| A | B |
|---|
| Synagogue | a place Jews workhip |
| menorah | eight-branched candlestick |
| BCE | before Common Era |
| polytheism | belief in more than one god |
| Passover | holiday commemorating the Exodus |
| shofar | ram's horn |
| mezuzah | case attached to the doorpost of homes |
| Holocaust | murder of Jews by Nazis |
| pharaoh | king of Egypt |
| proverb | saying that contains wisdom |
| monothesism | belief in one god |
| CE | Common Era |
| Moses | prophet who lead the Exodus |
| bat mitzvah | right of passsage for 13 year old girl |
| patriarch | father of a tribe or nation |
| latkes | potato pancakes |
| idolatry | worshiping an image or idol |
| Torah | first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| dreidel | four-sided top |
| Star (or Shield) of David | symbol of the Jewish religion |
| Abraham | father of Judaism |
| rabbi | spiritual leader of a congregation |
| kippah | small hat worn by Jews |
