Bible Test: Judaism

Religious Jews pray ____ times a day.

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The patriarchs were ______ (who was promised a great nation and land), Isaac and Jacob (and his 12 sons).

Abraham

The _________ carried the 2 southern tribes into exile int he 7th century BC, but the Persians allowed them to return to Palestine to rebuild the temple.

Babylonians

After World War I, Palestine was governed by the British by the _________ Declaration, and the United Nations made separate Arab and Jewish states in 1948 with the British withdrawing.

Balfour

____ ________ is the coming-of-age ceremony for boys at age 13.

Bar Mitzvah

The believe that one true God selected the Jews as His _______ ______, and then revealed His will to them in the ______.

Chosen People, Torah

________ is carried out on Jewish baby boys.

Circumcision

___________ Jews compromise between Orthodoxy and reform.

Conservative

______ was the 2nd king of Israel, making ________ his capital city.

David, jerusalem

The scattering of Jews all over the world is called the _________.

Diaspora

The book of _____ tells how _____ led the Jews out of Egyptian slavery.

Exodus, Moses

_________ is the autumn Festival of Tabernacles celebrating the living in tents during the wilderness on the way to the Promised Land.

Feast of Booths (Sukkot)

The jews were very successful in Europe during the _______ Age before anti-jewish violence erupted in the 14th century AD and they were expelled from ______ in 1492.

Golden, Spain

____________ in December, festival of lights, celebrates the rededication of the temple in 164 BC after ______ _______ defeated the Syrians.

Hanukkah, Judas Maccabeus

________ emerged during the 18th century AD, a popular mystical movement stressing religious devotion.

Hasidism

_____ and ________ were 2 leading Pharisee scholars in the 1st century BC.

Hillel, Ashammai

In the _______, millions of Jews were murdered by Germany's Nazis during World War II.

Holocaust

They are historically called Israelites after the Patriarch _______, whose name was changed to Israel.

Jacob

___________ has always been the most important city for the Jews, but it is also sacred to the _______.

Jerusalem, Muslims

____ the Prince was the leader of the Jews in the 2nd century AD.

Judah

__________ is the name given to a collection of jewish mystical ideas.

Kabbalah

_________ was a 12th century Jewish philosopher.

Maimonides

____ saved his family from the flood (similar to the epic of Gilgamesh).

Noah

__________ Jews still wait for the coming of the _______ or Anointed One, as promised by various prophets, but ______ Jews hope for a time of peace.

Orthodox, Messiah, reform

The ________ Jews obey the Torah more strictly than the _____ Jews.

Orthodox, Reform

________ celebrates the exodus of Israel from Egypt and God passing over and sparing the first born of Israel, and eating the _______ meal of lamb with the unleavened brea and bitter herbs.

Passover (Pesach), seder

During _______, Jews set a place at the table for _______ who will usher in the Messiah.

Passover, Elijah

________, the festival of weeks, is 50 days after the Passover and is a harvest festival.

Pentecost (Shavuot)

The ________ were an important party known for scholarship in interpreting the Bible.

Pharisees

_______ is the feat in the book of Esther, celebrating the deliverance of Israel from Haman.

Purim

A _______ is the teacher of the Torah.

Rabbi

______ _________ is the New Year's Day celebration, followed 10 days later with ____ ______, the Day of Atonement, a day of fasting and confessing sins.

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

______ was a Moabite woman whom a book was written about.

Ruth

_________ is the weekly holy day, beginning at sunset on Friday, lighting candles, eating the ______ meal, ending with the __________ ritual (dousing a candle with wine), and no work should be done on that day.

Sabbath, special, Havdalah

_________ built the Temple in Jerusalem.

Solomon

The ________ is the center for worship, study, and meeting place.

Synagogue

The ______ contains the Mishnah and the Gemara and is the most important Jewish text after the Bible.

Talmud

God gave Moses the ___ ____________ at Mt. Sinai.

Ten Commandments

The ______ is the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible.

Torah

The Hebrew Bible consists of the ______ (1st 5 books which _____ wrote), the Nevi'im (known as the ______), and the Ketuvim, or ________ (psalms, etc.).

Torah, Moses, Prophets, Writings

The ________ Wall is the only wall of the 2nd temple.

Wailing (Western)

______ ________ is the day Israel celebrates the forming of the modern state of Israel in 1948.

Yom Ha-Atzma'

The ________ movement sought an independent Israel.

Zionist

The scrolls of the Torah are kept in cupboard, the ____, facing Jerusalem.

ark

A ______ leads the prayers.

cantor

Aliyah is the ________ of Jews to the land of Israel, the first settlers between 1880 and 1914, living in _______, or collective farms.

immigration, kibbutz

In 1948, the modern state of ______ was established and given a homeland.

israel

________ is the oldest religion to believe in one singe, all-powerful, all-knowing god.

judaism

Jews can only eat _____ foods prepared in a special way, avoiding unclean meats.

kosher

A _________ is a small container on the doorpost of a home containing verses from the Bible.

mezuzah

Jewish men wear a tallit, or prayer ____ during prayers.

shawl

The ______ (Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One) is recited twice a day.

shema

At home, a Jewish man prays wearing a ____ ____ over his head.

skull cap

They also wear two small leather boxes strapped to their arms and forehead, called _______, with scriptures in them.

tefillin