Jewish festivals Flashcards

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What type of festival is Yom Kipuur?

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Day of Atonement where Jews ask for forgiveness off God

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What type of Festival is Rosh Hashanah?

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The Jewish New Year it means ‘head’ or beginning of the year

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What type of festival is Passover?

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It recalls the time where Jewish people were saved by Moses from Egypt. it is a festival of freedom.

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What type of festival is Sukkot?

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Festival of tabernacles or booths (huts)

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How is Yom kippur celebrated?

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All attend the synagogue
Prayer and reflection asking God for forgiveness
Doors of the Holy Ark are open
Mikveh pool-ritual cleansing

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How is Rosh Hashanah celebrated?

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Wine is blessed and sliced apple and honey is eaten
Round challah is prepared
Shofar horn blown 100 times
Crumbs of challah thrown into water

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How is Passover celebrated?

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House cleaned thoroughly- all yeast products removed
Flat bread is eaten
Seder meal- lamb bone, salt water, bitter herbs, charoset and wine

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How is Sukkot celebrated?

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Build tents/huts
Leaves, fruit and vegetables displayed
Torah is celebrated-signing/dance
Palm and Etrog waved in six directions

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Why is Yom Kippur significant?

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High holy days
All Jews expected to celebrate
Sabbath of Sabbaths
Commanded in the Torah
Connection with God and the ark

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Why is Rosh Hashanah significant?

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High Holy day
Celebrates creation of Genesis
Time to plan and prepare
Happy and serious festival

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Why is Passover significant?

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God commands this festival in the Torah
Ensure faith and tradition passed on
Reminder of suffering of Hewish people
Symbols reprints the history

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Why is Sukkot significant?

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Commemorates Jewish history
Celebrates God’s protection
Connect with ancestors
Commanded in the Torah
It is a mitzvot

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What happens during the Eve Rosh Hashanah?

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The Eve of Rosh Hashanah: The last day of the year where special synagogue services are held at the shell
The shofar will not be blown
People wish each other ‘may you be written down for a good year’ as they leave

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Food on Rosh Hashanah

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Kiddush is made
Slices of apple dipped in honey are eaten
The challah is a different shape than the Shabbat challah- it is circular to represent God’s role as King of the Universe and the cycle of the year

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Morning of Rosh Hashanah

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The shofar is blown 100 times with notes sounding like crying.
Represent the crying of the soul asking to be reunited with G-d

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Tashlikh

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After services at the synagogue many Jews will recite a prayer at a stream or a river
Crumbs are thrown into the water and God will allow a fresh start to the new year

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Ten days of returning: Rosh Hashanah

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Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Jewish people take time to consider their deeds over the past year
Ten days to return to God are between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
They try to make amends and plan ways to do better in the upcoming year

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Importance of Passover

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Having the cedar meal means Jews can feel empathy with their ancestors
Reminder to Jews to think about those who are suffering from slavery and oppression
Opportunity to spend time with families
Celebration to help Jews remember their freedom and entering the Promised Land
God commanded Jewish people to celebrate Passover in the Torah (Exodus)
Retelling the story ensures Jewish traditions are passed down generations

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What happens on Yom Kippur?

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It is a day of fasting-25 hours without food or water
Jews will visit the synagogue and wear white
Visit the mikveh pool
No leather shoes, sex and perfume won’t be worn
Referred to as the Sabbath of Sabbath’s
Commanded in the Torah

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