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Jewish Words.
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Religious Studies
10th Grade
01/10/2014

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Judaism
Definition
Religion for jewish people.
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Torah
Definition
The jewish bible
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Messiah
Definition
The promised delieverer for jews
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Rabbi
Definition
Spiritual leaders of the jewish community
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sabbath
Definition
a day or days designated for church
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Yom Kippur
Definition
A religious fast in the jewish year
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Hanukkah
Definition
a jewish holiday lasting of 8 days
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synagogue
Definition
a jewish church
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jerusalem
Definition
the holy city
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talmud
Definition
a jewish civil and ceramonial law
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anti-semitism
Definition
prejudice against jews
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shtetl
Definition
a small jewish town
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ghettos
Definition
a part of a city occupied by minorities
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liberation
Definition
to be free from a situation
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emaciate
Definition
to become weak or thin from starvation or sickness
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pogroms
Definition
a massacre of a certain race
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kaballah
Definition
the jewish interpretation of the bible
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kaddish
Definition
ancient jewish prayer for the dead
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shekhinah
Definition
the honor of the devine presence
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shtibl
Definition
a place for jewish prayer
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beadle
Definition
a church offical
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mystical
Definition
to explore a religion
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zohar
Definition
a collection of commentaries to guide jews
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gestapo
Definition
germanys secret police
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shavuot
Definition
the giving of the Torah to God
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