Jewish Practices

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Jewish Practices
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Holidays

• Tevet 10 Tu BShevat
• Purim
• Pesach Sheni
• Lag BaOmer

• Hanukkah
• Rosh Hashanah
• Yom Kippur
• Passover

Bar Mitzvah Boys becoming men Bat Mitzvah Girls
becoming women
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Whos Jew?

• Moderate Jews
• Similar to other people who are not as observant
• Around the world
• Not usually too strict in the US
• Lifestyle, society, and environment

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Living Well

• Mitzvahs acts of righteousness
• Good deeds bring you closer to G-d
• Sabbath Holy Feast Day
• A day of reflection, rest, and relaxation

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Living Well Cont.

• Synagogue Jewish sanctuary for prayer
• Siddur prayer book
• Observant Jews visit more often and are expected
  to pray 3 times a day and more on holidays/Sabbath

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Important Commandments

• Honor family spouse, parents, kids
• It is a Jews responsibility to contribute
  positively to his or her family
• Family is valued, each must protect the other

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Kosher Kosher fit for ritual

• only kosher blessed and prepared food is consumed
  (very strict)

• Kosher food labeled specially with symbols

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Tefillin

• A tradition using two small black leather boxes
  with long straps that are wrapped around the
  participants head and arm who reads Hebrew texts.

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The Mezuzah

• Mezuzah G-ds watchful care over the home and
  its dwellers
• A scroll affixed on the inside right of doorposts
• Residents protected whether inside or outside

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Tallit

• Tallit or Tzitzit a prayer shawl
• four cornered garments with fringe and knots
• Act as a reminder to obligation to G-d and fellow
  followers

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Shemitah

• Similar to Sabbath
• 6 years of work, the 7th reserved for rest
• The year is dedicated to strengthening ones
  relationship with G-d and increasing spirituality
• Sept. 13th 2007- Sept. 29th 2008