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Religion: Judaism
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Topic Pages - People and Places
Moses
Hebrew lawgiver, probably b. Egypt. The prototype of the prophets, he led his people in the 13th cent. B.C. out of bondage in Egypt to the edge...
Jerusalem
Heb. Yerushalayim, Arab. Al Quds, city (1994 pop. 578,800), capital of Israel. It is situated on a ridge 2,500 ft (760 m) high that lies...
Synagogue
In Judaism, a place of worship...
Topic Pages - Scripture
Old Testament
Christian name for the Hebrew Bible, which serves as the first division of the Christian Bible (see New Testament). The designations...
Torah
In Judaism, the first five books of the Tenakh, or Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament)...
Dead Sea Scrolls
Ancient leather and papyrus scrolls first discovered in 1947 in caves on the NW shore of the Dead Sea. Most of the documents were written or...
Topic Pages - Holidays and Events
Hanukkah
In Judaism, an eight-day festival of dedication and lights that takes place at the beginning of...
Passover
In Judaism, one of the most important and elaborate of religious festivals. Its celebration begins on the evening of the 14th of Nisan (first...
Seder
Ceremonial meal that begins the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover), which celebrates the Exodus. The order of...
Rosh Hashanah
Two-day religious observance that marks the start of the Jewish New Year (first new moon...
Yom Kippur
Jewish high holy day, or ‘day of awe’, held on the tenth day of Tishri (September-October), the first month of...
bar mitzvah
In Judaism, initiation of a boy, which takes place at the age of 13, into the adult Jewish community...
Topic Pages - Divisions
Reform Judaism
Liberal Jewish movement. Reform communities vary, but tend to question the authority of the Talmud (Jewish laws). Reform Jews deny...
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