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Rebecca Waddell
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  1. prayer is the most important part of jewish worship; synagogues play an important role in this
    1. shabbat, festival, and dail prayers are the most important services that take place publicly in the synagogue
      1. these unite the community while providing time for the individual to offer their own prayer of praise and thanksgiving
    2. the torah is the most important and holy book for jewish poeple. it contains the law of moses. it forms part of the tenakh
      1. the talmud is the oral law and contains information on how the torah's laws should be interpreted. it is widely studied by jews
        1. food that is acceptable to jews is called kosher; unacceptable food is called kosher
          1. some jews continue to observe the food laws, believing they come from god. others do not observe them so strictly
      2. jews are encouraged to pray at least the daily prayers in the home if they cannot attend synagogue
        1. formal, personal, and constant prayer are important to the everyday lives of jews
          1. 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
        2. daily prayer is an important part of jewish life, it may take place in the synagogue or privately
          1. the shema is the most important jewish prayer and describes the core beliefs about god
            1. 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
              1. prayers are used within tefillin and mezuzot
          2. rituals are an important part of jewish life representing the significant moments of both religious and daily life
            1. birth, 'coming of age', marriage, and death all have rituals associated with them for jews
              1. brit milah is an outward sign of a jew's covenant with god
                1. most rituals are followed by all jews but there may be slight differences within what they say and do
            2. shabbat is observed from friday evening to saturday evening
              1. it is celebrated in the home on the friday with a special meal and in the synagogue on either friday evening or saturday morning
                1. modern life can make strict observance of shabbat challenging for jews
                  1. the day is important for both family time and torah study; it is keeping god's commandment
              2. festivals are an important part of jewish life and are used to remember happy times in jewish history
                1. they are a time for families and wider jewish communities to unite and celebrate their faith
                  1. 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
                2. the synagogue is the jewish place of worship
                  1. the synagogue has features that remind jews of the temple in jeruaslem
                    1. orthodox, reform, and liberal synagogues share many similarities such as an ark and bimah but can vary in layout
                      1. the ark and the bimah are the most important features
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