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4 - Judaism Practices Flashcards

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Synagogue

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Building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction

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Use and importance of synagogue

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Assessmbly, house of prayer, study hall. Important because its where Jews learn about their faith, congregate and pray to god and where they feel safe and keep their relationship with god

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Prayer hall

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The hall in which the congregation and the host of the service will pray and and worship God

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Ark

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Holiest place in synagogue, where Torah scrolls are kept

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Ner Tamid

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Eternal light is kept which lights above the Ark

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Bimah

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Platform where the Torah is read from

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How often are Jews supposed to pray

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3

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Importance of prayer

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Enables them to build a stronger and deeper understanding of God

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2 prayers

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Shema, Amidah

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Sabbath

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Day where Jews are meant to do nothing but worship

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Sabbath preparations

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Buy or cook food needed, clean the whole house ready for God’s presence

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Torah

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First 5 books of Jewish holy book. Jews believe the Torah is how Jews should live their life

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Tenakh

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Jewish holy book

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Talmud

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Ancient text containing Jewish saying, ideas and laws. Said to be the centre of Jewish cultural life.

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Dietary laws

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Permitted food = kosher.
Non premitted food = trofar

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2 dietary laws

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They can eat animals with a divided hoof or chew cud. Can’t eat animals that eats their prey

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Rites of passage

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Ceremonies that mark important transitional periods in a persons life

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4 main rites of passage

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Birth, bar/bat mitzvah, marriage, death

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Quote about birth

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Be fertile and increase in numbers

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Naming ceremony

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First shabbat of Jewish girl’s life. Father recites Torah, girls name is announced and the girl is introduced to community and God.

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Brit milah

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8 days after birth. Baby is placed in empty chair symbolising Elijah. Father recited Torah. Trained circumciser blessess and circumcises the baby.

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Redemption of first born son

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31 days after birth of first born son, traditional for them to give 5 silver coins to redeem them from service in the temple. Orthodox Jews believe God requires first born son to serve in the temple this ceremony dissmisses them from this

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Ways to prepare for bar/bat mitzvah

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Studying laws, ceremonies, food laws, Jewish history…

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What does completing the bar/bat mitvah enable them to do

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Responsible for food laws, praying, fasting. Boy can now take part in Minyan and they are now adults in the eyes of the Jewish communitu

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Jewish belief of Marriage

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Believe that Marriage is a way of experiencing holiness in everyday life. They believe it creates a spiritual connection between 2

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Quote about marriage

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“A man should leave his mother and father and cling to his wife so they can become one”

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Step 1 to a marriage

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period of engagement where the couple are promised to eachother. This is called betrothal and it usually lasts 12 months. It is a part of Jewish law so can’t be broken. During this period, the couple do not live together, but they do plan for their future lives together.

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Stage of hearing about a death

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Tear their clothes symbolising the death has ripped a whole in their life.

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Story supporting ripping of clothes

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Jacob tore his clothes … and observed mourning for many days (Genesis 37:34)

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How many periods of mourning ?

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4

31
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First period

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24 hours, stay with (do not believe soul has left) close family allowed to grieve

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2nd period of mourning

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Shiva (7 days) - begins on day or burial. Stay at home, sit on low stools, no leather shoes, cut of shave of hair. No makeup, work or mirrors. Prayer services held at home. And they wear the clothes that they tore

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3rd period of morning

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30 days - normal life resumes , no activites not in spirit of mourning eg parties.

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4th period of mourning

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11 months- no parties and stops after anniversary of death

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3 features of funeral

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Within 24 hours of death. Placed in simple coffin showing everyone is equal in death. Meal of condolence after funeral with bread and eggs - symbols of new life

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Rosh Hashanah

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Jewish new year

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Quote for Rosh Hashanah

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“In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing trumpets, a holy convocation.”

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Clothes of Rosh Hashanah

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New clothes, haircuts, white symbolising a new start

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Practice of Rosh Hashanah

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Bread crumbs thrown into river and they flow away showing sins flowing away as it is a new year. Another is blowing of Shofar showing the sacrafice Abraham made for Jews

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What do Jews do on the 10 days of pentinence

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Throughout these ten days all Jews should put aside evil ways, and by performing good deeds and acts of charity it is possible to truly repent.

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When is the 10 days of pentinance

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Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

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What is yom kippur and when

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Day of atonement and 10th day of pentinence

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What happened on the 10th day of pentinence

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The 10th of Tishri was the day when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two new tablets of stone to replace the ones he had smashed when the Israelites made the Golden Calf.
It is on this day that God makes his final and unchangeable decision about the fate of every person.

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Practices Yom Kippur

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No food or liquid. 5 prayer services

45
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Pesach

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8 day festival celebrated in spring time

46
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Meal of passover

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Seder

47
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Special order of the Seder and what story it tells

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Hagadah tells the story of the Exodus

48
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Why is Pesach called passover

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Reminds the Jews of the final plague that God sent over the Egyptians and when the angel of death passed over and killed the first born son of the Pharoah

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2 features of the pesach (passover) meal and what they symbolise

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  • the egg = eaten in memory of the daily temple sacrifice which is no longer offered. Also a symbol of new life and springtime
  • shank bone = reminder of the lamb whuch was killed so its blood could be out on the door posts
50
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2 stages of a marriage

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  • kiddushin (berothal ceremony) = couple promised to eachother
  • nissuin = the marriage

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