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Rituals and Ceremonies Flashcards

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Outline 3 features of Brit Milah?

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  1. The kvatters (bearers) carry the child on the cushion.
  2. The sandek holds the child for the procedure.
  3. The father recites a blessings, remembereing God’s commandments for circumcision.
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Why is circumcision important?

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  1. God commanded it.
  2. Abraham circumcised himself and his son.
  3. It is a physical sign of the covenant.
  4. Humans must not be contented with their imperfect condition.
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What are some sources to support circumcision?

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  1. ‘you and your descendants’
  2. ‘every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised’
    3.’Abraham circumcised him’
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What are some features Brit Bat?

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  1. There is a celebratory meal.
  2. Rabbi names the child.
  3. The wine is blessed and the cup may be shared with the family.
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Why is the Brit Bat important?

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  1. Welcomes girls into the faith.
  2. Treats girls as equals.
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What are some weaknesses to the Brit Milah?

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  1. ‘do not make cuttings into the flesh’
  2. ‘Any child born of a Jewish mother is a Jew, circumcised or not’- Encyclopedia Judaica.
  3. The covenant is a spiritual pledge, no need for physical.
  4. Tenakh gives no reason but to follow God’s command.
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What are some sources for Brit Bat?

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1.’Blessed be the child’
2.’we praise you’
3.’to bring our daughters into the Covenant’

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Outline 3 features of Jewish marriage?

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  1. They get married under the huppah(canopy), to unite them under one roof.
  2. The rabbi blesses a glass of wine that the couple drink from.
  3. The ketubah (marriage contract) is read when the husband promises to provide for his wife.
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What are some sources to support marriage?

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  1. ‘become one flesh’
  2. ‘A man without a wife is incomplete’
  3. ‘An unmarried woman is an incomplete vessel’
  4. ‘is doomed to an existence without joy’
  5. ‘you are consecrated to me with this ring’
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Why is marriage important?

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  1. To obey the mitzvah and have children.
  2. For a man and woman to share a life of love.
  3. For a man and woman to have sex in the way that God intends.
  4. To establish a Jewish home and raise Jewish children.
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Outline 3 features of Bar Mitzvah?

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  1. He recites the blessing before the Torah reading.
  2. He reads the whole Torah passage for the day.
  3. There is a celebratory meal.
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Why is the Bar Mitzvah important?

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  1. He becomes liable in the eyes of God.
  2. He can make up the minyan.
  3. Can be rewarded for good deeds.
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What are some weaknesses of the Bar Mitzvah?

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  1. No references to it in the Tenakh and came up in the 12th century.
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What are some quotations to support Bar Mitzvah?

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1.’he may praise the name of God’
2.’as soon as he becomes of age … brings him into the synagogue’
3.’that he may praise God’

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Outline 3 features of Bat Mitzvah?

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  1. In liberal,they were a tefillin.
  2. In liberal, they read a passage from the Tenakh.
  3. In orthodox, the rabbi reads the passage.
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What should a family do when a person dies?

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  1. Make a tear in their clothes.
  2. Help the person die as a Jew.
  3. Their final words must be ‘the Lord is one’
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Outline 3 features of the funeral.

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  1. Make a tear in their clothes.
  2. Ritual washing to cleanse the body.
  3. The are wrapped in a plain linen shroud.
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What are some quotes for the funeral?

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  1. ‘Jacob tore his clothes’
  2. ‘you must not leave his body overnight’
  3. ‘to dust you will return’
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What is the Omnipresent?

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A title used for God during mourning to remind that Jews that God is with the living and the dead.

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What is the chevra kaddisha?

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Burial society

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What is tallit?

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A fringed garment worn by Jews.

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Outline 3 features of the shiva?

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  1. All mirrors are covered.
  2. During the week, friends put food for the mourners.
  3. A candle is kept burning day and night.
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What are some sources to support Avelut?

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  1. ‘they sat on the ground with him for seven days’
  2. ‘the candle of the Lord searches the soul of man’
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What is yarzheit?

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The anniversary of death as long as mourners live. A candle is kept burning and kaddish is said.

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What Liberals do? Orthodox do the converse

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  1. Allow more time before the funeral.
  2. Allow cremation
  3. Put on a black ribbon, no tearing.
  4. 1-3 days shiva
  5. Do not cover mirrors.
  6. Allow playing music.

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