Diaspora- The dispersion of the Jews. Hanukkah -The feast of dedication celebrating the Maccabean victory in 167 B.C. Passover- Annual feast commemorating the deliverance of the firstborn in Egypt when the angel of death took all those who did not have blood on the doorpost. Pentateuch- The first five books in the Old Testament. Also called Torah. Rosh Hashanah- The Jewish New Year. Sabbath- The holy day of rest which commemorates God's completed work of creation and His liberation of the Israelites from their bondage in Egypt. Seder- The festival held in Jewish homes on the first night of Passover. Shabuot- The feast of weeks, seven weeks after Passover, which commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments. Also called Pentecost. Sukkoth- The feast of tabernacles celebrating the harvest. Talmud- The Jewish library of oral law and tradition. Torah- The Pentateuch, or the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law and teaching as contained chiefly in the Old Testament and Talmud. Yom Kippur- The day of atonement, devoted to confession of sins and reconciliation with God, ten days after Rosh Hashanah.
