Transcript Summer Unit of Work.- Worship.

Summer Unit of work Worship.
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Name. – Mr Robert Griffiths.
School. – Cwm Aber Junior School.
Key Stage 2.
Subject.- Religious Studies.
Worship. – The Features of a
Jewish Synagouge.
• Aims and Learning Objectives.
• We are going to identify the key aspects of
worship in a Jewish Synagogue.
• We are going to examine the main features
found inside a Synagouge.
• We will learn about the Ark, the Bimah,the
Scrolls and the Mantle.
The Synoguge.
• A Synagogue is the
building where Jews
go to worship. It is
also the place where
Jewish children are
taught about the
religion, and learn
Hebrew. Hebrew is the
language of the Jews.
The Synagogue.
• Inside a Synagogue
the most important
thing is the Ark. The
Ark is a cupboard. The
scrolls are kept in
it.The Torah is written
on these scrolls, like a
book with one long
page.
The Synagogue.
• A scroll is a long roll
of parchment. It has a
wooden roller at each
end. Scrolls are
written by hand, using
special ink.The
writing on the scrolls
is in Hebrew.Scrolls
are very important.
The Synagogue.
• Scrolls are looked after very carefully and
the parchment is never touched by hand.
• A special pointer is used, so that the reader
can keep his place while he is reading.
• When it is put away in the Ark, each scroll
has a special cover which is called a Mantle.
• A mantle is made of silk or velvet.
The Synagogue.
• A mantle often has
decorations and
embroidery to make it
beautiful.
• Sometimes scrolls
have other decorations
which are called the
crown and bells.
Other important parts of the
Synagogue.
• The ever-burning
lamp.
• In front of the Ark is a
lamp which is always
kept burning.This is to
remind people that
God is present. The
Jewish name for God
is Adonai.
The Synagogue.
• The Bimah.
• The Bimah is a raised
platform in the middle
of the Synagogue.The
person who is leading
the service stands on
this.A Jewish priest is
called a Rabbi.
The Synagogue.
• The word Synagogue
means a meeting place
where Jews meet
together to pray,
worship, learn and
relax. Inside the
syngogue the Ark is
kept in the eastern
wall facing the holy
city of Jerusalem.
The Synagogue.
• Near the Ark are found
the Ten
Commandments
written on tablets of
stone.They only show
the first two words of
each commandment.
Statues and pictures
are banned in the
building.
The Synagogue..
• Inside the building
symbolic figures are
used as forms of
decoration. These may
include a lion, star,
vine or Hebrew letters.
The Synagogue.
• Near the Ark is a
candlestick with seven
branches. It is a
reminder of the lamps
which were used in the
Temple in Jerusalem.It
is called the Menorah.
• There are stain glass
windows in a
synagogue.
The Synagogue.
• Every Synagogue has
a main hall where the
congregation gathers
for worship. The Torah
is always read from a
raised platform in the
centre of the hall.The
seats face the Bimah
and the Ark.
Inside a Synagogue.
Features of a Synagogue.
• In most Synagogues
men and women do
not sit together. Men
sit in the main part.
Women have a
separate section of
their own often in a
gallery which is found
upstairs.
Worship in the Synagogue.
• Jews believe that to
worship God is very
important. Worship
means praying to God,
thanking him for the
things he has done,
and asking for his help
in their lives.Every
Sabbath they go there.
Worship in the Synagogue.
• When they walk into
the Synagogue, Jews
say a prayer which
thanks God for the fact
that they can worship
him.When they have
said this, they bow
towards the Ark where
the Torah is kept.