a chest in the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem containing the stones on which the Ten Commandments were written. The Temple and the Ark of the Covenant were destroyed in the 6th century bc.

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a Jewish religious ceremony held on a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after which he is considered to be an adult in his religious life

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a Jewish boy who is taking part in a bar mitzvah

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a Jewish religious ceremony held when a girl is between the ages of 12 and 14, after which she is considered to be an adult in her religious life

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a Jewish girl who is taking part in a bat mitzvah

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the book that is considered holy by Jews, that is also the Old Testament of the Christian Bible

another spelling of Hanukkah

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the leader of the Jewish community in a particular country

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in the Jewish and Christian religions, the story of how evil came into the world because Adam and Eve did not obey God

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someone who is not Jewish

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concerning religions and cultures that are not Jewish

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a part of a European town or city where Jewish people were forced to live in the past

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a period in November or December when Jewish people light candles in their home and remember a time when an important ancient religious building was given back to their people

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hebrew

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a Jewish person in ancient times

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relating to the Jewish people or their culture, especially in ancient times

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the organized killing of millions of Jews and other people by the German Nazi government during the Second World War

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the central and most holy part of a Jewish temple (=building where God is worshipped)

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a member of the group of people who lived in Israel and believed in Judaism in ancient times, and who now live in many places all over the world, including Israel

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someone who believes in Judaism

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an old-fashioned word for a Jewish woman. This word is now considered offensive.

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someone who is Jewish was born in the Jewish culture and may practise Judaism

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relating to Jews, their culture, or their religion

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all the Jewish people in the world, or in a particular city or country

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the religion of Jewish people, based on the writings of the Torah and the Talmud. Its followers are called Jews and they worship in a synagogue.

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approved or allowed by Jewish laws concerning food

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a traditional Jewish pancake made with potatoes

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a type of flat bread traditionally eaten by Jewish people during the Passover holiday

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an object that holds seven or more candles, used in the Jewish religion

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relating to Moses, a leader of the Jewish people in ancient times

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a religious festival lasting seven or eight days in March or April during which Jews remember the time when the ancient Hebrews escaped from Egypt. Passover begins with a special meal.

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shavuot

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a member of an ancient Jewish religious group who believed that people should obey religious laws in a strict way

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the Jewish holy men who wrote about these events

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a woman who is a prophet

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a Jewish religious leader

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someone who is an expert on Jewish law

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relating to the work of a rabbi

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a day for people of some religions to rest and pray. The Jewish Sabbath is Saturday and the Christian Sabbath is Sunday.

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a festival in May or June held 50 days after passover, that Jews celebrate as the day when God gave the ten commandments to Moses

a word that Jewish people often use for the holocaust

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a horn that is blown during some Jewish religious festivals

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a small hat sometimes worn by Jewish men and Roman Catholic priests

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a star with six points formed by putting a triangle upside down on top of another triangle. It is used to represent Judaism and the state of Israel.

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a building used by Jewish people for worship and religious study

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in the past, a type of tent in which Jews kept holy objects

a collection of Jewish religious writings

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a synagogue where Jewish people worship

the first five books of the Jewish Bible

the principles and laws of the Jewish religion

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the Hebrew name for God

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a small round hat worn by Jewish men

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a school for Orthodox Jewish students where they can train to become rabbis (=Jewish religious leaders)

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a school for Jewish boys that teaches both religious and other subjects

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a language spoken mainly by Jewish people who come from Central and Eastern Europe. Yiddish is a mixture of Hebrew and an old form of German.

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a day each year in September or October when Jewish people do not eat or drink but pray to God to forgive them for things that they have done wrong. This holiday is also called the Day of Atonement.

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