Prayer Flashcards
What is a siddur?
Daily prayer book
What is a shacharit?
Morning prayer
What is an arvit?
Evening prayer
What is amidah?
Standing prayer
What is minchah?
Afternoon prayer
What does prayer in the home do?
Brings family together.
What are 3 daily Jewish prayers?
Jews thank God for waking them up and then they purify themselves with hot water.
They touch the Mezuzah and kiss it so that they can be reminded of God’s oneness.
Jews praise God and read the Shema.
SOWAA for having the mezuzah?
‘You will be blessed when you come in’
Advantages of a set prayer (3)
Gives their life order and purpose.
Prayer won’t be focused on selfish concerns.
Gives the worshipper the sense of being part of Jewish history.
Advantages of a non set prayer (3)
They can contact God whenever.
They can express their thoughts.
They can say what they want to say.