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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

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boys coming of age -13 need to learn enough hebrew to t=read torah

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what is bat mitvah

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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

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sabbath sunset friday to nighfall saturday - dy of rest and devotion

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sowa for sabbath

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remember the sabbath and keep it holy

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why do jews keep shabbat (7)

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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)

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house is clean
candles lit
meal prepared and shared
hymns sung
blessing over wine and candles
visit synogogue

31
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what is pesach

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feast of unleven bread - passover

32
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what is significance of pesach

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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

33
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sowa pesach

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you must celebrate this day to remind you of what i the lord has done, celebrate it for all time to come

34
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how is pesach celebrated

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wheat removed form food
house cleaned
share sedar meal - leave door open in belief elijah will come back to announce coming of messiah

35
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what is significance of sedar plate

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all food is a reminder of what it was like for jewish slaves in egypt

36
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describe sedar plate (10)

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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

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festival to celebrate giving the law to moses - not a mitvah but without the giving of the torah there would be no mitvah

38
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how is shavuott celebrated

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celebrates harvest so take wheat to temple
49 days between shavuot and passover
study extra torah
decorate synogogue with greenery

39
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what is kosher

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food which is allowed

40
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what is trefah

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non kosher food

41
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what is parve

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neutral food

42
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why do jews eat kosher

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god commands it in torah

43
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sowa kosher

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these are the animals which you are permitted to eat, anything which has completly split hooves and chews cud this you may eat

44
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3 basic rules of kosher

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can’t eat some animals
animals eaten must have been slaughtered in a certin way
can not combine dairy and meat

45
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where is the list of kosher food - give examples of kosher and non

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deuteronomy- kosher - chicken sheep cows dee fish with fins goat
non - pig rabbit camel eel birds of prey shellfish

46
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how must animals be killed

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slitting throat with a sharp knife painless

47
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what is a jewish kitchen like

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2 of everything so no mixing of meat and diary

48
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how might a jew ensure meat and dairy don,t mix

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wait 6hrs after eating meat before eating diary

49
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descirbe mourning ceremony (7)

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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

50
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what is yom kippur (6)

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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

51
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what is rosh hahanah (6)

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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

52
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why have a synogogue (4)

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promote worship
brings people together
like a school to educate
its features rimind jews of temple in jerusalem

53
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differences between orthdox and reform synogogues (4)

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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)

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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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