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18 Fall - SS Unit 1
Judaism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |