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THE Jewish new year
called __________________,
is a ten day period of
repentance
Rosh Hashana
On this day at the end
of the new year’s
repentance period, jews
request forgiveness
from god
Yom Kippur
Also known as the
festival of lights, this
festival celebrates the
events of the
maccabean revolt.
Hannukah
this important festival
commemorates the
freeing of the Hebrews
from slavery
Pesach or Passover
The book used to
explain the events of
the exodus during a
seder dinner is called
___________________
Haggadah
This denomination of
Judaism accepts
unquestioningly the
idea that “the torah is
from heaven” and
follow tradition
strictly
Orthodox Judaism
Jews who pay less
attention to formal
details, who
communicate with god
through good deeds and
prayer and who dress
traditionally are part of
a branch called
________________.
Hasidic Judaism
this branch of judaism
believes the torah is a
human creation and
can be changed for
modern times.
Reform Judaism
This branch of judaism
holds the middle
ground between
orthodox and
reconstructionist
judaism
Conservative Judaism
an 1883 graduate
dinner at hebrew
union college served a
non-kosher meal,
caused an uproar and
led to the development
of which branch of
judaism?
Conservative Judaism
What was the tenth
and final plague to
descend on the people
of egypt?
Angel of Death would descend and take all the first-born
Children
During the
hellinization period of
jewish history,
solomon’s temple was
converted to be a
dedication to which
god?
Zeus
how many tribes of
israel were there?
12
What sea did moses and
the jews cross during
the exodus?
Red Sea
Explain the connection
between hannukah
and the maccabean
revolt
After the Temple was reclaimed after the Maccabean
revolt, the rededication to God was to take 8 days. There
was only enough oil in the lamp for 1 night, but it lasted
for 8, 8 candles on the menorah to be lit one day at a time
Where did god appear
to moses?
A burning bush
What is a messiah?
Anointed one, a great king to lead them out of
oppression , divine kingship character
A jewish scholar or
teacher, a religious
leader – they are
called _______________
Rabbi
This movement within
judaism advocated for
the re establishment of
a jewish nation, and
now advocates the
development of israel
Zionism
What is this called?
The Shofar
In your own words,
what does the term
anti-semitism mean?
Hatred for and discrimination against Jews
This is the name of the
ocean liner that asked
canada, usa and cuba
for refugee for the
jews on board escaping
from nazi-europe
St. Louis
The opening of the
dearth camps at the
end of the holocaust
shocked the world,
and this term was
created to describe
the horror
crimes against humanity
Which nazi
concentration camp is
responsible for the
most deaths during
the holocaust?
Auschwitz
In context of jewish
history, one of the
most direct and
dramatic results of
the holocaust was the
rebirth of what?
The state of Israel