T8: Jewish Practices

Question 1

Quote for public acts of worship

Answer 1

“My vows to God I will pay, in the presence now of His entire people” - Psalm 116
“In the sanctuary of my people, I will give you what I have promised” - Psalm 116 (reminds Jews of the duty they have to praise God)

Question 2

Quote for The Tenakh and Talmud

Answer 2

“If a man has acquired words of the Torah, he has attained afterlife”
“You shall not eat … the camel, the hare and the hyrax … they are unclean”
“You may eat the ox, sheep and goat”

Question 3

Quote for Private Prayer

Answer 3

“Evening, morning and noon … he has heard my voice”
“Reflect in your hearts while on your beds and be utterly silent”
“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you”

Question 4

Quote for Shema and Amidah

Answer 4

“Hear O Israel: Hashem is our God, Hashem in the One and Only”

“Love Hashem … with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your resources”

Question 5

Quote for Brit Milah

Answer 5

“Abraham circumcised his son Isaac … as God had commanded him”

Question 6

Quote for Birth

Answer 6

“She may not touch anything sacred and she may not enter the sanctuary

Question 7

Quote for Mourning

Answer 7

“Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on a sackcloth and mourned for his son”

Question 8

Avodat Hashem

Answer 8

Worship of God

Question 9

Purpose of prayer

Answer 9

Jews have a duty to praise God as they promised to in the covenant. Individuals can spend regular time in praise, request and thanks of God, Sense of unity

Question 10

Siddur

Answer 10

Contains the daily prayers which vary throughout the calendar

Question 11

Chumash

Answer 11

The printed Torah (Torah is usually handwritten on a parchment scroll and placed in the Ark of a synagogue)

Question 12

The Pentateuch

Answer 12

First five books of the Tenakh (torah)

Question 13

Mishnah (Talmud)

Answer 13

Core text of the Talmud

Question 14

Gemara (Talmud)

Answer 14

Rabbinical analysis

Question 15

Outline three beliefs of the Talmud

Answer 15

It is divided into sections called tractates. It is the source of all legal teaching. It contains teaching of rabbis on philosophical ethics, tradition and history

Question 16

Amidah

Answer 16

A prayer of praise, request and thanks

Question 17

Kosher

Answer 17

Food that are allowed e.g.

Question 18

Treifah

Answer 18

Food that can’t be eaten e.g. dairy and meat, scavenger fish, birds of prey

Question 19

Eco-kashrut

Answer 19

Aiming to bring contemporary ethical and ecological issues into a consideration of what is fit to eat

Question 20

Kiddush

Answer 20

Prayer of sanctification. Celebrates God’s creation of the universe

Question 21

Modeh ani

Answer 21

I give thanks. Said in the morning. Give thanks to God for the gift of life

Question 22

Mezuzah

Answer 22

Prayers on the door post containing the Shema. Jews touch this box when they enter a house

Question 23

Tallit

Answer 23

Fringed prayer shawl. Worn by men and some boys over bar mitzvah at every morning service. Reminds them of the commandments. Covers the head to help focus and block out external distractions

Question 24

Tefillin

Answer 24

Two small boxes worn on the forehead and arm containing verses of the Torah. Shema tells them to bind their prayers to their arms and head. Only worn on weekday mornings and not during Shabbat

Question 25

Amidah

Answer 25

The core part of every Jewish worship service. Standing prayer (Ha Tefillah)

Question 26

Brit Milah

Answer 26

Covenant of circumcision

Question 27

Pidyon ha-Ben

Answer 27

Redemption of the Son

Question 28

Simchat Bat

Answer 28

Rejoicing for a daughter’s celebration

Question 29

Mikvah

Answer 29

Ritual bath for purification

Question 30

Aaliyah

Answer 30

Reading from the Torah (when giving a girls name after birth)

Question 31

Rosh Hashanah

Answer 31

Head of the year. First day of the Jewish year.

Question 32

Yom Kippur

Answer 32

Second day of Awe. 25 hours of fasting

Question 33

Shavout

Answer 33

The second pilgrim festival

Question 34

Sukkot

Answer 34

Third pilgrim festival. 4 days after Yom Kippur

Question 35

Ark

Answer 35

Where the Torah is kept

Question 36

Ner tamid

Answer 36

The eternal light of the Temple which symbolises God’s relationship with the world

Question 37

Bimah

Answer 37

Platform where the Torah is read during service

Question 38

Yad

Answer 38

The hand pointer used to read the Torah without smudging ink

Question 39

Menorah

Answer 39

7 candles that symbolise the oil that burned for 7 days to build the Temple