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Jewish Vocabulary

Jewish Vocabulary. Vocabulary Terms. Torah: the holy book of the Jewish faith . Covenant: an agreement with God. . Moses: The greatest prophet of Judaism Led the people out of Egypt Brought the 10 Commandments down from Mt. Sinai. How does Moses make his tea? Turns out, Hebrews it!.

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Jewish Vocabulary

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  1. Jewish Vocabulary

  2. Vocabulary Terms Torah: the holy book of the Jewish faith

  3. Covenant: an agreement with God.

  4. Moses: The greatest prophet of Judaism Led the people out of Egypt Brought the 10 Commandments down from Mt. Sinai How does Moses make his tea? Turns out, Hebrews it!

  5. Abraham: the father of the descendants of Judaism

  6. Decalogue (Ten Commandments): Serves as the moral compass for Christians and Jews

  7. Monotheism: a religion with one deity

  8. Prophet: Certain people chosen by God to guide His people on the right path Reveal important information

  9. Rabbi: Religious leaders of the Jewish faith

  10. 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

  11. Talmud: Collection of writings by rabbis Explain the Torah

  12. synagogue – Jewish place of worship • Hebrew – Holy language • kosher – restrictive food rules designated by the Torah

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

  14. Hasidic • An extremely devout group of Orthodox Jews.

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