Places of Community (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards

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Places of Community
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Primary gathering place for Jewish communities

Synagogue or temple

How often are Sabbath services held?

Weekly (each week)

Purpose of Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies

Mark young people's coming of age

What individuals do at Yom Kippur services

Confess their sins to God

Why Jews live close to their synagogue

Must walk on Sabbath - can't drive

What is prohibited on the Sabbath

Controlling mechanical devices, including driving

Role of the Jewish home

Sacred space for family & community gatherings

Where Passover Seder meal is celebrated

In the home

Main symbolic food eaten during Passover

Matzah (unleavened bread)

Event commemorated by Passover

Jewish exodus from Egypt

Temporary structures built during Sukkot

Booths or sukkahs

What sukkahs commemorate

Hebrew people wandering in the desert

Two main places of Jewish community

Synagogue/temple and the home

Result of living near synagogue

Tight-knit communities with shared beliefs

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