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Title: Judaism


1
Judaism
  • The Synagogue.

2
The Synagogue
  • The Synagogue is the Jewish holy place.
  • The word synagogue means meeting place.
  • It is used for worship,
  • learning ,weddings
  • and festivals.

3
The Rabbi.
  • The Rabbi is the person who is in charge of the
    Synagogue.
  • He carries out
  • a similar job to a priest
  • in a Christian church.

4
Inside the synagogue.
  • Inside the synagogue on
    the western wall facing the holy city of
    Jerusalem, is the Ark.
  • This contains the Torah scrolls on which the Holy
    scriptures are written.

5
The Torah scrolls.
  • The scrolls are taken out of the ark each time
    they are read in the synagogue

6
The Torah scroll.
  • The Torah scrolls are dressed in a velvet jacket
    called the MANTLE.
  • The mantle symbolises
  • the robes worn by the
  • Temple priests in ancient times.

7
The Torah scroll.
  • When the Torah is being read the mantle is
    removed.
  • As the scroll is so sacred it is not allowed to
    be touched by hand.Therefore a YAD is used this
    is a silver pointing instrument.

8
The 10 commandments.
  • Near to the Ark you can see the Ten commandments
    written on tablets of stone.
  • The scriptures tell that
  • when they were first given
  • to Moses by God on
  • Mount Sinai they were
  • written on tablets of stone.

9
The 10 commandments.
  • In the Synagogue ,however, the tablets only show
    the first two words of each commandment in Hebrew
    ,the traditional language of the Jews.

10
Ner Tamid.
  • Above the ark is a light
  • that is always kept burning.
  • This reminds Jews of the
  • light that was always kept
  • burning in the temple in
  • Jerusalem hundreds of years ago.
  • It symbolises the presence of God,which Jews
    believe is always around them.It is called the
    NER TAMID

11
Seating arrangements.
  • In most synagogues men and women sit
    separately.With women sitting in a area called
    the gallery and the men sat in the main area
    below.
  • In some synagogues
  • called REFORM synagogues
  • families are allowed to sit together.

12
What happens at the Synagogue?
  • The synagogue is used for many special occasions
    as well as for worship.

13
Jewish weddings.
  • Most Jewish Weddings take place in the synagogue.
  • The Bride and Groom stand under the huppah or
    wedding canopy.

14
Bar Mitzvah.
  • Bar mitzvah ceremonies also take place in the
    synagogue.
  • This is a ceremony that takes place when the
    Jewish boy is 13.
  • After the service the boy is responsible for his
    own faith.In the synagogue he has now entered
    adulthood.

15
Bat Mitzvah.
  • A Bat Mitzvah is the ceremony that takes place
    when a Jewish girl is 12.

16
Bat Mitzvah.
  • A Bat Mitzvah can only take place in a REFORM
    synagogue.
  • The Girl is then accepted as an adult.
  • IN BOTH ceremonies the
  • boy and girl must read from
  • the torah in Hebrew in front
  • of all their friends and family.

17
FESTIVALS.
  • The synagogue is also the place where many Jewish
    people meet to celebrate their festivals such as
    Rosh Hashanah,which marks the start of the Jewish
    new year.

18
Special clothes.
  • In the synagogue special clothes are worn for
    prayer.
  • These clothes are very symbolic and are often
    given as gifts for Bar / Bat mitzvah ceremonies.

19
What are the special clothes?
  • Jewish men and Women all wear a prayer shawl
    called the TALLIT.The fringes symbolise the 613
    commandments.
  • They also wear TEFILLIN
  • leather straps with small boxes
  • around their forearm and
  • forehead it contains extracts
  • from the Torah.
  • They also where a KIPPAR
  • A small head covering

20
OUR VISIT.
  • ENJOY YOUR VISIT TO THE REFORM SYNAGOGUE.
  • LOOK OUT FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE LEARNT
    ABOUT.
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