Judaism Terms

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
c o v n
An agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain
2.
y a h
A name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
3.
s a
A liturgical prayer that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their
4.
t o
The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew
5.
t a n
6.
m i n
7.
p o t
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration
8.
r b
Spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation
9.
t a u
The collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition that constitute the basis
10.
y a r l
A skullcap worn by religious Jews
11.
m o
Prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt
12.
a a h
The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac
13.
i s e
Country in the Middle East with Jerusalem
14.
i a
The second patriarch
15.
g f i
16.
l a