JUDASIUM PRATICES

Question 1

What is the different functions of the Synagogue?

Answer 1

• House of prayer
• House of study
• shul (school)
• Temple

Question 2

Why is the synagogue important for a number of reasons.

Answer 2

worship and prayer - where key Jewish festivals are held and the presence of a minyan.
education - To prepare young Jews for their Bar/bat Mitzvah

Question 3

What are the internal feature and the significance in the Synagogue?

Answer 3

• The Ark - a special place where the Torah scrolls are kept.
• Ner tamid (the ever burning light) - placed near the Ark to symbolise how God is always present among his people.
• Bimah - Where the Torah scrolls are read from

Question 4

What are the 3 differences in worship for Orthodox and reform Jews?

Answer 4

• The language in Orthodox is in Hebrew but reforms uses the country language
• Orthodox separate men and women in worship but reform doesnt
• Orthodox services is always led by a man but in Reform a women can lead service.

Question 5

daily prayers

Answer 5

• shema

- the Amidah (standing prayer)

Question 6

What are the items that are worn during prayer?

Answer 6

The tallit - worn as a reminder that they are obeying God’s commands
Tefillin - are worn on the forehead and on the arm during prayer as a reminder that God’s word should always be in a person’s mind

Question 7

What are the important ceremonies in Judaism?

Answer 7

• birth (naming ceremony, circumcision)
• bar/bat Mitzvat
• marriage
• death

Question 8

naming ceremony

Answer 8

is a sign of a child being introduced into the Jewish community and welcomed into a new relationship with God

Question 9

Brit Milah (circumcision)

Answer 9

Takes place when a jewish boy is eight days old and shows that there are part of the jewish community.

Question 10

Bar/bat mitzvat

Answer 10

Marks when a Jew comes of age and becomes fully responsible for their own Jewish faith and follows God’s commandments.

• read a passage from the torah
• wears a tallit for the first time

Question 11

marriage

Answer 11

The groom is under the ‘chuppah’ a canopy which symbolises that they are together under one roof.
- The ketubah is signed and is a marriage contact of expectations.

Question 12

Death (mourning)

Answer 12

• The funeral takes place within 24hrs
• shiva (first seven days of burial) - intense mourning this is when mirrors are covered.
• if it is the parents death the person is not allowed to attend parties

Question 13

What are the 4 key festivals?

Answer 13

Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah , Yom kippur and Pesach (passover)

Question 14

Shabbat

Answer 14

It is the weekly day of rest on Saturday. This remembers the day on which God rested after creation. It is considered the holy day. The decalogue God commands his people to remember the sabbath and keep it holy.

Question 15

Rosh hashanah (Jewish New year)

Answer 15

Is a reminder of the story of Creation in Genesis 1. Jews see Rosh Hashanah as a time of blessing and judgement where they actions are judged to determine their blessings. There is a period called the days of awe when Jews reflect on their actions.

Question 16

Yom Kippur (The day of atonement)

Answer 16

Is the Jewish day when sins are forgiven by God. During Yom kippur Jews practice self-denial shown in Leviticus 16. and wear white as a symbol of purity.

Question 17

Pesach (Passover)

Answer 17

This is to celebrate the freedom of slavery. They use food to symbolise things throughout passover.
red wine - symbolises the blood that the Jews spread over their doorposts at pass over when the angel of God that took the first son in the 10th plague.
bitter herbs - symbolises the bitterness of slavery and the tears that were shed by the Hebrews

Question 18

What is ‘Kosher’

Answer 18

food that can be eaten

Question 19

What is trefah?

Answer 19

Food that cant be eaten like pork, shellfis