Brit Milah Flashcards
Who has a Brit Milah?
Eight day old babies or males concerting to Judaism
What happens during the ceremony.
A motel will cicumcised the baby on the eighth day after birth. Usually only men attend the ceremony although there will be women as well in reform. The baby is placed on an empty chair (Elijah chair)
The baby is then places on the lap of the sander after the circumcision the father says a blessing.
Why is Brit milah important?
It shows a relationship with God as it represents the covenant made with Abraham. During the Brit the boy is given his Hebrew name. The Brit is such an important form of identity that men converting to Judaism must have a circumcison in Orthodox Judaism.
The sign of the covenant Abraham
who has a bar mitzvah
Usually boys after their 13th birthday
What happens at a bar mitzvah
Before a bar mitzvah the boy is taught about the importance of prayer and learns Hebrew so he can read his portion from the Torah in the synagogue.
The boy is asked up to the Bimah in the synagogue to recite a blessing and rad his part of the Torah
Friends and relatives watch. His father then recites a statement which he thanks God
This is followed by a celebration
Why is bar mitzvah important
It’s a sign of exerting into manhood and building a relationship with God. After a bar mitzvah boys can form a part of the minyan. They are believed to be responsible enough to keep the mitxvot
Quote for Bar mitzvah
“To keep his commandments”
Who has a marriage ceremony?
In Reform Judaism same sex marriages are allowed as well as man and women. however in orthodox they don’t recognise same sex relationships
What happens in a marriage ceremony
There should be a chuppah under which the rabbi conducts the ceremony.
The kiddushin is the first part of the ceremony: betrothal ceremony. The second part is the nisuin in which seven further blessings are said to finalise the marriage and rings are exchanged. (Symbolises togetherness)
The marriage contract is the ketubah.
At the end of the ceremony a glass is stamped on by the groom (Smahses a glass by stamping on it as a reminder of the destruction of the temple).
Quotes
“A man shall her fire leave his mother and father and be united with his wife and they shall become one flesh”
“Be fruitful and multiply”
What takes place in funerals?
The body is tread=ted with the utmost respect. It is wasted and prepared for burial by the onan.
The burial should take place ideally within 24 hours of death
Reform Jews allow cremation whereas Orthodox Jews bury their dead
The person is places into a plain wooden coffins don’t he ceremony is very simple.
What is the kiddush prayer?
The Kaddish prayer declaring God’s greatness.
What is shiva
During shiva they will be visited by members of the synagogue and male mourners will recite the Kaddish. There will be no music played and a candle is kept burning,
WHat is yahzreit
Ceremony held each year to mark the death.
Quote
“May God comfort ups among al the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem
