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Wed. High Holy Days.

Wed. High Holy Days. http://jewfaq.org/holiday0.htm Click next to holiday6.htm http://scheinerman.net/judaism/hhd/index.html Additional resources: www.ualberta.ca/~ebenzvi/101/judaism.html. “ Evening and morning and at noon I shall pray” Psalm 55:17. 3 Group prayer times for men

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Wed. High Holy Days.

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  1. Wed. High Holy Days. http://jewfaq.org/holiday0.htm Click next to holiday6.htm http://scheinerman.net/judaism/hhd/index.html Additional resources: www.ualberta.ca/~ebenzvi/101/judaism.html

  2. “Evening and morning and at noon I shall pray” Psalm 55:17 • 3 Group prayer times for men • 4rth service on Holy-days, after morning prayer. Morning prayers longest • Also prayers at Night before morning Shema before Bed

  3. Daily prayers: 2 ways • short version for small groups • Full liturgy, if there are enough people.

  4. Minyan • 10 adults are needed before prayer rituals are performed in full. • Orthodox: only men count toward Minyan

  5. Evening: Ma'arivsundown and midnight. • Shema • Amidah: ShemonehEsrei / “18 Benedictions” • Aleinu

  6. Shema: Quotes from Torah “Hear, Oh Israel, the Lord is our god, the Lord is One… And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be in your heart. And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit at home, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up.”

  7. “And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.” Tefillah / Tefillin

  8. Tefillah: Many prayers require their use

  9. “And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” • Mezuzah • Deut. 6:4-9, 11:13-21

  10. Mezuzah / Mezuzoth

  11. Mezuzah / Mezuzot

  12. Amidah or ShemonehEsrei • “18 Benedictions” actually 19… • Recited quietly while standing. private prayer can be added. • Prayer leader recites it again loudly.

  13. Amidah • Symbolic of the “Holy of Holies”: innermost sanctuary of the Temple. • Private recitation has plural appeals to god. • Individual face to face with God

  14. Reform changes:www.us-israel.org/jsource/Judaism/amidah.html Adds Matriarchs’ names. Sarah Rebecca Rachael Leah Resurrection replaced with God as author of life. God is more universal: god of all people, not just of Israel.

  15. Aleinu • Main prayer of closing of service. • Declaration of duty to obey God. • “It is our duty to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Molder of primeval creation, ….

  16. Morning: Shacharit • Morning Blessings • Shema • Amidah • Torah reading (Mon., Thurs., Sat. & holidays) • Aleinu • Musaf: Additional service: Sabbath and Hol.

  17. Morning Blessings • Thanks for many things, including: • … not making me a gentile not making me a slave • not making me a woman • expl. Women not bound to many mitzvoth, so men are grateful for the honour of having more commandments.

  18. Tallit & Tzitzit

  19. Aliyah • Being asked to “come up” to bless and/or read Torah.

  20. Afternoon Service (Minchah) • Amidah Shemoneh Esrei • Aleinu

  21. SynagogueBeit Knesset House of Assembly • Reform, Conservative • Structured services • Orthodox: • Ref. English • Cons. Hebrew • Leader faces people

  22. Beit Knesset Orthodox may say “Shul” = School. • “Study Torah” Reform Jews call the B.Kn “temple” Conserv. “Synagogue” most typical

  23. Synagogue • Conservative = “Synagogue” • Reform = “Temple”

  24. Orthodox • “Free form”, people go at own pace • Leader faces same direction as congregation • Segregated: Women on one side or behind a screen. • Hebrew

  25. Cons. & Reform • Non-segragated • More structured • Everyday languages are used • Services shorter

  26. Issues • Segregation • How much like a “church” should it be? • Use of pianos, organs etc allowable?

  27. Berakhot • BRK = Blessing • 100 per day. • Before observing Mitzvah • Before material benefit • Before special time, event

  28. Rabbi • Teacher • Interpreter of Halakah • Administrator. • Officiates at ceremonies NOT a priest

  29. Cantor / chazzan • Chants prayers for congregation. • Administrator. • Officiates at ceremonies

  30. Gabbai • Two, assist with Torah reading.

  31. Calendar • 5763 • Since the world began • New Year in 7th month…

  32. High Holy Days (10 days) • Rosh Hashanah • Yom Kippur • Other autumn festivalsSukkoth • Simhat Torah.

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