Jewish practices

Pesach

Passover

Haggadah

A book containing story of escaping Egypt and discussions about it

Matzos

Unleavened bread (Israelites didn't have time for it to rise)

Seder plate

Contains symbolic food

Matzos, red wine, salt water(tears), green veg, bitter herbs, charoset(apple walnut wine paste), lamb bone

4 features of synagogue

1. Ark - where the Torahs are kept\

2. Bimah - reading platform

3. Ner tamid - everlasting light

4. Community, learning, worship

Yom Kippur

• “Day of atonement” when God seals his judgement and decides rest of the year

• Rosh Hashanah is the lead up

• Jews fast for 25hrs - no sex, work, bathing

• Wears white = purity

• Everyone goes to synagogue, arc is left open then closed at the end to show judgement is sealed

• “On this day of atonement shall be made for you to cleanse yourself”

Rosh Hashanah

• Celebrates when God made people

• Jews try to put things right (repentance) = charity, make up with ppl, synagogue

• Shofar is blown (rams horn)

• Eats apple dipped in honey and pomegranate

• Good deeds in preparation for Yom Kippur (judgement sealed)

• In Genesis God created humans

Havdalah

For Shabbat - spices, candle(back to work), overflowing wine(goodness flows)

Kosher

• “Do not boil a kid in it’s mothers milk”

• Dairy = 1hr

• Meat = 6hrs

• Split hoof, chews cud, killed humanely = ok

• Not ok = treif

Celebrate birth of baby girls

• Used to not do anything

• Name revealed in synagogue (first Shabbat + blessing)

Celebrate birth of baby boy

• Brit Milah = 8 days old (unless ill), Abrahamic covenant, chair for Elijah

• “Every man among you must be circumcised”

• Name given + blessing during Brit Milah

2 reasons why Passover (Pesach) is important

• Freedom from slavery - god helps them in times of trouble “I will rescue you from slavery” - exodus

• Teaches children Jewish traditions - they ask 4 questions while reading Haggadah