2015 Judaism Test Review
Chapter 4
Key Terms:
Holocaust
Covenant
Messiah
Diaspora
Ashkenazim
Sephardim
Shoah
Zionism
Shabbat
Prayer of sanctification
Shiva
Tanakh
Revelation
“Righteous man”
Talmud
Halakhah
Mitzvoth
Other Key Terms:
Aliyal
Anti-semitism
Ark of the Covenant
Bar/bat mitzvah
Chosen people
Circumcision
Covenant
Crimes against humanity
Diaspora
Exodus
Genocide
Gerut
Ghetto
Haggadah
Hanukkah
Hellenization
Holocaust
Holy ark
Judaica
Kiddush
Kippah
Kosher
Menorah
Messiah
Midrash
Minyan
Mishnah
Mitzvah
Monotheistic
Pesach
Promised land
Prophet
Rabbi
Rosh Hashanah
Seder
Sefer torah
Shiva
Shoah
Shofar
Star of david
Synagogue
Tallis
Talmud
Tanakh
Tefillin
Torah
Western wall
Yarmulke
Yom kippur
Zionism
Key Concepts
Able to explain the history of the Jewish People
Able to explain the history of the Jewish People in Canada
Able to explain Modern and Rabbinic Judaism
Able to explain the Kabbalah and Hasidism
Able to explain the role of the Enlightenment on Referm Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Orthodox
Judaism.
Understand the issues around the Holocaust and able to explain its effects on the Jewish Community
Able to explain the concept of Zionism
Able to explain all Jewish Rituals and explain their significance
Able to explain all Jewish symbols and symbols used in rituals and worship services
Able to explain all Jewish life cycle rituals and able to explain their significance
Able to draw significant Jewish symbols
Able to communicate all central beliefs
Able to discuss the significance of the creation stories, story of Moses, Ten Commandments, Story of
David
Able to explain the significance of the Talmud and Halakah
Able to explain the fundamentals of Jewish Morality
Able to discuss the fundamentals of Jewish Family Life
Able to make connections between Judaism and Catholicism
Able to identify significant biblical passages and discuss their significance