Glossary Terms

An ideology within Judaism (see ‘Groups within Judaism page for more details).

An ideology within Judaism (see ‘Groups within Judaism’ page for more details).

Flat (unleavened) bread eaten on Passover, made of just flour and water.

The ceremony where a gravestone is put in place.

Congratulations. (Literal translation means ‘you have had good fortune’.)

A physical divider in a synagogue or other room to separate men and women.

A seven branched candlestick that was lit everyday in the Temple.

A small scroll containing a part of the Torah, attached to a doorpost.

A group of 10 or more people gathered for prayer.

The Oral Law, eventually written down.