GCSE RE (5) pesach/passover+ shabbat

Karpas

A green vegetable represents that this is a spring festival.- God cared for Jews

Maror( bitter herbs)

Bitterness of slavery

Nisan

Month of preparation for Passover

Bedikat Chametz

Searching for the chametz(yeast)

Seder

Plate used for meals

Red wine

Represents blood of slaves- spill some to remember everytime plague mentioned

Unleavened bread

bread made without yeast- ate in exodus

Matza/matzot

Unleavened bread (no yeast/flat) eaten at Pesach (Passover) to remind Jews of the fact their ancestors had to escape Egypt in hurry.

Afikomen

The broken piece of the unleavened bread set aside (or hidden) to be eaten at the end of the Passover meal.

Shankbone

A part of the Seder plate, representative of the original passover sacrifice of a lamb.

Haggadah

Book in which order should be followed

Chair of Elijah

Learned bread

Roasted egg

Eaten in memory of animal sacrifice

Pesachdik

Preparation for Passover

Charoset

a mixture of apples, nuts wine and cinnamon, to represent the cement used in doing Pharaoh's labour and a reminder of the sweetness of freedom.

Salt water

Slaves tears

Passover quote

"Do not eat it with bread made with yeast"

Spice box

Custom to smell spices during Havdalah. Some traditions say an "Extra soul" enters the body during Shabbat. The sweet smell of spices helps offset the sorrow of this soul departing- sweetness linger onto following week

Talmud

Second source of authority-Guided Jews on Shabbat

Plaited candles

Blessings are said over this to mark end of Shabbat

Shabbat shalom

Peaceful Shabbat

Shalom Aleichem

Peace to you

Zemirot

Special songs that are sung at the Shabbat tabel in honour of Shabbat

Sidra

Section read from Torah- bar mitzvah

Manna

A sweet bread-like food that God provided for the Israelites in the desert

Candles

Women light them (2) one to observe and other is to to remember

Ten Commandments

Shabbat is one of the 10 commandments

Kiddush

Prayer said over wine- blesses wife and children to become great Jews.

Preparations of Shabbat

House is cleaned and tidied- all food cooked in advance. Mother lights 2 candles

Friday Evening of a Shabbat

Welcomed as a queen or a bride with singling led by a Chazan (cantor). No instruments used in memory of destruction of temple.

Saturday morning and afternoon

Main service. Rabbi read from Torah and give sermon. Men to recite blessing. 1/8 read from Nevim. Reading from Torah and special prayers

Havdalah

Plaited candles lit and put out by dipping it in a cup of wine. Marks start of new week and end of Shabbat. Spice box- sweetness of Shabbat linger into coming week