Hebrews it!

Abraham: the father of the descendants of Judaism

Decalogue(Ten Commandments):Serves as the moral

compass for Christians and Jews

Monotheism:a religion with one deity

Prophet:Certain people chosen by God to guide

His people on the right pathReveal important information

Rabbi:Religious leaders of the Jewish faith

The Three Branches Orthodox – most traditional of the three

b ranches of Judaism. Practice the faith as it would have been practiced thousands of years ago

Conservative – “middle ground” in Judaism. Keep some traditions, change others.

Reform – most modern, most open to change

Talmud:Collection of writings by rabbisExplain the Torah

synagogue – Jewish place of worship

Hebrew – Holy language

kosher –restrictive food rules designated by the Torah

Mezuzah

A piece of the Torah affixed outside people’s home’s to fulfill a covenant with God and to protect the home.

Hasidic An extremely devout group of Orthodox Jews.