Foundations of Religion - Major World Religions 3. Crossword
Across 4. The seventh day of the week for Jews. It is a day of rest. 7. The name of the Jewish group thought to have produced the Dead Sea Scrolls. 9. The story of how God sent Moses to free the Jews from slavery in Egypt and lead them through the wilderness to the Promised Land.
11. A Jewish prayer shawl. 13. A small cap Jews wear on their heads when praying. 14. A Jewish prayer book. 15. Hebrew word meaning ‘the Law’. 16. This means ‘permitted food’. 17. Where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (4 words: 5, 2, 3, 4).
Down 1. Hebrew word meaning ‘rules for life’. 2. Means handwritten documents. 3. This refers to the special diet all Jews must follow. 5. A small parchment scroll. On it is written the Shema. It is kept in a small decorated, protective container and fixed to the upper third of most of the doorposts of a Jewish home.
6. The special meal held on the first evening of Passover. 8. A box Jews tie to their left arm containing verses from the Tanakh. 10. Name of area near the Dead Sea where the scrolls were found (2 words: 4, 6). 12. This means to abstain from food and drink. 18. This means ‘forbidden food’.
