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what does avodat hashem mean

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worship of God

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a SOWA which highlights the value of public prayer and worship

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I will pray in the presence now of his entire people in the courtyards of the house of hashem

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why are synagogue services important (5)
arguements against important of synagogue services

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unite the community
regular time in praise
remind jews they are part of a global community
jews pray towards the holy temple in jerusalem
sermon given by Rabbi may affect the way they live their life

Jews can pray anywhere
Abraham and Moses didn’t attend
Teachings of Rabbi can be obtained elsewhere

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what has led to the split between orthodox and reform jews

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they have different views on worship and practise - reform believe practices need to fit in with modern life. Torah is still central to both

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what is the tenakh

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jewish bible kept bin ark in synogogue

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what is telmud

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oral law orthodox say it given to moses and later written down, reform say its a human creation the wisdom of many jewish generations

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what is the torah

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most important and holy book - contains law of moses and forms part of tenakh

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differences between reform and orthodox Jews (7)

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orthodox read torah 4x weekly in synogue reform 1 x
orthodox - prayers said in hebrew reform said in local language
orthodox believe Tenakh is literal word of God and not to be translated Reform inspired word
Orthodox believe Kashut is still important some reform disagree
Orthodox pray 3x daily reform pray when they choose
Orthodox Pesach lasts 8 days reform 7 days
Orthodox will not work on the sabbath reform do important work

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why is prayer important to Jews (5)

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god told them to pray 3x daily
allows them to build a relationship with God
opportunity to speak directly to God
strengthens faith
keeps god at front of their thoughts

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SOWA for prayer

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love God and serve him with all your heart and soul

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3 occassions Jews attend synogogue

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shabbat, yom kippur, rosh hashanah

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advantages of set formal prayer (5)

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stops prayer being selfish
allows worship to be part of Jewish history
gives sense of community
gives order and purpose to life
helps people pray who can’t make up own prayers

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advantages of private prayer (4)

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can have contact with God when you like
can express own thoughts and feelings
can ask God to help others
can use own words

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name 3 types of daily prayer

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moda ani, shema and amidah

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what is shema

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most important prayer
said 2x each day
describes core beliefs

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what is amidah

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standing prayer
19 blessings, praise petition and thanks
part of every Jewish service

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what is moda ani

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prayer said before getting out of bed thanking God for creation

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what are rites of passage

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ceremonies or events that mark important stages in someones life

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name rites of passage for jews

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mikvah
brit malah

bar and bat mitzvah
marriage
mourning ceremony

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describe mikvah

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it is the ritual for the mother after giving birth
for purification she can not touch anything sacred for 7 +33 days for boy 11+66 for girl - longer for girls as it is extra work to produce another creator

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what is brit malah

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covenent of circumsion

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why does brit malah happen

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abraham circumsised Isaac after 8 days as God commanded

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why is brit malah important (5)

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it is an outward sign of the everlasting covenant with God
shows praise of God
it is a rite of passage
passes the faith down generations
joins communities

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what happens at brit milah

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female hands baby to male who carries him to family gathered
mohal recites a blessing, blesses wine and anounces babies name in english and hebrew
drop of wine placed on babies tongue

for girls they have a naming ceremony in the synogogue name is announce and father reads from Torah

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what is bar mitzvah
boys coming of age -13 need to learn enough hebrew to t=read torah
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what is bat mitvah
girls coming of age -12 will be taught to cook plaited bread and how to make preparations in the home.
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what is shabbat
sabbath sunset friday to nighfall saturday - dy of rest and devotion
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sowa for sabbath
remember the sabbath and keep it holy
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why do jews keep shabbat (7)
one of 10 commandments god rested on 7th day so should we day of spiritual renewal celebrates isralites freedom from slavery a weekly opportunity to think about god spend time with family to keep sabbath is a mitvot - a law
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how do they mark the sabbath (6)
house is clean candles lit meal prepared and shared hymns sung blessing over wine and candles visit synogogue
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what is pesach
feast of unleven bread - passover
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what is significance of pesach
reminder of when isralires were set free - there was no time for bread to rise angel of death passed over houses of jewish slaves but killed 1st born egyptians
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sowa pesach
you must celebrate this day to remind you of what i the lord has done, celebrate it for all time to come
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how is pesach celebrated
wheat removed form food house cleaned share sedar meal - leave door open in belief elijah will come back to announce coming of messiah
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what is significance of sedar plate
all food is a reminder of what it was like for jewish slaves in egypt
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describe sedar plate (10)
salt water - tears of jews in egypt crackers/ bread - no wheat no time to rise lamb bone- blppd of lamb put on doors to save 1st born bitter herbs- show how unhappy jews were in eypt hard boiled eggs- reminder of animals killed as an offering green veg- god cared for them in the desert paste - the motor slaves used to build wine- drunk 4x a s god said 4x he would bring them out of Egypt water honey
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what is shavot
festival to celebrate giving the law to moses - not a mitvah but without the giving of the torah there would be no mitvah
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how is shavuott celebrated
celebrates harvest so take wheat to temple 49 days between shavuot and passover study extra torah decorate synogogue with greenery
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what is kosher
food which is allowed
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what is trefah
non kosher food
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what is parve
neutral food
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why do jews eat kosher
god commands it in torah
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sowa kosher
these are the animals which you are permitted to eat, anything which has completly split hooves and chews cud this you may eat
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3 basic rules of kosher
can't eat some animals animals eaten must have been slaughtered in a certin way can not combine dairy and meat
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where is the list of kosher food - give examples of kosher and non
deuteronomy- kosher - chicken sheep cows dee fish with fins goat non - pig rabbit camel eel birds of prey shellfish
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how must animals be killed
slitting throat with a sharp knife painless
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what is a jewish kitchen like
2 of everything so no mixing of meat and diary
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how might a jew ensure meat and dairy don,t mix
wait 6hrs after eating meat before eating diary
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descirbe mourning ceremony (7)
orthodx tear their clothes as jacob did reform wear black ribbon 5 peiods of mourning buried not created body never left alone covered in a shroud placed in coffin surrounded by candles funeral at the cemetary as the synogogue is a place for the living after they wash to leave death behind
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what is yom kippur (6)
day of attonement - seek forgiveness and repair relationship with god holiest day of year many fast and spend day in synogogue give food and money to poor often wear white on this day god finalises his judgement about their behaiour and decides their fate
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what is rosh hahanah (6)
first day of the year remebers story of creation orthodox 2 days reform 1 attend the synogogue god writes doen a persons deeds and judges them time to make peace before yom kippur
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why have a synogogue (4)
promote worship brings people together like a school to educate its features rimind jews of temple in jerusalem
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differences between orthdox and reform synogogues (4)
orthodox men and women separate reform men and women together orthodox women cover heads reform women wear a kippah orthodox no music reform music orthodox men lead reform women take active role
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explain features of synogoue (7)
it faces jerusalem star of david an ark to store torah ner telmid - eternal light above ark - remind us of gods eternal nature menorah candlesticks for eternal light bimah a reading platform makes torah the focus yad a reading stick so not to touch torah

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