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| the Jewish prayer that proclaims the unity and sovereignty of God |
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| the Jewish dietary laws/ the state of being kosher |
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| any king or prophet of Israel |
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| a period of seven days of mourning for the dead, beginning immediately after the funeral |
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| an initiation ceremony for a Jewish boy aged thirteen years; an initiation ceremony for a Jewish girl aged twelve years and a day |
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| the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eight day of his life |
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| the prayer shawl worn by men when they pray in the synagogue; ceremonial fringes on four corners. |
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| a precept or commandment of the Jewish law |
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| the most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year, the last of the ten days of penitence that begin with Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) |
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| the Jewish New Year festival; held on the first (also sometimes the second) day of Tishri (in September). |
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| eight-day autumn festival commemorating the Exodus and celebrating the harvest |
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| a Jewish festival to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt |
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| holiday for receiving the Torah, in autumn |
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| an eight day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 bc |
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| the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions –the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings |
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| The law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch) |
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| the second of the three major sections in the Hebrew Bible |
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| brittle flat bread eaten at Passover |
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| the third and final section of the Tanakh |
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| a genre of Literature studying the Torah |
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| Talmudic literature the deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on Hebrew Scriptures |
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| the text recited at the Seder on the first two nights of the Jewish Passover, including a narrative of the Exodus |
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| the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200 |
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| the collection of Jewish writings that is the basis of Jewish religious law. |
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| the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna |
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| Jewish scholar or teacher |
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| According to Kabbalah, there are ten Seifirot or Divine Emanations of God |
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| religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case attached to the doorframe of many households in accordance to Jewish law |
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| a Jewish skullcap worn in public by Orthodox Jewish men or during prayer by other Jewish men |
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| a person who performs the Jewish rite of circumcision |
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| a candelabrum with seven branches used in Jewish worship |
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| a Jewish marriage contract; developed before the wedding |
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| an ancient Jewish prayer sequence regularly recited in the synagogue service, including thanksgiving and praise and concluding with a prayer for universal peace. |
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| (“The Standing Prayer”); Part of the Jewish liturgy, consisting of a varying number of blessings |
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| a Jewish assembly or congregation |
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