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Across 7. Founder and father of monotheism 8. Promised deliverer of the Jewish nation 11. Muslim group that believed Muhammad's nearest blood relative should lead 12. Originally inner struggle or striving, but has come to mean holy war 14. People like Martin Luther unhappy with the Catholic church initiated the ____ in the 16th century. 15. Cube-shaped Muslim shrine in Mecca, with the black stone believed to have been given to Abraham by Gabriel built into it 17. Church formed from the Reformation that includes many denominations 18. Muslim place of worship 20. Feast of Lights, lasting 8 days and commemorating Jewish victory 21. Holy city of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 22. God of Islam 26. Last of the High Holy Days and the Day of Atonement (2 Words) 27. Muslim day of congregational worship 29. Jewish holiday celebrating the escape from Egypt 30. Jewish Holy Book 31. Push for Jews to return to Israel and claim it as their homeland

Down 1. Symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus 2. Muslim group that believed the leader should be democratically elected 3. Those who keep ____ do not eat prok or bottom dwellers and do not mix meat with dairy. 4. SOn of abraham and Hagar 5. Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus 6. 40 day period of forgiveness where Christians give something up 9. Scattering of Jews 10. Initiation ceremony where a boy becomes an adult and is old enough to read from the Torah on his own (2 Words) 11. Jewish place of worship 13. Belief in a single, all-powerful god 16. Muslims face in the direction of ____ when they pray, and are expected (if able) to travel at least once in their lifetime. 19. Final prophet and messenger of Allah 23. Jews who adhere the most strictly to tradition 24. Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus 25. Muslim Holy Book 28. Month of fasting from sunrise to sunset in celebration of the Koran being revealed to Muhammad