Judaism Services Flashcards
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Bimah
Platform (Torah is read)
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Ner Tamid
Eternal light (lamp above ark)
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Tallit
Fringed garment
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Tzitzit
613 knotted fringes attached to the four corner of the Tallit
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Tefilin
A cubic black leather box containing a prayer that is tired around the arm and head
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The Shema
A prayer that is said in the morning and night
What is the beginning of the Shema
Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One
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The Amidah
Important prayer meaning standing
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Minyan
A group of ten Jewish people
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Shacharit
Morning service
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Mincha
Afternoon service
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Maariu
Night/Evening service
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Ashkenazi
Practices by central eastern and Western Europe
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Sephardi
Practices by Spanish and Jew for the Mediterranean Coast
Define Aron Kodesh
Holy Ark (cabinet where Torah is kept)