Customs

v  The Bible records that it was the custom to pray three times a day:

v  -Daniel went into his house; his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God.^23.

v  This version of praying is interesting because we haven’t knelt to pray for many centuries. Daniel's three sessions of private praying matched to the three services of public praying:

v   MORNING PRAYER

v  AFTERNOON PRAYER

v  EVENING PRAYER

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Clothing

Jewish clothing is very different from the clothing that other people wear. Modesty is of utmost importance for men and women in the Jewish Culture. It places emphasis on the soul inside than the features on the outside.

Jewish Kippa:

v  Boys typically start covering their heads with a Jewish skull cap, or yarmulke at a very young age, and there are many different styles to choose from. Wearing one of these is the force of the law.

Talit – Jewish Prayer Shawl:

v  The wool garment has fringes that come in many styles and designs, but it is always made of wool. There are different customs as to when boys, or men start to wear a tallit when they pray.

Ancient Jewish religious clothing:

v  Long standing traditions have not changed at all, except for a few small details. Modesty has always been essential, and married women have covered their hair since the days of the Torah. The concept of the women comes from a book called the book of Bamidbar, where you can find the concept of the sotah, or the wayward wife suspected of committing adultery. The woman must undergo a ritual where she uncovers her hair. Women no longer have to practice that.

Worship Practices

v  Traditionally Jews will meet at a Synagogue up to 3 times a day.

v  Over the course of the year they will read through the entire Torah at their many celebrations.

v  They meet for worship in a Synagogue which is a kind of temple.

Celebrations

v  They celebrate Hanukkah, which is celebrated around the same time as Christmas.  They light candles in a Kosher Menorah, celebrating how what should have been a one day supply of oil supplied the Jews with 8 days of light.

v  They celebrate the Passover which is when they aren’t allowed to eat anything with wheat, barley rye, oats or spelt. It’s to celebrate when the Jewish people regained their freedom.

Books and Laws

v  The Jewish holy book is called the Torah

v  The group of laws for Judaism is called the Halakha

v  Moses was instructed by god on what to put in the Torah on Mount Sinai

v  There are strict laws about what you can and cannot eat

Holy days

v  Hanukkah- a "festival of lights" in December that signifies the defeat of the Syrian Greeks in 165 B.C. and the Temple in Jerusalem was offered back. During the celebration, children receive gifts and play a top spinning game with a dreidel. 

 v  Passover- A spring festival lasting seven or eight days, that celebrates the end of slavery in Egypt and the haste of the escape, or "Exodus."

v  Rosh Hashanah- This is the Jewish New Year,  a period of high holy days for reflection and repentance.

v  Sabbath- The seventh and last day of the week- celebrates God’s rest on the seventh day of Creation. The observance is a reminder of God’s justice and rule on earth.

v  Shavuoth- This is a "Feast of Weeks" in the spring that celebrates the giving of the law, or Torah.

v  Sukkoth-  The "Feast of booths," a fall harvest festival, marked by putting up harvest booths.

v  Yom Kippur- Is the most important holy day, because it is the last of the high holy days. It is a time of confessing of sins, atoning or making amends for wrongdoing, and seeking forgiveness, and it comes ten days after Rosh Hashanah.