judaism

Noun
  1. Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud (synset 108110979)
    is a type of: faith, organized religion, religion - an institution to express belief in a divine power
    subtypes:
    • jewish orthodoxy, orthodox judaism - Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud
    • conservative judaism - Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
    • reform judaism - the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world
    is a part of: jewry - Jews collectively
    same as: hebraism, jewish religion
  2. The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud (synset 106243034)
    associated with:
    • mitsvah, mitzvah - (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
    • aliyah - (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel
    • mikvah - (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)
    • passover supper, seder - (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover
    • ark, ark of the covenant - (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
    • 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
    • menorah - (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival
    • menorah - (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation
    • prayer shawl, tallis, tallith - (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
    • synagogue, tabernacle, temple - (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
    • tabernacle - (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
    • cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabbala, qabbalah - an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
    • cabalism, kabbalism - the doctrines of the Kabbalah
    • mitsvah, mitzvah - (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
    • megillah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim
    • torah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
    • talmudic literature - (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings
    • aliyah - (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah
    • 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
    • phylactery, tefillin - (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
    • hallel - (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
    • bar mitzvah - (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
    • bas mitzvah, bat mitzvah, bath 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; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
    • jewish rye, jewish rye bread - (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds
    • kishke, stuffed derma - (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet
    • dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
    • cabalist, kabbalist - a student of the Jewish Kabbalah
    • golem - (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
    • sabbatarian - one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism)
    • feast of booths, feast of tabernacles, succos, succoth, sukkoth, 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
    • hebrew calendar, jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years
    • jewish new year, rosh hashana, rosh hashanah, rosh hashona, rosh hashonah - (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar
    • rosh chodesh, rosh hodesh - (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy
    • day of atonement, yom kippur - (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law
    • feast of the unleavened bread, passover, pesach, pesah - (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
    • feast of weeks, pentecost, shabuoth, shavous, shavuot, shavuoth - (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
    • rejoicing in the law, rejoicing of the law, rejoicing over the law, shimchath torah, simchas torah, simchat torah, simhat torah, simhath torah - (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah
    • fast of ab, fast of av, ninth of ab, ninth of av, tisha b'ab, tisha b'av, tishah b'ab, tishah b'av - (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
    • fast of gedaliah - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah
    • 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 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; the fast is connected with Purim
    • fast of the firstborn - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover
    • fast of tammuz - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached
    • channukah, channukkah, chanukah, chanukkah, feast of dedication, feast of lights, feast of the dedication, festival of lights, hannukah, hanukah, hanukkah - (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
    • lag b'omer - (Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
    • shibah, shiva, shivah - (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative
    • cosher, kosher - conforming to dietary laws
    • nonkosher, terefah, tref - not conforming to dietary laws
    is a type of: monotheism - belief in a single God
    subtypes:

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