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What significance does the temple hold

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Chanukiah - 9 candle sticks
Ner tamid
Tablets saying the Ten Commandments
The ark where the Torah is

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Name 3 things that you would notice in a synagogue

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Separate seets
Seats facing Jerusalem
Items of worship under the seat

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How old does a Jew have to be to be considered a man for minyan prayer

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Explain the importance of the Shema for Jews

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It tells Jews that God is everywhere as well as monotheism which is vital for the Jewish belief

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What is the Jewish month of the year in which Jews prepare for judgement

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Ellul

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What is the festival which follows Rosh Hashanah

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Yom Kippur

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What is the Jewish month of the year which follows Ellul

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Tushri

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What is Selichot

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Special prayers asking for forgiveness

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What is the Shofar

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A ram’s horn that sounds to mark the coming of Rosh Hashanah

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What is judgement to Jews

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The process by which God reviews behaviour and decides the future of Jews

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_______________ means ‘head of year’

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Rosh Hashanah

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How long does Rosh Hashanah last

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2 days

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Each new Jewish day starts at _______

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Sunset

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What 2 things will happen on the Eve of Rosh Hashanah

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Just before sunset the oldest woman in the family will usher in the holy day by lighting candles. Prayers start with evening service in the synagogue. This marks the start of the festival.

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Why do the family eat slices or apple dipped in honey

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To symbolise a sweet new year

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Why is a fish head placed on the table

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To symbolise the wish that good deeds will multiply in the coming year like fish in the coming year

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What are the 10 tests that God gave to Abraham - first 3

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1: Leaves his homeland to be a stranger in Cancan
2: As soon as he arrives he encounters a famine
3: The Egyptians capture his wife Sarah and bring her to Pharaoh

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10 tests that God gave to Abraham - 4,5,6

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4: He faces incredible odds of the 4 and 5 kings
5: He marries Hagar after being unable to have children with Sarah
6: God tells him to circumcise himself at an advanced age

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10 tests that God gave to Abraham - 7,8,9,10

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7: The king of Gerar captures Sarah
8: God tells him to send Hagar away after having a child with her
9: His son Ishmael becomes estranged
10: God tells him to sacrifice Isaac upon an altar

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Where is Yad Vashem located

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Jerusalem

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What is Yom Kippur

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The day of atonement - a day of fasting after Rosh Hashanah

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What is Rosh Hashanah

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Head of year

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What is the main divide between orthodox and reform Jews

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The Halakhah

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When does the Shabbat start

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Friday dusk

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How long does Rosh Hashanah last

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2 days

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When does Rosh Hashanah begin

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At sunset that ends the final day of Ellul

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Every new Jewish day starts at ___________

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Sunset

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On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the oldest ___________ in the family ushers in the holy day by ______________ __________. There is then an evening ______________ service. At home the father of the family will make ___________. The family will eat slices of apple dipped in _________, this symbolises a _______ new year. A ______ head is also placed on the Rosh Hashanah table. This symbolises the wish that ________ ________ will multiply like fish in the coming year.

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Woman
Lighting candles
Synagogue
Kiddush
Honey
Sweet
Good deeds
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On the morning of Rosh Hashanah, families attend synagogue service. The high point of the morning is the blowing of the _______. It is blown _____ times. In the afternoon _________ takes place. This is a prayer during which Jews empty their __________ this symbolises casting off of ______

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Shofar
100
Tashlich
Pockets
Sins
29
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How many days __________ Rosh Hashanah is Yom Kippur

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10 days before

30
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What activities should Jews do/not do on Yom Kippur

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Wash
Wear white (purity)
No sex

31
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Some Jews see Yom kippur as the most __________ day of the Jewish year because it involves reflecting on sins, fasting and forgiveness

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Solemn

32
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Why do some Jews see Yom Kippur as a more joyful event

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Because their sins are forgiven and they have repaired their relationship with God

33
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Which festival is the holiest

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Yom Kippur

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Yom Kippur is also know as the ______ ____ _______________

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Day Of Atonement

35
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How long do Jews fast on Yom Kippur

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25 hours from before the day until after it has ended

36
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A long blast on the ________ signals the end of the fast of Yom Kippur

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Shofar

37
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The door of the ark (representing the gates of the temple) is kept open throughout the ____________ service. At the end of the service the door is _________ symbolising the end of God’s judgment

A

Ne’ilah service

Closed

38
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Pesach is often referred to as ______________

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Passover

39
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What does Pesach celebrate

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Pesach is a fairly joyful occassion because it celebrates the birth of the nation of the Jews

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Why is Pesach slightly sad

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Because it brings to mind a time of slavery and the death of first-born Egyptians.

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Pesach lasts a total of ___ days

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8

42
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The most important part of Pesach pccurs right at the beginning of the celebration in the form of the ________ meal

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Seder

43
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The __________ of the house lights candles to welcome Pesach into the home

A

Wife/mother

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The Seder meal begins with the recitation of the _______ blessing

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Kiddush

45
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On the table is a copy of the ______________ book which tells the story of Pesach

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Haggadah

46
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Order of consumption on Pesach

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First glass of wine is blessed and drunk
Vegetables dipped in salt water
After reading the story, another glass of wine is blessed and shared.
Matzah
Biiter herbs
More bitter herbs with matzah
Main meal is eaten
After meal - final matzah is shared
Third glass of wine is poured and a prayer is said, wine is then blessed and shared
Fourth and fifth glass of wine are poured the fifth one is poured for Elijah, who is unexpected to visit on Pesach to announce the coming of messiah, and is left undrunk.
Door is opened to welcome Elijah to the Seder
After reciting some psalms the fourth glass of wine is blessed and drunk

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What does the redness of the wine symbolise

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Because it reminds Jews of the blood of lambs that were smeared over doorposts as well as the Hebrews blood

48
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What does the salt water symbolise

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It symbolyes the tears shed by tears Jews shed in slavery

49
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What does the Matzot symbolise

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The fact that prior to escaping from Egypt, the Hebrews did not have time to let their bread rise

50
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What is hidden from the children if the family during the Seder meal

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Matzot

51
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What do bitter herbs symbolise

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The bitterness of slavery

52
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After nightfall on the final day of Pesach, the utensils are packed away until next year and the ordinary ones for ___________ food is brought back

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Chametz

53
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What did Pharoah do that led to God sending 10 plagues

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Refused to allow the Hebrews to go into the desert for 3 days and made them work harder

54
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What preparations were the Hebrews asked to make before they left Egypt

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To select a lamb to sacrifice on the 14th day the month
To smear some of the lambs blood on the doorposts
Roast and eat the meat

55
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What happened at midnight on the 14th day of the Nisan month

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All the Egyptian first-born sons were killed

56
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What 2 challenges faced the Hebrews before they could enter the promised

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They had to cross the red sea and walk through the wilderness of the Sinai for many years

57
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Why is important that Jews celebrate festivals

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Keeping the covenant
Remember joy or sadness
Forgiveness of sins
Coming together of a community

58
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What were the 10 plagues

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Nile turned blood red (1)
Egypt infested by frogs, lice and flies (2,3,4)
Livestock died (5)
Everyone got boils (6)
Harvest was ruined by locusts and hail (7,8)
Darkness fell for 3 days (9)
First-born sons died (10)

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What does the egg symbolise

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A festival offering done in the holy temple

60
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What does the roasted bone remember

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The sacrifices from the holy temple

61
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When are the spice box and havdalah candle used

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At the end of Shabbat

62
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How is the spice box used at the end of Shabbat

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They pass it around and smell its sweet smell

63
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How is the havdalah candle used at the end of Shabbat

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They light it. This represents light, the first element created by God at the end of the first week

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