The type of biblical interpretation found in the rabbinic literature, especially the Talmud. assumes that the scriptures provide answers for every situation and every question in life
The language of the Jewish people while they lived in Poland:
A Hebrew word for "Spain" (Jews of the Mediterranean region)
Meaning "doorpost," a small parchment containing Jewish scripture, usually the Sh'ma, that is placed in a case on or near the right doorframe at the home of an observant Jew:
From the Hebrew meaning "way", Jewish law that covers all aspects of the life of an individual and of the community:
A commandment of the Jewish law:
Another word for covenant:
From the Hebrew word for laser, meaning "proper." Commonly, it refers to food permitted by Jewish dietary laws:
the elevated platform in a Jewish synagogue where the person reading aloud from the Torah stands during the service:
The adoption of Greek ways and speech as happened in the case of Jews living in the Diaspora:
Retells the story of the Exodus, the first major feast of the Nisan cycle. is more commonly known as Passover, celebrating the Hebrews' freedom from Egyptian slavery when the angel of death "passed over" the houses of the Hebrews that were marked with the blood of the lamb:
Growing number of Jews not living in Judea:
Officially encouraged massacres and expulsions:
An acronym for three divisions of the Hebrew Bible:
The crown jewel of Jewish sacred time:
From the name Zion(the historic land of Israel) is the movement with origins in the 19th century that sought to restore a Jewish homeland in Palestine in response to anti-Semitism:
Held a strict position in the interpretation of the Torah. defined themselves as biological descendants of Zodak:
Two long collections of Jewish religious literature that are commentaries on the Mishnah:
The third component of the Hebrew Bible, the writings:
From the Hebrew meaning "pious", a movement within Judaism founded in 18th century Poland where pious devotion to God is an important as study of Torah: