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18 Fall - SS Unit 1
Judaism
Question | Answer |
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What are the followers of Judaism called? | Jews |
Who founded Judaism? | Abraham |
When was Judaism founded? | around 2000 BCE |
What did Jews believe that God gave Moses? | Ten Commandments |
What is the Torah? | the Jewish holy book that is the oral and written laws of the Jews |
Who were the first people to worship Yahweh (God)? | Abraham & Sarah |
What are the Ten Commandments? | a code of moral law to live by |
What are Israelites now called? | Hebrews |
What is one of the most sacred sites recognized by the Jewish faith? | the Wailing Wall |
What is diaspora? | the spreading out of Jews |
What does Hanukkah celebrate? | a victory where the Jews were able to keep their religion after being captured by the Greeks |
What does Passover celebrate? | the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt |
What does Rosh Hashanah celebrate? | the Jewish new year |
What is Yom Kippur? | “Day of Atonement” |
What are people supposed to do on Yom Kippur? | No work is allowed on this day and much of the day is spent in synagogue |
What does the word Torah mean? | "God's teaching" |
What are the 3 parts of the Tanuch? | Torah, Talmud & Eight books of psalms and proverbs |
What is the Talmud? | writings on Jewish law, history, and folklore |