| A | B |
|---|
| Israel | name given to descendents of Jacob |
| exile | forced to leave homeland |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| 10 commandments | basic moral laws |
| Sabbath | weekly day of worship & rest |
| diaspora | jews living outside of judah;scattered |
| drought | caused Israelites to leave Canaan to go to Egypt |
| Cyrus | Persian King allowed jews to return to Judah |
| Torah | 1st part of Hebrew bible |
| rabbi | Jewish religious teachers |
