HMS Judaism Vocabulary 23

What is monotheism?

• Belief in multiple gods

• Belief in a single God

• Belief in no gods

• Belief in nature as God

What is the Tanakh?

• A Jewish festival

• The Hebrew Bible

• A Jewish leader

• A Jewish place of worship

What is the Torah?

• Handwritten scrolls containing the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

• The Jewish New Year

• A sacred artifact that tells the story of Moses

• A Jewish house of worship

Who is the Messiah?

• A Jewish prophet

• A religious festival

• A sacred place

• The promised deliverer of the Jewish nation

What is a covenant?

• A binding agreement

• A religious ceremony

• A type of prayer

• A sacred text

What is a commandment?

• A type of prayer

• A sacred artifact

• An order to do something

• A festival

What does it mean to compel someone?

• To persuade someone to do something

• To give someone advice

• To teach someone something

• To punish someone for something

Who is Abraham?

• The promised Savior of the Hebrew people

• The Jewish prophet who rescued the Hebrew people from Egypt

• The son of Ramses II

• The patriarch of the Jewish nation who made a covenant with God

What is the escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt called?

• Hannukah

• Exodus

• Sabbath

• Tanakh

What is Passover?

• The holiest day of the Jewish year involving a day for fasting, prayer, and repentance

• The Jewish New Year

• A term used to describe food that complies with the strict dietary standards of traditional Jewish law

• The major Jewish spring festival which celebrates the Israelites' freedom from slavery in Egypt