| A | B |
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| exile | when citizens are forced to leave their homeland |
| synagogue | can be called: a Jewish place of worship OR a community center for prayer and study OR assembly |
| rabbi | a person who teaches the history and laws of Judaism |
| diaspora | the scattering of Jews outside of their homeland |
| canonize | to make something an official part of something else |
| theocracy | a state ruled by religious law |
| Christianity | the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| Islam | the religion of Muslims, based on belief in one god, or Allah |
| Commentaries | writings that explain questions that come up about Jewish law |
| Ezra | led Jewish people back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile |
| Cyrus | allowed the Jews to reclaim Canaan and rebuild the Temple |
| Jeremiah | taught that God could be worshipped everywhere |
| Judah Maccabee | recruited thousands of Jews to fight, and recapture Jerusalem and all of Judea |
| Babylon | where Jews were exiled to and forced to live |
| Rosh Hashanah | the first day of the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the ten High Holy Days |
| Yom Kipper | the last day of the ten High Holy Days |
| Rosh Hashanah | the day that Jews believe God judges them |
| Yom Kipper | Jews ask God to forgive their sins |
| Passover | Jewish holiday that marks the Israelites escape from Egypt |
| How are Judaism, Christianity, & Islam the same? | They all believe in one God who sets down moral laws for their followers. |
