Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Judaism- practices
- Jewish Law
- Torah
- Symbolic features of a synagogue
- Ner Tamid- ever burning candle
- Sefer Torah- Torah scrolls
- Mikveh- ritual bath, used for purification rites
- Contrasting approaches to mourning
- Orthodox
- Shiva- strict- do not leave homes
unless Shabbat
- Mirrors-covered, no music, no leather shoes
- Sign of rejecting vanity + thinking
seriously about life
- Reform
- Shiva- not as intense- do leave
home and carry on with life
- Allow cremation of the body-
unlike Orthodox
- Shabbat practices, beliefs influences
- 10 commandments, Mitzvot
- No work- no baking, cooking- all done before
- Celebrating Shabbat
- Reminder of covenant between God + Jews
- Exodus- 'observe throughout their generations for a
perpetual covenant'
- Friday evening + Saturday morning- synagogue services
- INTRO- Jewish holy day of week, spiritual
renewal -starts Friday sunset, ends Saturday
sunset
- Celebrating Shabbat- recalls wonders of God's creation + keep day holy as part of mitzvot