Unit 2 the synagogues and worship
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- unit 2 synagogue and worship
- different denominations within Judaism that have different understandings as to how the form of worship should take place
- Traditions
- Orthodox
- The torah is min hashamayim
- Hebrew is used in prayer
- Men and women sit separately to focus on prayer
- Mall rabbis and volunteers lead the service.
- singing has no musical accompaniment
- Reform
- Torah is not the word of G-d but inspired by G-d
- Mixture of Hebrew and English used in synagogue services.
- Progressive Jews
- Men and women sit together
- Progressive Jews
- Mixture of Hebrew and English used in synagogue services.
- Torah is not the word of G-d but inspired by G-d
- Reform
- singing has no musical accompaniment
- Mall rabbis and volunteers lead the service.
- Men and women sit separately to focus on prayer
- Hebrew is used in prayer
- The torah is min hashamayim
- Mixture of male and female leaders
- Women can be rabbis.
- Sometimes there is an organ or other musical accompaniment
- The western wailing wall/ kotel
- Holiest site in Judaism
- Focal point of worship.
- last remaining wall of the 2nd temple
- Focal point of worship.
- Holiest site in Judaism
- The western wailing wall/ kotel
- Sometimes there is an organ or other musical accompaniment
- Women can be rabbis.
- The synagogue
- Bringing together
- appeared in Babylon after the destruction of the 1st temple
- Jews were sent into exile.
- Community centre
- House of prayer and study
- Magen David
- represents kind David's shield.
- Two triangles make up the star represent two things:
- Jews cannot be separated from G-D
- Top of the star points= to heaven.
- Bottom of the start points= to earth
- Shows the strive to maintain the balance of:
- Bottom of the start points= to earth
- Top of the star points= to heaven.
- Jews cannot be separated from G-D
- Two triangles make up the star represent two things:
- represents kind David's shield.
- Magen David
- House of prayer and study
- Community centre
- Jews were sent into exile.
- appeared in Babylon after the destruction of the 1st temple
- Bringing together
- being created on earth
- Being created in G-ds image.
- Menorah
- part of the Mishkan Jews used to worship:
- during their time in the wilderness
- during the temple era.
- seven Branches representing the 7 days of the week.
- Important internal feature
- Aron hakodesh
- Important internal feature
- seven Branches representing the 7 days of the week.
- during the temple era.
- during their time in the wilderness
- part of the Mishkan Jews used to worship:
- Menorah
- Being created in G-ds image.
- Holy ark= focal point of the prayer hall.
- Torah is kept inside it.
- The ark faces Jerusalem= often next to the bimah.
- Represents the holy of holies in the temple
- contained the ark of the covenant.
- Ner tamid
- contained the ark of the covenant.
- Represents the holy of holies in the temple
- The ark faces Jerusalem= often next to the bimah.
- Torah is kept inside it.
- everlasting light.
- Kept burning at all times in front of the ark.
- A reminder G-d is eternal.
- Remind Jews of the Menorah from the temple.
- Bimah
- at the centre or front of the syagogue
- Rabbi leads
- at the centre or front of the syagogue
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