Judaism Practices SOWA

Question 1

The nature and purpose of Jewish public acts of worship

Answer 1

‘Synagogue:
a large population is a King’s glory’ Proverbs 14:28

‘My vows to Hashem I will pay, in the presence, now, of His entire people in… the House of Hashem’ Psalm 116: 14-19

Question 2

Features of a synagogue

Answer 2

‘Syangogue:
a large population is a King’s glory’ Proverbs 14:28

‘Ner Tamid:
Bring oil so that lamps may be kept burning…. for generations to come’ Exodus 27:20-21

‘Menorah:
Make a lamp stand of pure gold… with six branches’ Exodus 25

Question 3

The Tenakh and the Talmud

Kashrut/Kosher

Answer 3

‘There are animals that you may eat…. but this you shall not eat’ Deuteronomy 14:3-10

‘If a man…. has acquired words of the Torah he has attained afterlife’ Perkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) 2:8

Question 4

The nature and purpose of prayer in the home and private prayer

Answer 4

‘Reflect in your hearts while on your beds and be utterly silent’ Psalm 4:5

‘Evening, morning and noon… he has heard my voice’ Psalms 55:16-23

‘You will eat and be satisfied, and bless Hashem, your God, for the good land he gave you’ Deuteronomy 8:10

Question 5

The nature and importance of the Shema and the Amidah

Answer 5

‘Praise David (afternoon prayer)’ Psalm 145

‘Tefillin:
Tie them on your hands and wear them on your forehead’ Deuteronomy 6:8

The Shema

Question 6

The importance of ritual for Jews today - Brit Milah

Answer 6

‘Brit Milah:
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac at the age of 8 days as God had commanded him’ Genesis 21:4

‘Every male among you who is 8 days old shall be circumcised’ Genesis 17:12

Question 7

The nature, features, history and purpose of celebrating Shabbat

Answer 7

‘On the seventh day He rested” Exodus 31:17

‘You shall not kindle fire in your dwellings on the Sabbath Day’ Exodus 35:3

Question 8

Jewish festivals

Answer 8

‘Rosh Hashanah:
In the seventh month on the first day of the month there shall be a rest day for you, remembrance with shofar blasts’ Leviticus 23:24-25

‘Passover: God ‘passed over’ the homes of the Israelites which had the blood of a lamb of their doorposts and killed all of the first born of the Egyptians’

‘Yom Kippur:
You must deny yourselves and not to any work…. on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you.. form all your sins’ Leviticus 16:29-31

Question 9

The importance of ritual for Jews today - Birth

Answer 9

Birth:
The mother may not touch anything sacred and she may not enter the sanctuary’ Leviticus 12:4

Question 10

The importance of ritual for Jews today - Death/mourning

Answer 10

‘Death/mourning:
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days’ Genesis 37:34