SECTION 3 JUDAISM- TOPIC 2.3.6 SHABBAT

Question 1

Shabbat

Answer 1

-Ceasing from work

God made world in 6 days rested on the 7th and hence jews should rest on 7th day and keep it holy !

Question 2

SOWAA FOR SHABBAT

Answer 2

“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.”

Question 3

Jewish people celebrate Shabbat to:

Answer 3

-proclaim their belief that God created the world and then rested
-fulfil the mitzvot about Shabbat
-obey the fourth of the Ten Commandments
-spend time as a family

Question 4

Mishneh Shabbat?

Answer 4

the part of the Talmud which contains all the regulations for Shabbat

39 categories

Question 5

Howt is Shabbat celebrated in the home?

Answer 5

-woman of the home lights the Shabbat candles

-The father of the household blesses the children and then recites Kiddush over the wine.

-ritual cleansing of the hands

-After the blessing, the father cuts the bread, then dips a little in salt to recall the sacrifices at the Temple

-meal begins

Question 6

How is Shabbat celebrated in the synagogue?

Answer 6

FRIDAY
-synagogues should hold Shabbat evening prayers

SATURDAY
-families go to synagogue for the morning prayer
-high point of the service is when the Sefer Torah

-On Shabbat afternoon, prayers take place.

Question 7

Why Shabbat is important for Jewish people today?

Answer 7

-rest from work and concentrate on religion
-time to think about what matters most to them
-provides time for a person to think about God
-opportunity to socialise outside the demands and
pressures of work

Question 8

Why is Shabbat important for the Jewish community?
+SOWAA

Answer 8

• oldest Jewish festival important for community to keep it going
  -Shabbat is God’s gift to the Jewish people which binds them together
  -gives families time to spend together

It reminds Jews of when they were slaves in Egypt:
“remember that you were slaves in Egypt”