Judaism Keywords Flashcards
1
Q
Synagogue
A
place of assembly
2
Q
Beit Tefilah
A
house of prayer
3
Q
Beit Midrash
A
House of learning
4
Q
Beit Knesset
A
house of gathering
5
Q
Rabbi
A
teacher
reads the Torah to the synagogue
6
Q
Chazzan/Hazzan
A
cantor/singer
leads the songs/hymns in the synagogue
7
Q
Aron ha Kodesh
A
the ark
8
Q
Bimah
A
reading desk where the Torah scrolls are read
9
Q
Ner Tamid
A
eternal light
10
Q
Sefer Torah
A
Torah scrolls
11
Q
Shema
A
Jewish declaration of faith found in deuteronomy
12
Q
Barechu
A
call to service that officially starts the synagogue service
13
Q
Amidah
A
standing prayers that are read from the Siddur. prayers of petition are not read on Shabbat
14
Q
Shekinah
A
the divine presence
15
Q
Covenant
A
a solemn promise made between two parties that requires commitments from both sides.
