Judaism

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Dispersed

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To spread out

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Ethics

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A set of moral principles or values

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Exiled

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To banish or expel from one’s own country or home

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Jewish Diaspora

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The dispersal of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning in 586 B.C.E.

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Monotheism

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The belief that there is only one God

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Polytheism

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The belief that there are many gods

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Talmud

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The collection of ancient Jewish writings, or commentaries, that interpret the laws and teachings of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh

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Yavneh

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An ancient city in Israel that became a center for Jewish learning

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Synagogue

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Jewish house of worship

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Hanukkah

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Holiday celebrating the rededication of the Jewish temple and religious freedom (also called the Festival of Lights)