Jewish Pratices Flashcards
What is Shabbat and what happens
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
When is Shabbat
Friday night till Saturday afternoon
What is Shabbat important
Brings community’s together
Get to listen to the rabbi
Praying together
Name a quote for Shabbat
“Keep Shabbat a holy day”
Why are prays important
Can communicate to god
Can be said individually or in a group
Prays are parts of daily life
What are the different prays (ACTS)
Adoration-praising god
Confession-saying sorry
Thanks giving-saying thank you
Supplication-asking for others
What is amidah
It’s the core prayer
People stand when they say it
What is the Teflin
2 leather boxes containing part of the sheama prayer
It’s on the head and the arms
It’s a reminder to surve god
What is the tallith/Tallit
A scarf with 613 fringes
It’s worn during worship
What is the kipper
A head covering
It’s seen as a sign of Jewish identity
What is the bimah
A raised platform to read the scrolls
It shows that the scrolls should be the sender of life
Where do Orthodox Jews believe where the bimah is
In the middle
Where do reform Jews believe where the bimah is
At the front
What is the ark and why is it important
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
What are the Torah scrolls and why are they important
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
What is the ner timid and why is it important
This is above the ark
It has 7 candles
It always burns and should never be put out
It represents gods presents
How do Orthodox Jews sit in a church
Men and women are separated
How do reform Jews sit in a church
Everyone sits together
What are other functions of the churches
Bible study group
Meals for the homeless
Youth clubs
Weddings
Funerals
Baptisms
Place of study
Lurning about Jews
Charitys
What is the Brit malah and what happens
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
Who can attend a Brit malah in orthodox
Only men
Who can attend a Brit malah in reform
Men and women
What is the bar mitzvah and why is it important
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
What is a bat mitzvah and happens at it
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
What happens at a Jewish marriage
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
What do Jews believe about gays marrying
Orthodox-no
Reform -yes
What is the chuppah
4 poles that holds up a square fabric and holds a marriage inside it
What dose the contract say in the marriage
The husband must provide the money
What dose the wine represent
We are more valuable together than separate
What dose braking the glass represent
The temple that is destroyed
What happens at mournings/funerals
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
What is shiva and what happens at shiva
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
What is in the Torah
The creation story
Has 5 books from the bible
The Torah was made by Moses directed by god
What’s in the neviím
The prophecies
There are wise words directed by god
8 books
This part showns the convents
What’s in the ketuvim
Jewish history
Praising god
11 books
What is kosher
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
What happens at Rosh Hashanah
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
What happens at Yong kipper
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
What happens at pesach (Passover)
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
What is a sukkot and what happens in it
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
What is the mondeh ani
The fist Jewish prayer when they wake up
Name a quote about kosher
“You shall not boil a kid in its mothers milk”
Name a quote about death
“Dust you are and dust your will return”
Name a quote about marriage
“Go forth and multiply”
Name a quote for pikuach nefesh
“Befor I formed you in the womb I knew you”
