Pillgrimage Flashcards
What is the Jewish pilgrimage?
-A journey taken to a particular place
of religious importance. This journey helps people to reflect on their faith and connect with God.
-For Jewish people, Israel is the Holy Land. It is the land where the faith began - and Jerusalem is the Holy City where King Solomon built the temple
What is the ark of the covenant?
-The Ark of the Covenant is believed to have been kept in the most sacred part of the temple.
-The Ark was carried by the Jewish ancestors through the desert after their escaped from Egypt. It contained the original Ten Commandment stones written by Moses
How does Jewish pilgrimage impact their lives?
Jewish people will visit Jerusalem on pilgrimage to connect with God’s presence, the Shekhinah, which they believe can be felt in the Western Wall. They will write prayers and place them into small cracks in the wall, in the hope that God will receive them.
