Bet Ha-KnessetBet Ha-Knesset

House of MeetingHouse of Meeting

SynagogueSynagogue

Bet T’filah or Bet Bet T’filah or Bet Ha-MidrashHa-Midrash

BimahBimah

Desk or platformDesk or platform

To read Torah To read Torah scrollsscrolls

No prescribed No prescribed positionposition

MechitzahMechitzah

Divides men and Divides men and women in women in Orthodox worship Orthodox worship placesplaces

Erzat nashim or Erzat nashim or court of women in court of women in the Temple is the the Temple is the originorigin

Worshipping Worshipping together was together was considered considered distractingdistracting

YizkorYizkor

Tables of Tables of remembranceremembrance

To recall the deadTo recall the dead

MenorahMenorah

Isaiah 42:6Isaiah 42:6 ChanukahChanukah

Aron KodeshAron Kodesh Holy ArkHoly Ark Houses Torah scrollsHouses Torah scrolls Parochet or curtainParochet or curtain Usually tablets Usually tablets

representing the representing the commandmentscommandments

Ner tamid or eternal Ner tamid or eternal flameflame

Congregation should Congregation should face it and it should face it and it should be eastbe east

Star of DavidStar of David

Interlocking Interlocking trianglestriangles

Magen DavidMagen David

Became a Zionist Became a Zionist symbolsymbol

State of IsraelState of Israel

Yarmulke or KippaYarmulke or Kippa

Skull capSkull cap

Not required by Not required by lawlaw

Respect for GodRespect for God

From Roman timesFrom Roman times

ShemaShema Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the

LORD alone! LORD alone!

Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God,

with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Take to heart these with all your strength. Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today. Drill them words which I enjoin on you today. Drill them into your children. Speak of them at home and into your children. Speak of them at home and abroad, whether you are busy or at rest. Bind abroad, whether you are busy or at rest. Bind them at your wrist as a sign and let them be as them at your wrist as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead. Write them on the a pendant on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates. doorposts of your houses and on your gates.

TefillinTefillin

Leather pouchesLeather pouches

Small Torah scrolls Small Torah scrolls insideinside

Fulfill the Fulfill the commandment of commandment of the Shemathe Shema

MezuzahMezuzah

Small BoxSmall Box

vv is on the front for is on the front for the Shemathe Shema

Small torah scroll Small torah scroll insideinside

Numbers 15:38-41Numbers 15:38-41 The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the

Israelites and tell them that they and their Israelites and tell them that they and their descendants must put tassels on the corners of descendants must put tassels on the corners of their garments, fastening each corner tassel their garments, fastening each corner tassel with a violet cord. When you use these tassels, with a violet cord. When you use these tassels, let the sight of them remind you to keep all the let the sight of them remind you to keep all the commandments of the LORD, without going commandments of the LORD, without going wantonly astray after the desires of your hearts wantonly astray after the desires of your hearts and eyes. Thus you will remember to keep all my and eyes. Thus you will remember to keep all my commandments and be holy to your God. I, the commandments and be holy to your God. I, the LORD, am your God who, as God, brought you LORD, am your God who, as God, brought you out of Egypt that I, the LORD, may be your out of Egypt that I, the LORD, may be your God." God."

Tallit and Tallit KatanTallit and Tallit Katan

TallitTallit Tallit KatanTallit Katan

Tzittzit are the tassles or fringe

Jewish CalendarJewish Calendar Combines solar Combines solar

and lunar featuresand lunar features

Hodesh – that Hodesh – that which is renewedwhich is renewed

Lunar month is Lunar month is 29.5 days; 2 29.5 days; 2 months = 59; 354 months = 59; 354 days or 11 short of days or 11 short of solar calendarsolar calendar

Double the month Double the month of Adar in years 3, of Adar in years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19 to keep seasons 19 to keep seasons rightright

Festivals on specific Festivals on specific days on Jewish days on Jewish calendar (15-22 calendar (15-22 Nisan is Passover), Nisan is Passover), but will vary on the but will vary on the solar calendar.solar calendar.

What Year?What Year?

Anno Mundi or Anno Mundi or “from the creation “from the creation of the world”of the world”

3760 BCE3760 BCE

77thth month or month or TishreiTishrei

3760 + 2005 = 3760 + 2005 = 5765 AM; at the 5765 AM; at the New Year in New Year in October (often October (often September) we go September) we go to 5766to 5766

Rosh HashanahRosh Hashanah

Head of the Year Head of the Year or New Year’s Dayor New Year’s Day

11stst of Tishrei (Sept of Tishrei (Sept or Oct on our or Oct on our calendar)calendar)

Focus is on God as Focus is on God as creatorcreator

Starts a 10 day Starts a 10 day period of penitence period of penitence or yamim noraim or yamim noraim (days of awe) or (days of awe) or asseret y’mey asseret y’mey t’shuvah (days of t’shuvah (days of repentance)repentance)

Yom KippurYom Kippur

Day of AtonementDay of Atonement

Holiest Day of the Holiest Day of the YearYear

Tashlich or casting Tashlich or casting away sinsaway sins

Kittel or special Kittel or special roberobe

PesachPesach

PassoverPassover Z’man cheiruteinuZ’man cheiruteinu Chag ha-Chag ha-

matzotmatzot Chag ha’avivChag ha’aviv

Seder or “order” Seder or “order” on the first nighton the first night HaggadahHaggadah MatzotMatzot KarpasKarpas HarosetHaroset MarorMaror BeitzahBeitzah ZeroahZeroah

ShavuotShavuot

Pentecost or Pentecost or Festival of WeeksFestival of Weeks

50 days (7x7+1)50 days (7x7+1)

Moses gets the Moses gets the Torah at SinaiTorah at Sinai

SukkotSukkot

Feast of Booths or Feast of Booths or TabernaclesTabernacles

Wandering in Wandering in WildernessWilderness

3 walled structures 3 walled structures

Z’man simchateinu Z’man simchateinu or a time of rejoicingor a time of rejoicing

KosherKosher

Kashrut – right, fit, Kashrut – right, fit, suitablesuitable

Treyf or tornTreyf or torn

Leviticus 11; Deut Leviticus 11; Deut 1414

AnimalsAnimals Must chew cudMust chew cud Must have cloven Must have cloven

hooveshooves

FishFish If they lack fins or If they lack fins or

scales, they are outscales, they are out Scales must be Scales must be

easily removableeasily removable No scavengersNo scavengers

More GuidelinesMore Guidelines

Most birds are Most birds are okayokay

No insectsNo insects

Milk and eggs from Milk and eggs from unclean animals unclean animals are also uncleanare also unclean

No animals killed No animals killed by other animalsby other animals

No animals with No animals with deflects or flawsdeflects or flaws

Certain parts are Certain parts are to be avoided: no to be avoided: no suet, no bloodsuet, no blood

Ritual SlaughterRitual Slaughter

ShechitahShechitah Ritual slaughterRitual slaughter shochetshochet

Draining the bloodDraining the blood

Meat and DairyMeat and Dairy Exodus 23:19; 34:26 Exodus 23:19; 34:26

and Deut 14:21and Deut 14:21

Can’t boil meat and Can’t boil meat and dairy together; can’t dairy together; can’t eat togethereat together

Chok – law with a Chok – law with a reason beyond reason beyond comprehension; just comprehension; just do itdo it

Pareve or neutralPareve or neutral