This semester of K’tonton, we are focusing on a few main topics: Hebrew, Holidays and Parsha (weekly Torah portions). We begin our morning with some coloring, and then have Moring Meeting. In Morning Meeting, we sing some songs and introduce the what we are doing each day. The first part of class is Hebrew. We are making our way through the Aleph –Bet, learning a new letter every week, which is the letter of the day. For each letter, we learn what the letter looks like, what its sound it makes, and
where the boy is supposed to show his faith and religious knowledge. Within Bar Mitzvahs, there are many rites bundled into one. The main portion of the Bar Mitzvah occurs in the synagogue during Shabbat services after the birthday. During this service, the celebrant recites his first aliyah, where he comes up to the Torah and recites a blessing over the weekly reading which is a great honor (Rich). The boy also receives his first set of tefillin—black leather boxes adults wear that contain parchments
and a weekly calendar, a Kippah, and two books, one red, one blue. One is the Siddur,
engage in study of Torah for its own sake continued in the post-talmudic sources (Biale pg.35).The Sefer Hasidim calls for teaching women the legal aspects of Torah so that they gain comprehensive and detailed command of the Halakhah (Biale pg.36). The Shulhan Arukh begins by acknowledging that a woman who studies Torah gains some reward form heaven, so there can be no question of a transgression (Biale pg.37). A woman's reward is lesser than a man's because when she studies Torah she does it of her
no importance to me. This was until my perspective was changed my Junior year when I took an interest in the land of Israel. It all started when I began learning about my heritage in a teen group and following traditions such as celebrating Shabbat weekly. I have been to Israel before, but did not appreciate my time there because I was younger and thought it was just another vacation. My second time there I realized that Israel is a land of learning and the homeland of the Jewish people. My brother
prophecies are true, and Moses was the greatest of all the prophets 8. The Written Torah
The Jewish Synagogue of Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom is composed of Reformed and Conservative Jews. They believe in only one God and their most sacred text is called the Torah. Although their most important prophet is Moses, they also have other important individuals in their religion such as the prophets Abraham, Jacob, and Isaac. Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom is present in South Florida to invigorate its Jewish members with its spiritual needs and to support and connect its community. There was a countless
Jewish people. Gifts are commonly given to the Bat Mitzvah (any time during the ceremony or celebration). Any present fit for a thirteen year old girl is acceptable, but cash is common as well. It has become tradition to many families to donate a portion of any monetary gift to the charity of the Bat Mitzvahs choice, with the remainder often being added to the child’s college fund or contributing to any further Jewish education programs she may attend
The Shabbat is regarded as a day of spiritual enrichment and a day of rest where people of the Jewish faith can forget about their weekly concerns and that they can devote themselves to the spirit of the Shabbat. Shabbat is the most important ritual observance in Judaism. An origin for the Shabbat is based on God ceasing from the work of creation on the seventh day, blessing the day and declaring it holy. Shabbat involves two commandments that all people who observe the Shabbat must follow, Zachor
slavery. During this twenty-five hour gift from God, Jews are commanded to set aside their weekly concerns to emphasise a day of devotion to one’s family, God, rest and studying the Torah. As a time of spiritual enrichment, it is expected that one refrains from all work, to bring joy to the ritual and sanctify the Shabbat. Each of the dual commandments, to remember and to observe, are linked extensively to the Torah, Talmud and Commandments divinely revealed through one God. History of the story of Creation
The 613 commandments that were present in the torah consisted of 365 negative commandments and 248 positive commandments collectively called the mitzvot (The 613 Commandments). The number of commandments was formed by Rabbi Rambam, doctor and philosopher. The negative commandments come from the days
preparation that my synagogue required for Bar Mitzvahs, but now it seemed that extensive Talmudic study would not accompany my transition to adulthood. Most of the work associated with my Bar Mitzvah would consist of learning to read my parsha (a Torah portion,
Within Exodus 31:12 - 18 Moses is told the importance of the seventh day by God, he is reminded that it must be kept holy. The significance of the sabbath is of clear importance to the Jews who are told, “Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death”. (Exodus 31:14) For Jews, defiling the Sabbath day is one of the top sins, only outranked by those of idol worship and murder, historically people have been stoned to death for
mass every Sunday and participate in Jews, Christians, and Muslims all believe in one god. They are all monotheistic religions. They both believe in demons and angels. They all trust in life after death. They all have a holy book. Jews holy book is Torah. Christian holy book is the Bible. Muslims holy book is Quran and Hadith. All three religions originated from the Middle East. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all trace their roots back to Abraham. All the religions are divided into sects. Islam is
that something being sacred to very much up to the individual. While the temple and the items in it had no impact on me whatsoever, in my head I wanted to be respectful. I knew that this was a sacred space to many of those in attendance, so a large portion of me believed that I should participate and follow along with those who were members of the temple. I wanted to be respectful of the service; I did not want my presence to be disruptive to the people who simply came to practice their religion. The
Culture Awareness: Israel In today’s modern and scientifically advanced society, there are countless and different categories of Cultures. Taking a moment to understand and comprehend another culture will develop and benefit you as an individual. All are distinctive in their own aspect. They also have many similarities. Although we all come from different backgrounds, our heritage and our surrounding allow us to identify who we are in character. We see different traits all over the world. The immense
The Rites of Passage Within Judaism (a) Examine the rituals and teachings which are associated with circumcision and Bar Mitzvah (20 marks) Two very important rites of passage within Judaism are circumcision and Bar Mitzvah, both of which are only for boys and happen during childhood. Circumcision, also known as Brit Millah, symbolizes the covenant between God and the Jewish people, which was agreed with Abraham. In return for Jewish people physically showing their Jewish faith through