judaism practises

Shema prayer

God is personal and demands love from Jews with every aspect of their being. It also says that Jews should follow his instructions and allow this love to be seen. Many Jews will say the Shema every morning and evening as it is a very important prayer.

ontains the Shema that teaches Jews to worship one god 'the Lord is our God, the Lord is one' Monotheism is a big part of Judaism.

salt water

the tears of the slaves who got liberation

bitter herbs

bitterness of the slaves experience

seder plate signifies

hebrews liberation in Jerusalem and allows Jews to relive exodus as a community

importance of the synagouge

jews assemble (niet k’nesset) to worship and pray

the synagouge brungs Jews together as a community and acts as a temporary replacement for the temple in Jerusalem

aron hakodesh (the ark)

contains the Torah schools and reminds Jews of the original ark

Exodus 40:21 ‘it formed a protective covering before the Ark of the Testimoney as the lord had commanded Moses’ commanded to be protected by God

Prayer in the synagaouge

a space for saying specific prayers e.g. Kaddish Prayer praises God and expresses desire for the establishment of God’s kingdom on earth