Judaism - Practices Flashcards
Synagogue
A building for public jewish prayer, study and gathering
Minyan
A group of at least 10 adults for a jewish religious service
Menorah
A candlestick that holds either 7 or 9 candles
Star of David
A symbol for judaism which represents the shield of Kind David who ruled Israel
Bimah
A platform in the synagogue where the torah is read
Aron Hakodesh
The ark - the holiest part in a synagogue, which contains the torah rolls
Rabbi
A jewish religious leader and teacher
Beit k’nesset
Where jews meet for prayer, worship and study
Ner tamid
Eternal light to show that God is always there
Tallit
A prayer shul, reminds jews that they are obeying Gods word
Tefillin
Small leather boxes containing extracts from the torah, strapped to the wearers arm and forehead for morning prayers
Tzitzit
A prayer shul made from wool or silk with a long tassel attached to each corner
Amidah
Also known as the ‘standing prayer’ it is the central prayer of jewish worship
Mezuzah
Reminder of Gods laws and presence and is a symbol of jewish identity
Tenakh
The 24 books of jewish scriptures
Torah
The 5 books revealed by God to Moses, the first section of the tenakh
Nevi’im
The second section of the tenakh
Mishnah
The first written version of jewish oral laws
Talmud
Combination of the mishnah and germara
Shabbat
A jewish holy day of the week starting from the sunset on Friday till the sunset of Saturday
Naming ceremonies
Boys are named at circumcision and girls are named a month after birth
Bar Mitzvah
Celebration of a boy coming of age at 13
Bat mitzvah
Celebration of a girl coming of age at 12
Mourning of the dead
A period of time spent remembering a person
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish new year
Yom Kippur
The day of judgement
Pesach
Passover the days jews celebrate the release of jewish slaves from Egypt to the promise land
