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Judaism

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Judaism the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people
Habiru nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature
Tanakh the Jewish scriptures comprising the book of law, the prophets, and collected writings
Torah the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures
Nevi'im the second major division of the Hebrew Bible
Ketuvim the third part of the Jewish scriptures which contains the poetic books and the remaining canonical books of the Jewish scriptures
Menorah a candelabrum used in Jewish worship, especially one with eight branches and a central socket used at Hanukkah
Yamika a small brimless cap worn by Jewish people
Star of David a six-pointed figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles, used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol
Zionism a movement for the re-establishment and the development and protection of the Jewish nation in what is now Israel
Rabbi a Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or teaches Jewish law
Synangogue the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction
Bar Mitzvah the religious initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13
Yaweh a form of Hebrew name of God used in the Bible
Kosher prepare food according to the requirements of Jewish law
Sabbath a day of religious observance and abstinence from work
Jerusalem a city in Israel
The Holocaust destruction or slaughter on a mass scale
Shabbat the Jewish sabbath
Abraham the first hebrew patriarch and is revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Jacob the younger twin brother of Esau, who was the ancestor of Edom and the Edomites
Moses the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver
Passover the major jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt slavery, lasting eight or seven days from the 15th day of Nisan
Chanukah a lesser jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the temple in 165 BC
Rosh Hashanah the jewish new year festival, held on the first day of Tishiri
Yom Kippur the most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year, the last of the 10 days of penitence that began with Rosh Hashanah
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