Mitzvots Flashcards
(24 cards)
Rosh Hashanah - what is it
jewish new year
Rosh Hashanah - what happens
Shofar blown
reflection
apples & honey for sweet new year
asks for forgiveness
god opens book of life
time of judgement for past year
Yom Kippur - what is it
Day of Attonement
Yom Kippur - what happens
holiest day of year
25 hour fast
five synagogue services
ask for forgiveness prior
confession
wear white
what is vidui
confession
what is kol nidrei
type of prayer
what is ne’ilah
ending prayer on yom kippur
Yom Kippur - significance
final chance to be in book of life
day of intense purification
encourages personal responsibility n repentance
what is teschuvah
personal responsibility and repentance
seder meal
- roasted egg
- bitter herbs ; bitterness of slavery
- four cups of wine
- greens
- matzot ; food had in rush to leave enslavement
- lamb shank bone
Pesach - what happens
seder meal
reading haggadah
no chametz (leavened bread) for 7/8 days
homes cleaned thoroughly to remove all chametz
Pesach - significance
shows freedom, trust in god and jewish identity
god as redeemer
most observed jewish festivals
jew identity n history
highlights gods power n deliverance
Sukkot - what happens
building a sukkah
eating meals / sleeping in sukkah for week
waving etrog and lulav
ends with simchat torah - completion of torah reading cycle
Sukkot - significance
commemorates 40 years of living in the desert
gods appreciation
appreciation for nature n harvest
encourages gratitude n humility
sukkot - significance
• reminds jews of their dependance on god
• encourages gratitude and humility
• ends with simchat torah - celebrating end of torah reading cycle
sukkot - symbolism
• gods protection in wilderness
• appreciation for nature and harvest
veiling the bride
badeken
takes place before the ceremony
symbolises jacob recognising rachel
chuppah
the wedding canopy
open on all sides
reflects gods dwelling on the people
showing that they are welcoming like abraham
keddushin
• Two blessings over wine are recited
• Groom places a ring on the bride’s finger, saying:
“Behold, you are consecrated to me with this ring according to the law of Moses and Israel.”
what is the name of the marriage contract and what is it
ketubah
to provide food, money and shelter to bride; focuses on bride
read aloud
breaking the glass
groom breaks glass
symbolises destruction of temple in judaism
reminder of suffering in joy
fragility of human relationship
marriage blessings
nissuin
seven blessings said over wine
thanking god for joy love, creation, couples happiness and future together
based on talmudic tradition
yichud
couple spends a few minutes alone
symbolises intimacy, privacy and new beginnings as new couple
name of horn jews blow
shofar
