| A | B |
| Tenach | Jewish sacred written text |
| Torah | first five books of the Talmud |
| Pentatuach | another name for the Torah |
| Neviim | books of the Prophets |
| Ketuvim | books of Writings |
| Mishnah | the Oral tradition |
| Halachah | Jewish law |
| Talmud | Mishnah and Gemera combined |
| Gemera | Commentaries elaborating the Mishnah |
| Yad | pointer used to read the Torah scrolls |
| Ark | cabinet that holds the Torah scrolls |