| A | B |
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| Abraham | he believed in monotheism; after God told him to leave his home in Mesopotamia, he traveled to Canaan where his descendents the Hebrews lived for many years |
| Canaan | a land on the Mediterranean Sea where the Hebrews settled |
| pharaoh | a leader of Egypt |
| Moses | he led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt |
| Exodus | the journey of the Hebrews out of Egypt |
| Ten Commandments | a code of moral laws that God gave to Moses on two stone tablets |
| Diaspora | the scattering of Jews outside of Israel and Judah |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| justice | in terms of Judaism, kindness and fairness in dealing with other people |
| righteousness | doing what is proper |
| Mosaic law | a system of laws that guide many areas of Jews’ daily lives |
| principle | basic belief, rule, or law |
| Torah | the most sacred text of Judaism; the first of three parts of the Hebrew Bible |
| synagogue | Jewish house of worship |
| prophets | people who are said to receive messages from God to be taught to others |
| rabbis | religious teachers |
| Talmud | a set of laws, commentaries, stories, and folklore important to Judaism |
| Hanukkah | a Jewish holiday that celebrates an event when lamp oil miraculously lasted for eight days |
| Passover | a Jewish holiday that honors the Exodus |
| seder | a Passover meal |
| High Holy Days | the two most sacred Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur |
| Rosh Hashanah | Jewish New Year; a High Holy Day |
| Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement; a High Holy Day |
| religions | sets of beliefs that try to answer questions about human existence, such as, who are we, how did we get here, what do we do with ourselves now that we are here, and what happens to us when we die? |
