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Judaism Terms
Judaism Vocabulary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Founder of Judaism | Abraham |
| Date of Founding of Judaism | 2000 BC (BCE) - 1800 BC (BCE) |
| Jewish belief that God promised Abraham and his descendants they would be a great nation and have the land of Canaan if they worshiped only God | Covenant |
| Jewish law code that they believe was given to Moses by God | Ten Commandments |
| The Hebrew Bible | Tanakh |
| The most holy part of the Hebrew Bible (the first five books) | Torah |
| Holy City for Judaism | Jerusalem |
| Followers of Judaism | Jews or Jewish People |
| Jewish place of worship | Synagogue (sometimes Temple) |
| Jewish belief on origin of the world | Divine Creation (God made it) |
| Jewish belief about messiah | They are still waiting for the messiah to come and set up a righteous kingdom on earth |
| Jewish beliefs about Jesus | They don't really have one. He is not part of the religion. |
| Jewish "Day of Atonement" where they fast all day for the forgiveness of their sins | Yom Kippur |
| Jewish New Year | Rosh Hashanah |
| The way some Jewish people believe they can go to Heaven | Obey the commandments |
| Scattering of the Jewish people after the Romans destroyed the temple | Diaspora |
| Hatred of Jewish people just for being Jewish | Antisemitism |