This document defines and briefly describes several important terms in Judaism. It includes definitions for the siddur (book of daily prayers), kedusha (section of the Amidah prayer), kiddush (prayer of sanctification), Modeh Ani (morning prayer), tallit (prayer shawl), mikvah (ritual bath), yad (prayer pointer), bimah (raised platform for readings), havdalah (closing Shabbat ceremony), Days of Awe (days of repentance), chametz (leavened food), leaven (food risen with yeast), Haggadah (book setting out Pesach rituals), tefillin (

2. Paper 2: Unit 2
Siddur
Book of daily
prayers

3. Paper 2: Unit 2
Kedusha
3rd section of all
Amidah
recitations

4. Paper 2: Unit 2
Kiddush
Prayer of
sanctification

5. Paper 2: Unit 2
Modeh Ani
‘I give thanks’, a
prayer on waking

6. Paper 2: Unit 2
Tallit
Prayer shawl

7. Paper 2: Unit 2
Mikvah
Ritual bath for
purification

8. Paper 2: Unit 2
Yad
A pointer for
following text

9. Paper 2: Unit 2
Bimah
Raised platform were
readings / sermons
given

10. Paper 2: Unit 2
Havdalah
Closing ceremony of
Shabbat

11. Paper 2: Unit 2
Days of Awe
Days of repentance

12. Paper 2: Unit 2
Chametz
Food that contains
wheat, barley and oats

13. Paper 2: Unit 2
Leaven
Food that has risen
(with yeast)

14. Paper 2: Unit 2
Haggadah
A Jewish book which
sets out the rituals of
Pesach

15. Paper 2: Unit 2
Tefillin
Small boxes worn on the
head and arm containing the
Shema / verses from the
Torah

16. Paper 2: Unit 2
Mezuzah
Small box on a door
post containing the
Shema