Y10 RS Judaism Practises Quotes

quote about the ner tamid

thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they […] cause the lamp to burn always - torah

quote forbidding idolitary

You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below - torah

quote about oneness of god and loving god (from a prayer)

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might - shema prayer (torah)

quote about tefillin

Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead - shema prayer (torah)

commandment to observe shabbat

Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as your God has commanded you - torah

commandment to observe shabbat because god freed the israelites from egypt

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and your God freed you […] therefore your God has commanded you to observe the sabbath day. - Torah

quote about circumcision → birth ceremonies

you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you - Torah (genesis)

quote about how bar & bat mitzvahs orginiate back to when isaac (abraham’s son) came of age and abraham held a feast

And the child [Isaac] grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned - Torah (genesis)

quote about the importance of marrigage - men and women are brought together to follow God’s plan (spiritual unity & bond)

a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, so that they become flesh - torah (genesis)

food law about not combining meat & dairy

You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk - Torah

quote about the nature of rosh hashanah

you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation - torah

quote about yom kippur

atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you of all your sins - you shall be clean before the Lord - torah

quote about how a candle is kept burning in the first week after someone has died (shiva) because the candle represents the soul

A person’s soul is the candle of the Lord - torah

commandment to celebrate passover

This day must be one that you will remember. You must keep it as festival to God for all generations. It is a law for all time that you must celebrate it - Torah