| A | B |
|---|
| Ark of the Covenant | Carried the 10 Commandments around |
| Tabernacle | Stored the 10 Commandments |
| 10 Commandments | God's laws for the Jews |
| Abraham | Father of Judaism |
| Moses | Led exodus of Jews from Egypt |
| Promise Land | Israel |
| Babylonians | Exiled Jews |
| Diaspora | Kicking the Jews out of Israel by the Romans |
| Maccabees | Fought the Greeks to help the Jews gain Israel back |
| Sadducees | Priestly group that took care of the temple and its activities |
| Pharisees | Strictly followed religious laws and traditions |
| Zealots | Known for using violence against Romans |
| Essenes | Nomadic group of Jews that were celibate, and acted more like monks |
| Dead Sea Scrolls | First evidence of biblical writings |
| Orthodox Jew | Conforms to God's commands completely, does not give into social changes, strong gender roles |
| Conservative Jew | Keeps traditions, and is mildly affected by contemporary social issues |
| Reform Jew | Keeps basic laws, believes laws must change as society changes |
| Shema | A prayer of faith recited twice a day |
| Omnipresent | God is everywhere |
| Omnipotent | God is all powerful |
| Omnicient | God knows all things |
| Torah | Jewish Bible, or Jewish laws |
| Messiah | A person coming to bring political and spiritual peace |
| Galut | Jews living outside Israel |
| Zionism | Wanted to create a homeland for Jews (Israel) during the early 20th Century |
| Rabbi | Takes care of activities in the synagogue |
| Yiddish | Combination of German and Hebrew, means "Jewish" |
| Shalom | Peace, Hello, Goodbye |
| Mazel Tov | Good luck |
| Elohim | Prince, judge, powerful being |
| El Shaddai | God Almighty |
| YHVH | Common expression for God |
| Shabbat | Sabbath, Jews holy day |
| Rosh Hashana | Jewish New Year |
| Yom Kippur | Jews holiest holiday, a day of repentence |
| Passover | Holiday that remembers the survivors of the plague of death during Moses' time |
| Bar Mitzvah | Ceremony for a boy at the age of 13 that marks his steps towards adulthood |
| Bat Mitzvah | Ceremony for a girl at the age of 12, that marks her steps towards adulthood |
| Binah | Women possess intuition, understanding, and intelligence |
| Mezuzah | Case on a doorpost of a Jewish home that contains a small scroll with a shema, or prayer, on it |
| Tzitzit | Fringes on a scarf, or Tallit |
| Tallit | Scarf that holds the Tzitzit or fringes |
| Yarmulke | Head covering used for prayer |
| Magen David | Star of David, symbol for Jews |
| Kosher | Foods Jews can eat after a ritual process |
