| A | B |
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| Kosher | specially prepared according to Jewish dietary laws |
| Deborah | led a victory against a Canaanite king at the Battle of Mount Tabor; the Israelites only female judge |
| Monotheism | the worship of a single god |
| David | a simple shepherd who killed Goliath using a shepherd's sling;second king of Israel |
| Rabbi | a Jewish spiritual leader |
| Exodus | the Israelites retun to Canaan in a journey from slavery to freedom |
| Torah | a Hebrew word meaning "the teachings" or "law"; referring to the first five books of the Old Testament;part of the Hebrew Bible |
| Confederation | a group of allies |
| Exile | the forced removal from one's native country |
| Synagogue | a Jewish place of worship |
| Talmud | a collection of writings by early rabbis that discuss Jewish laws and traditions |
| Covenant | a religious agreement |
| Diaspora | beginning with the Babylonian Exile; migration of Jews to places around the world |
| Tribe | an extended family unit |
| Abraham | regarded as the father of the Jewish people |
| Hanukkah | a holiday that commemorates religious freedom and the rededication of the Second Temple to Judaism |
