RS Judaism quotes and vocab

“He brought the ark inside the Tabernacle. Then he put up the curtain for screening, and screened off the Ark of the Pact- just as the Lord had commanded Moses” Exodus 40:21

the Ark (Aron Hakodesh), holiest place in the synagogue, contains the Sefer Torah. faces Jerusalm.

shul

school- refers to the synagogue

minyan

group of ten men over the age of 13. certain prayers need the presence of a minyan

“And this shall serve you as a sign on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead- in order that the Teaching of the Lord may be in your mout- that with a mightly hand the Lord freed you from Egypt” Exodus 13:9

tefillin for prayers

Amidah

“standing prayer”, eighteen blessings for God, others, and thanking God for opportunity to praise Him

Tallit

prayer shawl with 13 tzitzit to represent the Jewish laws

Shabbat

day for rest and renewal. before sunset each Firday and lasts 25 hours.

mezuzah

on doorpost of each house, contains a scroll inside. touched before entering the room.

“Be fruitful and multiply, replenish the Earth” Genesis 1:28

procreation

“You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and that shall be the sighn of the covenant between me and you… every male among you shall be circumcised at the age of eight days” Genesis 17:11

Brit Milah- circumcision

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

son/daughter of the law

“Hence a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, so that they become one flesh” Genesis 2:24

Marriage is a spiritual bond

kiddushin

betrothal, prepares the family and the two getting married

Ketubah

wedding contract, covers roles of bride and groom. considered a legal document. is kosher.

Bet Din

council were different issues are brought to and solved

Agunah

states that the woman is chained to the man, can legally remarry but spiritually considered to be with the first man

“Jacob rent his clothes, put sackcloth on his loins, and observed mourning for his son many days” Genesis 37:34

ripping a small part in their cloth

Shiva

7 days intense mourning period, sit on low stools and floor, covers mirror, no cutting hair, no work

Avelut

11 months, mourners cannot attend parties, children continue kaddish for parents if they die

trefah

food that cannot be eaten, food laws are found in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14

“You shall practise self-denial; and you shall do no manner of work… for on this day atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you of all your sins” Leviticus 16

Yom Kippur and practice of repent. Jews fast on this day and often wear white. dont focus on food, drink, bathing, perfume, sex. based on Leviticus

Rosh Hashanah

head of the years. celebrates creation. Tashlich is practiced. God takes special note of behaviour and actions done in the previous year and write into the book of life

Pesach

Passover. seder meal containing shank bone, egg, piece of lettuce which are symbolic. remembers those who are not free. found in book of Exodus. no chametz.

“I am the Lord. I will free you from the labours of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and through extraordinary chastisements. And I will take you to be My people, and I will be your God” Exodus 66:6-7

Pesach