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Jewish Vocabulary. Vocabulary Terms. Torah: the holy book of the Jewish faith . Covenant: an agreement with God. . Moses: The greatest prophet of Judaism Led the people out of Egypt Brought the 10 Commandments down from Mt. Sinai. How does Moses make his tea? Turns out, Hebrews it!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
JEWISH VOCABULARY
Vocabulary TermsTorah: the holy book of the Jewish faith
Covenant: an agreement with God.
Moses:The greatest prophet
of JudaismLed the people out of
EgyptBrought the 10
Commandments down from Mt. Sinai
How does Moses make his tea?Turns out, Hebrews it!
Abraham: the father of the descendants of Judaism
Decalogue(Ten Commandments):Serves as the moral
compass for Christians and Jews
Monotheism:a religion with one deity
Prophet:Certain people chosen by God to guide
His people on the right pathReveal important information
Rabbi:Religious leaders of the Jewish faith
The Three Branches Orthodox – most traditional of the three
b ranches of Judaism. Practice the faith as it would have been practiced thousands of years ago
Conservative – “middle ground” in Judaism. Keep some traditions, change others.
Reform – most modern, most open to change
Talmud:Collection of writings by rabbisExplain the Torah
synagogue – Jewish place of worship
Hebrew – Holy language
kosher –restrictive food rules designated by the Torah
Mezuzah
A piece of the Torah affixed outside people’s home’s to fulfill a covenant with God and to protect the home.
Hasidic An extremely devout group of Orthodox Jews.