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