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| Question | Answer |
| What is Rosh Hashanah and what does it celebrate? | > Day G-d created the world > God as judge > Both a serious and joyful celebration > 1st day of Awe |
| What happens on the Eve of Rosh Hashanah? | > Special service in the synagogue >Addresses G-d as a king and judge > Wish eachother "may you be written down for a good year |
| How is the day of Rosh Hashanah celebrated at Home? | > Kiddush is made (blessing over wine) > Slices of honey and apple - sweet year ahead > Challah loaf is round - symbolise cycle of the years |
| How is the day of Rosh Hashanah celebrated at Synagogue? | > Shofar horn is blown 100 times at the morning service > Represents soul crying out for G-d |
| What is the Tashlikh? | > Prayer recited near a river > Crumbs thrown into the river > Represents casting away sin |
| What is Yom Kippur and what does it celebrate? | > Day of Atonement > End of the 10 days of repentance (between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) > Believed to be the holiest day of the year > 2 day of Awe |
| What happens on the Eve of Yom Kippur? | > Early dinner is eaten to allow arrival at the synagogue before sundown > Table is covered with Jewish books to show Yom Kippur is serious and about fasting and prayer > Time for preparation - includes donating to charities / the poor |
| How do Jews Abstain during Yom Kippur? | > 25 Hours of fasting > No food, perfumes, drink, sex and leather > Young or sick do have to fast |
| What is a Mikveh and how is it used at Yom Kippur? | > Orthodox Jews > Pool for spiritual cleansing (very literal - like a swimming pool) > Bathe in as a sign of washing away sin > Usually for women |
| How is the day of Yom Kippur celebrated at Synagogue? | > 5 Prayer Services > Confession of Sin - need to be made quietly > Kol Nidrei is sung by a Kantoi > Story of Jonah and the Whale is read, and the scapegoat in Leviticus > Yizkor - memorial service for remembrance of those who have passed > Neilah - final prayer - closing of the gates where the arc is closed > Shema is recited > Shofar is blown once to show the fast is over |
| What is Sukkot and what does it celebrate? | > 5 Days after Yom Kippur > One of the 613 Mitzvot > Harvest festival to thank G-d > "40"-year period which children of Israel in the desert were living in temporary shelters > Celebrates the journey to the promised land |
| How is the day of Sukkot celebrated? | > Lasts for 7 days > No work on first / second day > Build a Sukkah > Some live in Sukkah for the entirety > The commandment can be fulfilled by just eating in it > Lulav waved in 6 directions as a blessing to G-d > Etrog mentioned in Leviticus |
| What are some of the Requirements for a Sukkah? | > Roof must be made by something grown from the ground > 3 walls > Roof sparse enough for rain to come through and see stars > Usually decorated walls with children's drawings and prayers |
| What is Pesach and what does it celebrate? | > Passover > Celebrates Israelites liberation from slavery in Egypt, lead by Moses > Festival of freedom > G-d passed over the houses of the Israelites during the final plague |
| How do Jews prepare for Pesach? | > All Chametz (grain) is removed from the house > All leavened goods (goods with yeast) are banned > Believed Israelites did not have time for their bread to rise |
| How is Pesach celebrated? | > Welcomed by lighting of candles > Seder meal is central in the festival > Seder meal is eaten on the first and second night > All instructions written in the Haggadah - story told by youngest child, who asks questions to be answered |
| What are the 4 Questions asked by they Youngest Child during Pesach? | 1. Why is this night different from all other nights? 2. Why do we only eat Matzah (unleavened bread)? 3. Why do we only eat Morar (herb)? 4. Why on this night do we dip twice? |
| What are the 6 Items on the Seder Plate and what do they Represent? | 1. Roasted Egg - Symbol of New Life and Sacrifices made in the Temple 2. Morar (Bitter Herbs) - Bitterness of Slavery 3. Karpas (Leaf of Parsley) - Dipped in Salt Water, Tears of Jews 4. Matzan (Unleavened Bread) 5. Lamb Bone - Symbol of Sacrifice 6. Charoset (Paste of Apples, Walnuts and Wine) - Represents the Mortar used |
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