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House of MeetingHouse of Meeting
SynagogueSynagogue
Bet T’filah or Bet Bet T’filah or Bet Ha-MidrashHa-Midrash
BimahBimah
Desk or platformDesk or platform
To read Torah To read Torah scrollsscrolls
No prescribed No prescribed positionposition
MechitzahMechitzah
Divides men and Divides men and women in women in Orthodox worship Orthodox worship placesplaces
Erzat nashim or Erzat nashim or court of women in court of women in the Temple is the the Temple is the originorigin
Worshipping Worshipping together was together was considered considered distractingdistracting
YizkorYizkor
Tables of Tables of remembranceremembrance
To recall the deadTo recall the dead
MenorahMenorah
Isaiah 42:6Isaiah 42:6 ChanukahChanukah
Aron KodeshAron Kodesh Holy ArkHoly Ark Houses Torah scrollsHouses Torah scrolls Parochet or curtainParochet or curtain Usually tablets Usually tablets
representing the representing the commandmentscommandments
Ner tamid or eternal Ner tamid or eternal flameflame
Congregation should Congregation should face it and it should face it and it should be eastbe east
Star of DavidStar of David
Interlocking Interlocking trianglestriangles
Magen DavidMagen David
Became a Zionist Became a Zionist symbolsymbol
State of IsraelState of Israel
Yarmulke or KippaYarmulke or Kippa
Skull capSkull cap
Not required by Not required by lawlaw
Respect for GodRespect for God
From Roman timesFrom Roman times
ShemaShema Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the
LORD alone! LORD alone!
Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God,
with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Take to heart these with all your strength. Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today. Drill them words which I enjoin on you today. Drill them into your children. Speak of them at home and into your children. Speak of them at home and abroad, whether you are busy or at rest. Bind abroad, whether you are busy or at rest. Bind them at your wrist as a sign and let them be as them at your wrist as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead. Write them on the a pendant on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates. doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
TefillinTefillin
Leather pouchesLeather pouches
Small Torah scrolls Small Torah scrolls insideinside
Fulfill the Fulfill the commandment of commandment of the Shemathe Shema
MezuzahMezuzah
Small BoxSmall Box
vv is on the front for is on the front for the Shemathe Shema
Small torah scroll Small torah scroll insideinside
Numbers 15:38-41Numbers 15:38-41 The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the
Israelites and tell them that they and their Israelites and tell them that they and their descendants must put tassels on the corners of descendants must put tassels on the corners of their garments, fastening each corner tassel their garments, fastening each corner tassel with a violet cord. When you use these tassels, with a violet cord. When you use these tassels, let the sight of them remind you to keep all the let the sight of them remind you to keep all the commandments of the LORD, without going commandments of the LORD, without going wantonly astray after the desires of your hearts wantonly astray after the desires of your hearts and eyes. Thus you will remember to keep all my and eyes. Thus you will remember to keep all my commandments and be holy to your God. I, the commandments and be holy to your God. I, the LORD, am your God who, as God, brought you LORD, am your God who, as God, brought you out of Egypt that I, the LORD, may be your out of Egypt that I, the LORD, may be your God." God."
Tallit and Tallit KatanTallit and Tallit Katan
TallitTallit Tallit KatanTallit Katan
Tzittzit are the tassles or fringe
Jewish CalendarJewish Calendar Combines solar Combines solar
and lunar featuresand lunar features
Hodesh – that Hodesh – that which is renewedwhich is renewed
Lunar month is Lunar month is 29.5 days; 2 29.5 days; 2 months = 59; 354 months = 59; 354 days or 11 short of days or 11 short of solar calendarsolar calendar
Double the month Double the month of Adar in years 3, of Adar in years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19 to keep seasons 19 to keep seasons rightright
Festivals on specific Festivals on specific days on Jewish days on Jewish calendar (15-22 calendar (15-22 Nisan is Passover), Nisan is Passover), but will vary on the but will vary on the solar calendar.solar calendar.
What Year?What Year?
Anno Mundi or Anno Mundi or “from the creation “from the creation of the world”of the world”
3760 BCE3760 BCE
77thth month or month or TishreiTishrei
3760 + 2005 = 3760 + 2005 = 5765 AM; at the 5765 AM; at the New Year in New Year in October (often October (often September) we go September) we go to 5766to 5766
Rosh HashanahRosh Hashanah
Head of the Year Head of the Year or New Year’s Dayor New Year’s Day
11stst of Tishrei (Sept of Tishrei (Sept or Oct on our or Oct on our calendar)calendar)
Focus is on God as Focus is on God as creatorcreator
Starts a 10 day Starts a 10 day period of penitence period of penitence or yamim noraim or yamim noraim (days of awe) or (days of awe) or asseret y’mey asseret y’mey t’shuvah (days of t’shuvah (days of repentance)repentance)
Yom KippurYom Kippur
Day of AtonementDay of Atonement
Holiest Day of the Holiest Day of the YearYear
Tashlich or casting Tashlich or casting away sinsaway sins
Kittel or special Kittel or special roberobe
PesachPesach
PassoverPassover Z’man cheiruteinuZ’man cheiruteinu Chag ha-Chag ha-
matzotmatzot Chag ha’avivChag ha’aviv
Seder or “order” Seder or “order” on the first nighton the first night HaggadahHaggadah MatzotMatzot KarpasKarpas HarosetHaroset MarorMaror BeitzahBeitzah ZeroahZeroah
ShavuotShavuot
Pentecost or Pentecost or Festival of WeeksFestival of Weeks
50 days (7x7+1)50 days (7x7+1)
Moses gets the Moses gets the Torah at SinaiTorah at Sinai
SukkotSukkot
Feast of Booths or Feast of Booths or TabernaclesTabernacles
Wandering in Wandering in WildernessWilderness
3 walled structures 3 walled structures
Z’man simchateinu Z’man simchateinu or a time of rejoicingor a time of rejoicing
KosherKosher
Kashrut – right, fit, Kashrut – right, fit, suitablesuitable
Treyf or tornTreyf or torn
Leviticus 11; Deut Leviticus 11; Deut 1414
AnimalsAnimals Must chew cudMust chew cud Must have cloven Must have cloven
hooveshooves
FishFish If they lack fins or If they lack fins or
scales, they are outscales, they are out Scales must be Scales must be
easily removableeasily removable No scavengersNo scavengers
More GuidelinesMore Guidelines
Most birds are Most birds are okayokay
No insectsNo insects
Milk and eggs from Milk and eggs from unclean animals unclean animals are also uncleanare also unclean
No animals killed No animals killed by other animalsby other animals
No animals with No animals with deflects or flawsdeflects or flaws
Certain parts are Certain parts are to be avoided: no to be avoided: no suet, no bloodsuet, no blood
Ritual SlaughterRitual Slaughter
ShechitahShechitah Ritual slaughterRitual slaughter shochetshochet
Draining the bloodDraining the blood
Meat and DairyMeat and Dairy Exodus 23:19; 34:26 Exodus 23:19; 34:26
and Deut 14:21and Deut 14:21
Can’t boil meat and Can’t boil meat and dairy together; can’t dairy together; can’t eat togethereat together
Chok – law with a Chok – law with a reason beyond reason beyond comprehension; just comprehension; just do itdo it
Pareve or neutralPareve or neutral