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Idolatry
Giving worship to something or someone other than the one true God
Hellenization
The adoption of Greek ways and speech as happened in the case of Jews living in the Diaspora
Dead Sea Scrolls
Between 1947 and 1956 thousands of fragments of biblical and early Jewish documents were discovered in eleven caves near the site of khirbet Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea
rabbi
Hebrew for “My Master” or “My teacher”
Talmud
Two long collections of Jewish religious literature on the Mishnahi
Monotheistic
Subscribing to the doctrine or belief that there is only one God
Holy of Holies
The sanctuary inside the tabernacle in the Temple of Jerusalem
Hasidism
From the Hebrew meaning “pious”, a movement within Judaism founded in eighteenth century Poland where pious devotion to God is as important as study of Torah
Zionism
the movement with origins in nineteenth century that sought to restore a Jewish homeland in Palestine in response to anti-semitism
Midrash
The type of biblical interpretation found in rabbinic literate, especially the Talmuds
Ark
A repository traditionally in or against the wall of a synagogue for the scrolls of the Torah
mitzvot
A commandment of the Jewish law
covenant
A binding and solemn agreement between human beings or between God and his people
Halakhic
From the Hebrew meaning “way” Jewish law that covers all aspects of the life of an individual and of community
Menorrain
A candelabra with seven or nine lights
Havdalah
A religious ceremony that symbolically ends the Shabbat
bimah
The elevated platform in a Jewish synagogue where the person reading aloud from the Torah stands during the service
mezuzah
meaning “doorpost”, a small parchment containing Jewish scripture
kosher
from the hebrew word kaser, meaning '“proper”
snoah
hebrew for “calamity”
diaspora
the dispersion of a people from their original homeland
septuagint
A greek version of the Hebrew bible
sect
A religious group that separates from the larger religious denomination
usury
the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest
pogroms
an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group
Spanish Inquisition
Combat heresy in Spain
Sh’ma
Serves as a centerpiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer services
Teshuvah
In Hebrew means “repentance”
shofar
ancient musical horn typically made of a ram’s horn
huppah
A canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony
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