P2- Judaism Practices quotes Flashcards
The synagogue and its importance
“Whenever ten are gathered in prayer, the Shekhinah is there”- Talmud
Ark (Religious features of the synagogue)
“Put the covenant into the Ark”- Tenakh
Ner Tamid (Religious features of the synagogue)
God instructed the Israelites “to raise up an eternal light”- Tenakh
Significance of prayer
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might”- Tenakh
The Amidah (Standing Prayer)
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might”- Tenakh
Shabbat
“Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy”- Tenakh (10C)
Worship in the home
“These commandments that I give you…write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates”-
Private prayer
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might”- Tenakh
Written law (Tenakh)
Any of the 10 Commandments
Oral law (Talmud)
“Whenever ten are gathered in prayer, the Shekhinah is there”- Talmud
Brit Milah
“Circumcision will be the sign of the covenant between Me and you”- Tenakh
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
“At thirteen (a boy) is subject to the commandments”- Talmud
Marriage ceremony
“A man…clings to his wife and they become one flesh”- Tenakh
Mourning rituals
Joseph “observed a mourning period of seven days for his father”- Tenakh
Dietary laws
“You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk”/ “chew the cud”/ “cloven hoof”- Tenakh
Rosh Hashanah
“God created humankind in his image”- Tenakh
Yom Kippur
“For on this day atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you for all your sins”- Tenakh
Pesach
“I will take you to be my people and I will be your God”- Tenakh
