j3 Flashcards
(21 cards)
pilgrimage
the journey to a holy and sacred place
why go on pilgrimage
spiritual-to connect with god,pray and reflect on their faith
physical-also help build community together and learn history
why do jews do pilgrimage
to attend the 3 major festival passover(pesach),shavuot(feast of weeks),sukkot(feast of tabernacles)
pesach
(passover)celebrating the exodus from egypt
shavuot
(feast of weeks)giving of the torah at mount sinai
sukkot
(feast of tabernacle)remembering isrealite time in wilrderness
shalosh regalim
the pilgrimage name for the 3 festival
challenges a pilgrim might face
long distance to walk
overcoming homesickness
western wall
a place of prayer and pilgrimage for jewish people and lst remaining fragment of the 2nd temple
historical significance of wetern temple
site of the 1 and 2 temple and place for prayer and pilgrimage, and the most holy place iin judaism
jewish practise in western wall
ritual sacrifices and prayers and write prayers and slip them on wall
yad vashem
memorial to the 6 million jews killed in the holocaust
why use shoah more
it more appropiate and it reflect the tragedy more accurately
cattle car
the train used to transfer jews to concentration camp
children memorial
live of all children that were lost during the shoah
hall of remembrance
prserve the memory of victim through record and exibit
janusz kncaq
honors a teaher who cared for jewish orphans
avenue of rightwous among nation
honor the one who tried to save the jews
how is wetsern wall ket alive
-pilgrimage
-prayers
visiting
ner tmid
eternal light that burn continously above the ark
ark(aaron ho kadesh
where the torah scrolls are kept