Judaism Rituals. Flashcards
Name the three most important examples of worship.
Amidah Prayer
Shabbat
prayer
Give a quick WWH for Shabbat.
W:Day of rest.
Happens every week from a friday night to saturday.
W: The sabbath day to rememeber and keep holy. Exodus,
W: Brings the Jewish commnity together. Acknowledges the creator and apprecitates all he has done for us.
Give a quick WWH for Prayer,
W: communicate with God. forming a bridge betwen humans and God.
W: Said collectivley on shabbat its a part of life
H: Important to understand so translate to English but some will use Hebrew as it connects Jews worldwide and is considered a Holy language.
Give a quick WWH for Amidah
W: Amidah means standing prayer It is the core of every worship and is often called the prayer. It has 28 blessings with three types of prayer. It is recited silently then repeated to the cantor.
H: Signifys being in Gods prescence. Standing to show this and the retreating shows leaving Gods symbolic presence.
Give a quick WWH for Shabbat. Proper.
W: Day of spiritual rest and begins on sunset on friday then nightfall on saturday.
W: “ REST ON SHABBAT TO KEEP IT HOLY. as god rested on the 7th day in Genesis.
H: Celebrate shabbat and recite the kiddush. Orthodox dont drive or use electronics unless to save a life and most importantly the light candles to allow the prescence of shabbat to enter;
Name the three items worn.
Teffilin
Tallit
Kippah
Give a quick WWH for Tefillin.
W: 2 leather boxes contains shema prayer. shel rosh bound to the head with straps.And tefillin shel yad bound to upper arm
W: A prayer is said when the tefillin is in place - deutronomy
H: Men on bar mitzvahs
Reform women.
Must serve god through good thoughts and acts of compassion.
Give a quick WWH for Tallit.
W: 4 cornered garments with fringes a prayer shawls is worn under clothes with fringes out.
W: Worn during prayer and worship. Or throughout the day.
H: wearing tzizit relates to duty to wear firnges in corners of clothing.
Give a quick WWH for Kippah.
W: head covering,
W: In prayer or all of the time. Many male howeer some women reform
H: Sign of respect to God and Jewish identity.
2 features of the synagogue.
W: Bimah- Raised platform of which the torah scrolls are read.
W: Orthodox - middle so the rabi faces congratation.
Reform - at the front combined with the arc.
H: Central focus for sermons. Shows the Torah is centre of life.
W: Torah Scrolls- animal skins and handwritten transcribe. Attachted to 2 staves known as the tree of life. And decorated with silver.
W: it is raised to show importance. Honour to be called to read it.
Give a quick WWH for Synagogue.
House of assembly
Building for Jewish public prayer study and assembly
Children go to learn social events sports charity.
Give a quick WWH for Bar Mitzvah
Shabbat after boys 13th to celebrate
Before hand they are taught importance of prayer and learn hebrew He is then called up to recite,
H it is a sign into manhood and relationship with God they form part of the minyan and resposible to keep mitzvots.
Give a quick WWH for Marriage.
Reform same sex allowed.
Most important.
W:Be fruitful and multiply
Under a chuppah.
Kiddush is recited then further blessings. Ketubah is signed between Bride and groom. Then a glass is smashed.
H: Fulfils the torah By taking blace under Chuppah symbolises unity and a home.
Give a quick WWH for Kosher,
W: Food that can be eaten by Jews.
It is also used to refer to the purity pf objects like Torah scrolls.
W Leviticus 11:1-23 makes refernce to what they can and cant eat.
H: Wont eat pork shellfish and meat is not mixed with milk. Blood is drained from the animal as a sacrfice to God and a more human way of killing.
2 kitchens one for milk and one for meat.
Reform adapt,
