| A | B |
|---|
| Midrash | "search;"rabbinical commentary on the scripture and oral law |
| Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement |
| Rosh Hashanah | celebration of Jewish New Year |
| Holocaust | "shoah"(Hebrew:"extermination" |
| Covenant | contract between Hebrews and Yahweh |
| Tanakh | the complete Hebrew scriptures |
| Sabbath | "rest;" the seventh day of the week (Saturday) |
| Rabbi | a religious teacher; a Jewish minister |
| Torah | "teaching;" first five books of Hebrew scriptures |
| Hanukkah | early winter festival recalling rededication of Second Temple |
| Seder | "order;"special ritual meal at Passover |
| Diaspora | dispertion of Jews beyond Israel |
