Jewish
Relating to Judaism
Jewish describes people, culture, religion, or traditions connected to Judaism or Jewish ethnic heritage.
Someone Jewish may practice the religion, have Jewish ancestry, or both—the boundaries are debated within and outside the community.
Jewish holidays, Jewish neighborhoods, Jewish humor.
As a noun, the Jewish refers collectively to Jewish people, though this usage sounds dated.
Jews of European descent
- SephardiJew of Iberian descent
- CochinSouth Indian coastal city
- PersianOf or from Iran
- IraqiFrom ancient Mesopotamia's land
Israelite · Levite · Cohen · Jewry · ancestry · heritage · lineage · matrilineal
Judaism's core scripture
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- mitzvahJewish law commandment
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · Passover · Hanukkah · Talmud · Kabbalah · prayer · monotheism
Bigotry toward Jewish people
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
- ShoahNazi extermination of Jews
- NaziGerman fascist party member
genocide · ghetto · Kristallnacht · concentration camp · deportation · Inquisition · blood libel · expulsion
Banishment from homeland
- dispersionScattering across space
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- aliyahTorah reading summons
refugee · shtetl · ghetto · migration · assimilation · Pale of Settlement · Babylonian exile · Inquisition
Permissible by Jewish law
- pareveNeither meat nor dairy
- shechitaJewish butchering practice
- shochetKosher slaughter specialist
- kosher saltCoarse culinary sodium crystals
koshering · dietary laws · meat · dairy · separation · blessing · supervision · kosher wine
Traditional Jewish head covering
- yarmulkeJewish ritual headcovering
- tallitFringed Jewish worship garment
- tefillinJewish prayer boxes worn daily
- head coveringGarment protecting the skull
Sephardic heritage language
- AramaicAncient Semitic language
- aleph-betJewish writing's character set
- scriptWritten words for performance
- transliterationCross-script phonetic spelling
Ashkenazi
Jews of European descent
Iraqi · Israelite · Levite · Cohen · Jewry · ancestry · heritage · lineage · matrilineal · conversion
Torah
Judaism's core scripture
Shabbat · Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · Passover · Hanukkah · Talmud · Kabbalah · prayer · monotheism · Covenant
antisemitism
Bigotry toward Jewish people
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
- ShoahNazi extermination of Jews
Nazi · genocide · ghetto · Kristallnacht · concentration camp · deportation · Inquisition · blood libel · expulsion · discrimination
exile
Banishment from homeland
- dispersionScattering across space
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
aliyah · refugee · shtetl · ghetto · migration · assimilation · Pale of Settlement · Babylonian exile · Inquisition · resettlement
kosher
Permissible by Jewish law
kosher salt · koshering · dietary laws · meat · dairy · separation · blessing · supervision · kosher wine
kippah
Traditional Jewish head covering
Ladino
Sephardic heritage language
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- Abrahamic faithsChristianity, Islam, Abraham, God, Catholicism
- Ethnoreligious GroupsDruze, Amish, Yazidi, Samaritan, Coptic
- EthnicitiesAsian, African, European, Arab, Chinese
- Jewish customsTraditional practices of Judaism
- Jewish holidayHebrew calendar observance
- Jewish deliTraditional kosher-style restaurant
- Jewish lawReligious legal code of Judaism
- Jewish communityLocal Hebrew religious population
- Jewish cultureTraditions of the Hebrews