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Judaism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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