Synagogue Services Plan

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Synagogue Services Intro must engage with the question and have specific detail about synagogue service 1. 1. Synagogue as a place of prayer (other functions can be mentioned) o Word Synagogue – place of gathering o Important Items in the Synagogue: Sefer Torah, Ark/Ten Commandments, Eternal Lamp

2. Three different synagogue services held daily: morning, afternoon and evening. o Torah is read at all these services,

Expresses Beliefs o Covenant between God and his people o History and Tradition, Facing Jerusalem o Lamp reminder of God, most significant belief o 10 Commandments  basis of their way of life or ethical guidelines. o Sacred texts o History found in the Torah o Fundamental to the Jewish tradition and a primary belief o

Significance to community o Prayer is communal o Minyan (quote)

o Create order in the lives of believers o Direct their prayers more specifically o Maintains a sense of community

3. Most significant service is that of the Shabbat o Describe (Friday evening it is welcomed) o Most widely attended is Saturday morning o Sets the tone for the rest of Shabbat Jewish people make every effort to attend synagogue service on Holy Days o Rosh Hashanah o Yom Kippur (day of atonement) o Hanukkah

o God is one. The covenant o Recognising the day of rest after creation o Reflect the belief in God but recreate significant historical development in tradition. o

4. Prayers: o Shema o Yigdal o Kaddish

o Look at when the prayers are said o What beliefs are the prayers referring to – usually that God

o o Community gather o Play learn from the rabbi in the sermon o Maintain the connection with tradition o Days of forgiveness for individuals and communal sins o Hanukkah is a celebration of religious freedom o o Significant as they draw the community closer to God; o Refer to ways to behave (principles of

is one, and the covenant o 13 principles of faith 4. Clothing used in the Prayer service: Tallit Kippur Tefilin

o Fringes on Tallit remind adherents of the Mitzvots etc

faith) o Emphasis the history o Use specific examples. o Men in orthodox variant wear these items to prepare for prayer – places them in the frame of mind to pray etc

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