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Night words definition by Zainab Alshara
Complicated words from Night
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English
10th Grade
07/25/2016

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Judaism
Definition
(name of) the Jewish religion
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Torah
Definition
Jewish holy book(s)
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Messiah
Definition
a savior/leader
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Rabi
Definition
priest
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Sabbath
Definition
holy day
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Yom Kippur
Definition
holiest day (a day of get rid of sins)
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Hanukkah
Definition
a jewish holiday
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Synagogue
Definition
church
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Jerusalem
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the holy area (land) where judaism started/began
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Talmud
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the source of Jewish religious law
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Anti - Semitism
Definition
prejudice against Jews
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Shtetl
Definition
jewish community
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Ghettos
Definition
a bad (slum) area
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Liberation
Definition
free/release
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Emaciate
Definition
thin and/or weak
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Pogroms
Definition
organized killing
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Kaballah
Definition
a jewish tradition
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Kaddish
Definition
prayer
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Shekhinah
Definition
the (divine) presence of God
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Beadle
Definition
a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.
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Mystical
Definition
supernatural things
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Zohar
Definition
a medieval mystical work, consisting chiefly of interpretations of and commentaries on the Pentateuch
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Gestapo
Definition
the German state secret police during the Nazi regime
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Shavuot
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a festival, celebrated/that commemorates God's giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses.
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Fascism
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a governmental system led by adictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition andcriticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizingan aggressive nationalism and often racism.
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