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| A term coined by reform opponents of traditionalism in 19th century as one of derision (old fashioned) but adopted by various groups of observant Jews, including the modern Orthodo | |
| Jewish elementary school | |
| Hut erected in celebration of fall week long festival of Sukkot | |
| Unleavened bread eaten at Passover | |
| Jewish prayer shawl | |
| Jewish house of assembly, study, and prayer | |
| Jewish burial society; help clean and prepare body for burial | |
| Second of 3 daily prayer services, recited in later afternoon at twilight | |
| Bridal canopy | |
| 19th Century religious movement founded in Germany that attempted to adapt Judaism to perceived spirit of the modern age, places greatest emphasis on teachings of prophets and soci | |
| Hebrew prayer book used daily, on Shabbat, and holidays (except RH and YK) derived from Hebrew word for 'order' | |
| 20th century American Jewish movement founded by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan that views God as transnatural power or process, rejected belief in Jews as chosen people, sees Judaism as ev | |
| Repair of the world, working with God to make world a better place in which all of us can live | |
| Obligation of visiting the sick | |
| Commandment, used to refer to a good deed | |
| From Hebrew, (go). The rabbinic legal tradition; traditional Jewish law; rabbinic prescriptions for living a Jewish life | |
| Academy of higher Jewish learning | |
| Sanctification, refers to Jewish marriage ceremony; also name of tractate in Mishnah focusing on betrothal | |
| Citron, used in celebration of Sukkot in the sukkah | |
| The Jewish New Year, the head of the year | |
| Ritual bath of running fresh water, one of women's three special mitzvot (other two are lighting Sabbath candles and baking challah) also used in conversion ritual | |
| Earliest corpus of Jewish law, edited in 200 CE by Judah the Prince. Organized in 6 orders, it forms the basis for the Talmud...613 commandments | |
| Term first used in 6th century BCE after fall of Southern kingdom, and tribe of Judah went into exile in Babylonia. Remains the name of Jewish people today | |
| 7 blessings recited under the marriage canopy in celebration of a wedding | |
| Central prayer of Judaism from Book of Deuteronomy 'Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One' | |
| Approximates concept of charity of money, time, and energy. Relates to concept of justice and making world right, obligation of Jews | |
| The seventh day, the sabbath, holy day of rest in commemoration of God's rest after creating the world in 6 days | |
| The Jewish people (means 'one who wrestles with God') name given to Jacob after wrestles with angel, also homeland of Jewish people | |
| Mixture of apples, wine, and nuts; one of the ritual foods eaten during Passover seder, symbolizes mortar used in making bricks | |
| Mishnah and Gemara are two, each with Mishnah and different Gemaras. Palestinian or Jerusalem one completed 400 CE, Babylonian completed in 500 CE | |
| Ancient Israelite writings which present themselves as sacred texts but were not included in the Bible. The most well known are the books of Jubilees, Maccabees, and Ben Sirach. Pr | |
| Modern Jewish religious movement, originating in U.S. in late 19th century that emphasizes both tradition and change...emphasis on Israel | |
| The narrative of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, recited at the Passover seder | |
| Palm branch waved during sukkot | |
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| Speaking evil of someone when he or she is not present, gossip | |
| Judaism as developed by generations of Jewish sages from 1st century BCE through present, rooted in biblical teachings and rabbinic interpretations setting norms for Jewish behavio | |
| Symbolic boundary around a neighborhood or town enclosing and transforming it into a private domain, thereby permitting one to carry objects within the circumference on Shabbat | |
| Prayer of sanctification and praise of God recited at certain points in liturgy, including as a memorial prayer for the dead | |
| Ceremony marking the end of the Sabbath and the beginning of the ordinary work week | |
| Covenant | |
| Evening liturgical service | |
| Braided loaf of bread, ritually baked and eaten on Shabbat and holidays, baked by a woman | |
| Ritual on afternoon of first day of Rosh Hashanah, symbolically cast sins into water | |
| Teacher and interpreter of Jewish law, today is also socio-spiritual head of a Jewish community or congregation | |
| Principle of honoring the dead (not desecrating the body; burial within 48 hours after death) | |
| The Jewish family that fought against Syrian Greek rule and in 167 B.C. restored the Jewish state in Jerusalem | |
| 'The Name,' term used by traditionally religious Jews in referring to God | |
| Exile, term used to describe Jewish existence outside of the land of Israel | |
| Jew of priestly descent; descendant of house of Aaron | |
| Phrase in Mishnah to refer to goodness of studying Torah and earning a living, good to study and live a life of Torah while also participating in the modern world | |
| At puberty, a boy or girl becomes responsible for keeping religious duties and observing commandments | |
| To return to God, Repentance | |
| Greek word meaning desert, matzah hidden and found during seder, later eaten | |
| Studying Torah for its own sake | |
| Name given to Jews after they settled in land of Israel (end of 2nd millennium BCE) | |
| Ram's horn, sounded on New Year and celebration of New Moon | |
| Betrothal. Though originally separate from the wedding, has, since the middle ages been part of the wedding ceremony | |
| Contemporary Jewish ceremony celebrating birth of daughter and her entrance in God's covenant with Jewish people | |
| The largest Hasidic group in the world today. Most live in U.S. and Israel, place special emphasis on outreach to nonobservant Jews and on Jewish education | |
| Ritual object placed on door posts of Jewish homes (contains parchment with lines from Deuteronomy including the Shema | |
| Before the Common Era | |
| Hebrew Bible, 3 parts T=Torah N=Nevi'im (prophets) and Ketuvim | |
| Holiness | |
| Quoram of ten adult Jews (traditionally, only men) necessary for public worship | |
| Rejoicing in the Torah, festival in which yearly cycle of Torah reading ends and begins, dance with Torah | |
| God's revelation to Moses at Sinai, first 5 books of Hebrew Bible | |
| Ritual Circumcision | |
| Holy language of Jewish people and native language of State of Israel today; also name given to Abraham and his descendants up until they settled in the land of Israel | |
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| Leather straps that traditionally religious Jewish men bind on their left arm and hand and above the forehead with boxes containing words from Deuteronomy | |
| Jewish dietary laws (that which is kosher is suitable or fit; vs. treif--unsuitable | |
| Dedication, refers to 8 day holiday celebrating victory of Maccabees and their rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem to God | |
| The honor of being called up to the Torah to recite a blessing | |
| The Yiddish term meaning to pray | |
| Jews living outside the land of Israel, as citizens of the nations in which they dwell | |
| Order, refers to the Passover ritual meal | |
| Day of Atonement, 10 days after Rosh Hashanah | |
| 19th century Jewish religious movement founded in Germany by Samson Raphael Hirsch, rejects view that cannot be a traditionally religious Jew and participate in the modern world. T | |
| First of 3 daily services, morning liturgy | |
| 300 B.C.-300 C.E., refers to period in which Jews influences by fusion of Syrian and Greek culture. Setting story of Maccabees | |
| Image of God. Basic Jewish belief that all humans are created in God's image | |
| Bitter herb, one of ritual foods eaten at Passover seder | |
| Pentacost, Jewish holiday commemorating giving of Torah at Sinai | |
| Prayer book used on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur | |
| Common Era | |
| Joyous celebration of victory of Biblical Esther and Mordecai over Haman, who tried to destroy the Jews | |
| Prayers used in a synagogue liturgy | |
| Leavened products, removed from home in preparation for Passover | |
| Jewish marriage contract, a document providing support for a woman if her husband divorces her or dies | |
| Jews whose ancestors came from Spain, Portugal, or European Mediterranean countries | |
| Sanctification prayer proclaiming holiness of Sabbath or holidays; recited over cup of wine | |
| Jewish bill of divorcement | |
| The cantor or prayer leader of the synagogue or prayer services | |
| An agreement, or contrast between God and the Jewish people that binds each party to adhere to certain stipulations/promises | |
| Someone qualified to perform ritual circumcisions | |
| 18 benedictions, the silent prayer, recited while standing, morning, noon, and night, in traditional Jewish liturgy which consists of 19 paragraphs, each ending with a blessing | |
| The spring festival commemorating and reenacting the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt in 1200 BCE | |
| Candelabra, the special candelabra used on Chanukah is called a Chanukiyah | |
| The divider set up between men and women in Orthodox synagogue | |
| Jewish religious movement that first arose in Eastern Europe in the 18th century in reaction to what some perceived to be the elitism of the medieval Jewish mysticism; sought to br | |
| A citizen of the modern state of Israel (includes all citizens, Jews and non-Jews | |
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