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• What is a theist?

  Someone who believes in a God or Gods
• What is a monotheist?

  Someone who believes in ONE God
• What is a polytheist?

  Someone who believes in MANY Gods
• What is an agnostic?

  Someone who is unsure whether God exists because there is not enough evidence to know or prove it
• What is an atheist?

  Someone who believes that there is no God and no possibility of God existing
• What is a humanist?

  Someone who is an atheist or agnostic concerned with human welfare and happiness
• What does the term 'truth' refer to?

  Real things, events, facts or something that has been proven by facts or by actions
• What is natural evil?

  Pain and suffering that occurs naturally, such as earthquakes and floods
• What is moral evil?

  Pain and suffering caused by humans, such as murder and stealing
• What is belief?

  The feeling or confidence that something is true but cannot be proven
• What is faith?

  Belief in a religion/God or complete trust or confidence in someone or something
• What does 'creation' refer to in Judaism?

  The account of how the world and universe were made
• What is Genesis?

  The first book of the Torah, the Hebrew/Jewish holy scripture
• What is a 'nation' in the context of Judaism?

  A commandment for Jewish holy scriptures or good deed
• What does 'sacrifice' mean in Judaism?

  An act of slaughtering an animal or person as an offering to a deity (God)
• Who is Moses?

  Early Jewish Prophet and Leader
• What is another name for the Israelites?

  Hebrews
• Who are the Israelites?

  Ancestors of the Jews, who were slaves in Egypt
• What is a plague?

  Something which is bad and causes trouble
• What is the Red Sea?

  Sea crossed by the Israelites when escaping Egypt
• What does Exodus refer to?

  The departure of the Jews from Egypt
• What are the 10 commandments?

  A set of laws issued by God to Moses on Mount Sinai
• What does revelation mean?

  The divine (Godly) message to mankind
• What is Canaan?

  The land which tribes of Israel conquered after the Exodus
• What is YHWH?

  God in the Hebrew language
• What does 'Messiah' mean?

  Anointed one
• What is a pilgrimage?

  A journey to a holy place
• What is atonement?

  Making up for a wrong or cleansing your sins and working towards forgiveness
• What is Yom Kippur?

  The most sacred religious fast of the Jewish year
• What is Pesach?

  Passover, originating from God 'passing over' the homes of Israelites in Egypt
• What is Rosh Hashanah?

  The Jewish New Year festival
• What is Shabbat?

  A day of prayer
• What is the Torah?

  The first part of the Jewish Bible; it refers to the 5 Books of Moses
• What is a covenant in Judaism?

  The promise made by God to care for the Jewish people
• What is a scroll?

  Roll of parchment or paper for writing
• What is the Shema?

  A Jewish statement of belief, taken from holy scriptures
• What is a synagogue?

  Jewish place of worship, a Jewish congregation (meeting)
• What is a Mezuzah?

  Scroll containing the Shema, placed in a container and fastened on the doorposts of Jewish homes
• What does it mean to be Orthodox in Judaism?

  To follow a way/custom the way it was always followed and to make no changes
• What does it mean to be Reform in Judaism?

  To change something or to improve something