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Jewish Pratices Flashcards

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What is Shabbat and what happens

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The day when people do nothing
They where a kipper
Candles are lit and resite kiddish with wine
Family’s often hid a ring in bread and find it

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When is Shabbat

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Friday night till Saturday afternoon

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What is Shabbat important

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Brings community’s together
Get to listen to the rabbi
Praying together

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4
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Name a quote for Shabbat

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“Keep Shabbat a holy day”

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Why are prays important

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Can communicate to god
Can be said individually or in a group
Prays are parts of daily life

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What are the different prays (ACTS)

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Adoration-praising god
Confession-saying sorry
Thanks giving-saying thank you
Supplication-asking for others

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What is amidah

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It’s the core prayer
People stand when they say it

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What is the Teflin

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2 leather boxes containing part of the sheama prayer
It’s on the head and the arms
It’s a reminder to surve god

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What is the tallith/Tallit

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A scarf with 613 fringes
It’s worn during worship

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What is the kipper

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A head covering
It’s seen as a sign of Jewish identity

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What is the bimah

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A raised platform to read the scrolls
It shows that the scrolls should be the sender of life

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Where do Orthodox Jews believe where the bimah is

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In the middle

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Where do reform Jews believe where the bimah is

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At the front

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What is the ark and why is it important

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It’s where the Torah scrolls are kept
It’s the most important of place of the synagogue
It faces Jerusalem
The ner timid is above it

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What are the Torah scrolls and why are they important

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These are made from animal skin
Each scroll is hand written
Each scroll is wrapped in sliver and read at the bimah the scrolls has the 1st of the 5 books of the testiment in it
It’s seen as an honour to be able to read it

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What is the ner timid and why is it important

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This is above the ark
It has 7 candles
It always burns and should never be put out
It represents gods presents

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17
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How do Orthodox Jews sit in a church

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Men and women are separated

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How do reform Jews sit in a church

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Everyone sits together

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What are other functions of the churches

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Bible study group
Meals for the homeless
Youth clubs
Weddings
Funerals
Baptisms
Place of study
Lurning about Jews
Charitys

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What is the Brit malah and what happens

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It’s the circumcision
They will get circumcised at 8 days old
After the ceremony the father will say blessings
It’s shows the convents between Abraham and god
The boy will be given his Hebrew name

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Who can attend a Brit malah in orthodox

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Only men

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Who can attend a Brit malah in reform

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Men and women

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What is the bar mitzvah and why is it important

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This happens on the boys 13th bday
It a sign to show there entering manhood
Befor the BM he is taught about prayer and learns Hebrew
The boy will stand in the bimah and resite some of the Torah scrolls
At the end there will be a celebration

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What is a bat mitzvah and happens at it

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It’s happens on the girls 12th bday
There’s not a big ceremony
Have a party at the end
Sometimes includes a special surface

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What happens at a Jewish marriage

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They stand In the chuppah
The rings should be shared
They sign a contract
At the end the groom will stand and smash a glass

26
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What do Jews believe about gays marrying

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Orthodox-no
Reform -yes

27
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What is the chuppah

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4 poles that holds up a square fabric and holds a marriage inside it

28
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What dose the contract say in the marriage

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The husband must provide the money

29
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What dose the wine represent

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We are more valuable together than separate

30
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What dose braking the glass represent

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The temple that is destroyed

31
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What happens at mournings/funerals

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Death is seen as part of gods plan
The eyes get shut
Men get buried with a tillit
The body should not be lest alone
They can’t be cremated cuz then they carnt be judged on judgement day
The body is placed in a wooden box to not showing ur rich or poor
After the funeral shiva begins

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What is shiva and what happens at shiva

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Lasts for 7 days
All mirrors must be covered so they don’t see themselves out of respect
They sit on stools to be closer to the body
Pray and being there for the mourners
Candles are lit in the house for the 7 days
Wick = body
Candle = human
Flame = soul

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What is in the Torah

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The creation story
Has 5 books from the bible
The Torah was made by Moses directed by god

34
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What’s in the neviím

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The prophecies
There are wise words directed by god
8 books
This part showns the convents

35
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What’s in the ketuvim

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Jewish history
Praising god
11 books

36
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What is kosher

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Certain foods they carnt eat
They can’t eat meat and dairy together
Homes will have one pan for meat and one for dairy
Meat they can’t eat:
Pork
Selfish
Sheep
Cattle
Goat
Dear

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What happens at Rosh Hashanah

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New years
Time to remember how god created the world
Services are held in the synagogue on the eve of Rosh Hashanah
Apples are dipped in honey to symbolise a sweet year
The rams horn will be blown 100 times to represent the loss souls that can’t reach god
They say that good writes people in his “book” and says if they have been good or bad
They throw bread in the river to show there sins leaving them
During the next 10 days that will ask for forgiveness from people they have done wrong

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What happens at Yong kipper

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After the 10 days god shuts his “book”
YK is the day of forgiveness and atonement
It’s the holyest day
they fast through the day and have a big meal at the end of the day
Meny people spend the day at a synagogue
Often food and money are given to the poor
Befor YK people visit a holy pool of water to cleanse there sins
The rams horn is blown

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What happens at pesach (Passover)

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Celebrates the freedom of the slaves
It’s called Passover because god passed over the houses with the last plage
It can be called the festival in of freedom
Befor it happens people get rid of any grain products that can swell
Jew attend a synagogue

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What is a sukkot and what happens in it

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Remembers the 40 years in the desert
Family’s will make temporary huts
They work,sleep and eat in there
Lasts for 7 days
They don’t work till day 3
It has to be able to see 3 stars and made from something from the ground

41
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What is the mondeh ani

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The fist Jewish prayer when they wake up

42
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Name a quote about kosher

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“You shall not boil a kid in its mothers milk”

43
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Name a quote about death

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“Dust you are and dust your will return”

44
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Name a quote about marriage

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“Go forth and multiply”

45
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Name a quote for pikuach nefesh

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“Befor I formed you in the womb I knew you”

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