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- prayer is the most important part of jewish
worship; synagogues play an important role
in this
- shabbat, festival, and dail prayers are
the most important services that take
place publicly in the synagogue
- these unite the community while providing time for the
individual to offer their own prayer of praise and
thanksgiving
- the torah is the most important and holy book for
jewish poeple. it contains the law of moses. it forms
part of the tenakh
- the talmud is the oral law and
contains information on how the
torah's laws should be interpreted.
it is widely studied by jews
- food that is acceptable to
jews is called kosher;
unacceptable food is called
kosher
- some jews continue to observe
the food laws, believing they
come from god. others do not
observe them so strictly
- jews are encouraged to pray at
least the daily prayers in the
home if they cannot attend
synagogue
- formal, personal, and constant prayer
are important to the everyday lives of
jews
- the hebrew word for prayer can also mean 'reflection'
showing how jews use prayer to consider their lives and
how they can be better people
- daily prayer is an important part of
jewish life, it may take place in the
synagogue or privately
- the shema is the most important
jewish prayer and describes the
core beliefs about god
- the amidah consists of three sections:
praise, request, and thanks. it is a core part
of jewish prayer services and contains a
number of blessings from god
- prayers are
used within
tefillin and
mezuzot
- rituals are an important part
of jewish life representing
the significant moments of
both religious and daily life
- birth, 'coming of age', marriage,
and death all have rituals
associated with them for jews
- brit milah is an outward
sign of a jew's covenant
with god
- most rituals are followed by all jews but
there may be slight differences within
what they say and do
- shabbat is observed from
friday evening to saturday
evening
- it is celebrated in the home on the friday
with a special meal and in the synagogue
on either friday evening or saturday
morning
- modern life can make strict
observance of shabbat
challenging for jews
- the day is important for both family time
and torah study; it is keeping god's
commandment
- festivals are an important part of jewish
life and are used to remember happy
times in jewish history
- they are a time for families and wider jewish
communities to unite and celebrate their faith
- rosh hashanah and yom kippur are generally regarded as the most
important festivals; jews' observance of other festivals depending
on whether they are reform, liberal or orthodox and where they
live in the world
- the synagogue is the jewish place of worship
- the synagogue has features
that remind jews of the temple
in jeruaslem
- orthodox, reform, and liberal synagogues
share many similarities such as an ark and
bimah but can vary in layout
- the ark and the
bimah are the most
important features