English > Judaism: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition| Meaning | The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud. |
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| Category of | Ark, Ark of the Covenant | (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments |
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| Cabalist, Kabbalist | A student of the Jewish Kabbalah |
| Fast of Esther | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people |
| Fast of Gedaliah | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah |
| Fast of Tammuz | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached |
| Fast of Tevet | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust |
| Fast of the Firstborn | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males |
| Hallel | (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh |
| Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication | (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC |
| Jewish calendar, Hebrew calendar | (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews |
| Jewish rye bread, Jewish rye | (Judaism) bread made with rye flour |
| Kabbalah, Kabbala, Kabala, Cabbalah, Cabbala, Cabala, Qabbalah, Qabbala | An esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries |
| Kabbalism, Cabalism | The doctrines of the Kabbalah |
| Lag b'Omer | (Judaism) Jewish holy day |
| Megillah | (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther |
| Menorah | (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation |
| Midrash | (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text |
| Passover, Pesach, Pesah, Feast of the Unleavened Bread | (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt |
| Purim | (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman |
| Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashana, Rosh Hashonah, Rosh Hashona, Jewish New Year | (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri |
| Rosh Hodesh, Rosh Chodesh | (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar |
| Sabbatarian | One who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism) |
| Seder, Passover supper | (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover |
| Shavous, Shabuoth, Shavuoth, Shavuot, Pentecost, Feast of Weeks | (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments |
| Shimchath Torah, Simchat Torah, Simhath Torah, Simhat Torah, Simchas Torah, Rejoicing over the Law, Rejoicing of the Law, Rejoicing in the Law | (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings / readings of the Torah |
| Succoth, Sukkoth, Succos, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles, Tabernacles | A major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness |
| Tabernacle | (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus |
| Talmudic literature | (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings |
| Tishah b'Av, Tishah b'Ab, Tisha b'Av, Tisha b'Ab, Ninth of Av, Ninth of Ab, Fast of Av, Fast of Ab | (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem |
| Torah | (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written |
| Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement | (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar |
| aliyah | (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel |
| aliyah | (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah |
| bar mitzvah | (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility |
| bat mitzvah, bath mitzvah, bas mitzvah | (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility |
| blintz, blintze | (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked |
| challah, hallah | (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast |
| dybbuk, dibbuk | (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior |
| golem | (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means |
| holy of holies, sanctum sanctorum | (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept |
| kishke, stuffed derma | (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet |
| kosher, cosher | conforming to dietary laws |
| menorah | (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches |
| mikvah | (Hebrew) a ritual / ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation) |
| mitzvah, mitsvah | (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty |
| mitzvah, mitsvah | (Judaism) a precept or commandment / commandment of the Jewish law |
| nonkosher, tref, terefah | not conforming to dietary laws |
| phylactery, tefillin | (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin) |
| prayer shawl, tallith, tallis | (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner |
| shiva, shivah, shibah | (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning / mourning after the death of close relative |
| synagogue, temple, tabernacle | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation |
| Narrower | Conservative Judaism | beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews |
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| Orthodox Judaism | beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law |
| Reform Judaism | beliefs and practices of Reform Jews |
| Broader | monotheism | belief in a single God |
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| Spanish | judaísmo |
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| Catalan | judaisme |
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| Adjectives | Judaic, Judaical | of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion |
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| Judeo-Christian | being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity |
| Orthodox, Jewish-Orthodox | of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism |
