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Judaism: A world religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle-East, as documented in their religious writings, the Torah or Old Testament.

Exodus: The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

Ten Commandments: A list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Hebrew Bible, were written by God and given to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of two stone tablets.

Diaspora: The dispersion of the Jews from the land of Israel.

synagogue: A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

monotheism: The belief in a single god, deity, spirit, etc.; especially within an organized religion, faith, or creed.

Talmud: A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

zealot: originally a member of the Zealot movement of first century Judaism

prophet: Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

rabbi: A Jewish spiritual teacher.

dead sea scrolls: writings by Jews who lived about 2,000 years ago.

high holy days: a time for Jews to remember the Exodus

torah: The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.

passover: The Christian holy day generally falling on the first day of the Jewish Passover

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