It celebrates the deliverance of the Jews during the Persian Empire; especially by the vizier Haman who wanted to annihilate Persian Jews as recorded in the Book of Esther.

It translates as “the path one walks”, it is a set of rules and practices that govern Jews’ everyday living.

These are Jewish temples of worship, instruction, and community fellowship that contain separate rooms designed for specific activities, such as praying and studying.

The pastor, administrator, and counselor that delivers sermon and interprets Torah.

It is the platform at the center of the synagogue.

It is the ornate curtain that veils the ark.

It is the lamp or lantern that burns before the ark.

It is the six-branched lamp stand in the Temple of Jerusalem.

He conquered Jerusalem and made it his capital.

He built the First Temple in Jerusalem.

He ratified the building of the Second Temple.

His Babylonian armies destroyed the First Temple in 587 BCE.

It is the most traditional of modern Judaism that adheres to the authority of the entire Torah as given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai.

It is considered as the most liberal expression of Judaism that subjects religious laws and customs to human judgment.

It seeks to conserve the traditional elements of Judaism while at the same time allowing for modernization that is less radical.

It is largely a spiritual movement that gives prime importance to asceticism as a result of love and humility before God.

It attempts to penetrate deeper into God’s essence itself.