Semitic - This was a term used in ancient Canaan and Egypt to describe the group of tribes who eventually settled in Palestine., Shoah - This is the Hebrew term for the Holocaust., Shema - The Jewish creed of faith, Mitzvot - The way that Jews honour God by performing good deeds., Yarmulke - This is used to remind a Jewih male that Yahweh is always above them., Mizrahi Jews - Ethnic Jews from the Middle East, Mount Sinai - Where Moses received the Ten Commandments, Haggadah - The prayer book used at Passover, Abraham - The founding father or Patriarch of Judaism, Orthodox Jews - The most traditional group of practicing Jews, Reconstructionist Jews - The newest and most recent branch of Judaism, Reform Jews - The branch of Judaism that feels it must change with the times., Conservative Jews - Jews who desire moderate change but still want to keep traditions, Quorum - Ten Jewish Men , Amidah - A silent prayer, Kosher - Means proper to eat, Yad Pointer - Used to keep your place when reading the Torah, Ashkenazic Jews - Ethnic Jews that were descendants from Noah, Sephardic Jews - Ethnically Spanish Jews, Cantor - The person who chants or sings from the Torah, Purim - The Jewish Mardis Gras, Mezuzah - Typically found on the door post of a Jewish home, Tallit - A prayer shawl, Dreidel - A game played at Hanukkah, Star of David - Symbol found on King David's sheild, Shofar - An instrument made of a Ram's Horn, Beitzah - Roasted Egg symbolizing the Cycle of Life and Hope for a new beginning, Zeroa - A remind of the Paschal Lamb, Haroset - Represents the mortar used in making bricks during their time of captivity in Egypt, Maror - A symbol of the bitterness of the time spent in slavery,

Judaism Unit Terms

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