1. beadle (n)
A low-ranking employee of a synagogue or church in charge of various tasks.

2. A mystical branch of Jewish religious practice.
Kabbalah (n)
A mystical branch of Jewish religious practice.

3. phylacteries (n)
Special straps that are wrapped around the arms by Jewish men when praying.

4. Zionism (n)
A Jewish nationalist movement in favor of founding and supporting the state of Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people.

5. Other vocabulary words:
surname (n) penury (n) waiflike (adj) – hint: look up “waif” deport (v) insinuate (v) surreptitious (adj) ghetto (n)