What does Shavuot mark?
The end of the seven week counting period between Passover and Shavuot
What is Shekhinah in exile?
The dwelling or settling of the divine presence of God
What is a shtibl?
A small house for Jewish prayer
What was the sonder-kommando?
A work unit made up of German Nazi death camp prisoners forced to aid with the disposal of gas chamber victims during the Holocaust
What does SS stand for?
Paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany
What is a Stubenalteste?
An older/senior member of a block
What is a synagogue?
A Jewish house of prayer
What is the Talmud?
A collection of rabbinical teachings and commentaries on the Torah, the Five Books of Moses
What does ‘The Temple’ refer to?
The Temple in Jerusalem, which was destroyed in 70 AD
What is Yom Kippur?
Jewish Day of Atonement - fasting and reflecting on one’s sins
What is Zionism?
The belief that Jews must once more become a nation with a land of their own in Palestine
What is the Zohar?
Book of Splendor; commentary on the Five Books of Moses and major works of Kabbalah
