What is Judaism - article

Who was Abraham?

• The first Jew

• The writer of the Torah

• A man who parted the Red Sea

• The first king of Israel

The central beliefs of Judaism include one God, education, obedience and ________________________

• Worshiping the prophets

• Worshiping in a synagogue

• Monotheism

• Justice

What is the name of the holy book in Judaism?

• Dead Sea Scrolls

• Testament

• Torah

• Ten Commandments

what is the first basic idea of Judaism?

• Abraham was the father of the Jews.

• The Torah is the word of God.

• Honor your mother and father.

• There is only one God.

Where do the Jews worship today?

• At a synagogue

• At a central located church

• At Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem

• At a mosque

What did scholars do to help Jews understand Jewish laws and the Torah?

• Set up special Torah schools

• Wrote commentaries called the Talmud

• Require all the boys to earn a bar mitzvah

• Interpreted the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Torah is the first of three parts of a group of writings called what?

• Hebrew Bible

• Commentaries

• Talmud

• Dead Sea Scrolls

Who are people who are said to receive messages form God?

• Oracles

• Canaanites

• Angels

• Prophets

Why is Israel so important to the Jews?

• It is where the Passover took place.

• It is where God told Abraham to settle.

• It is a land rich with silt.

• Israel is where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments.

What are the strongest rules in the Torah called?

• The Mosaic Laws

• The Ten Commandments

• The Talmuds

• The 12 Tribes of Israel Code of Laws