A prayer praising God - common with mourning practices.

A jewish religious sect.

One of the greatest medieval Jewish Scholars.

Holiday commemorating the Exodus of Jews from Egypt. Marks the beginning of the harvest season.

A festival commemorating the giving of the torah and the harvest of the first fruits.

Leather pouches containing scrolls with passages of scripture, used to fulfill the commandment "to bind the commandments to our hand and between our eyes."

A religious teacher who is authorized to make decisions on issues of Jewish law. Also performs as a minister.

First of the year The new year for the purpose of counting years. A high holy day in Judaism.

A Jewish place of worship.

The most significant collection of the Jewish oral traditions that interpret the Torah.

The first 5 books of the bible (5 books of Moses). Also refers to the entire Jewish bible, or the entire body of Jewish teaching.

A political movement to create and maintain a Jewish state.

"Day of Atonement" A day set aside for fasting, depriving oneself of pleasures and repenting of sins from the previous year.

The primary written work in the mystical tradition of Cabbala/Kabbala. The book is the written work for Cabbala.