Starter quiz
- Match each keyword to the correct description.
- minaret⇔a tower from where the Muslim call to prayer is often made ✓
- dome⇔a rounded, large roof on top of a mosque ✓
- mihrab⇔a niche set into the wall to indicate the direction of Makkah ✓
- What inside features do all mosques have?
- a library
- a minbar ✓
- a mihrab ✓
- a door
- a prayer area ✓
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- Why do Jews go to the synagogue?
- to be together and pray ✓
- to read their favourite books
- to play with their friends
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- What do Jews light on Friday nights to welcome Shabbat?
- candles ✓
- fireworks
- fairy lights
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- On which day do Jews go to the synagogue for Shabbat?
- Monday
- Wednesday
- Saturday ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match each keyword to the correct description.
- Torah scroll⇔a sacred text in Jewish religion ✓
- rabbi⇔a teacher or leader in the synagogue ✓
- Shabbat⇔a special day of rest and prayer ✓
- What do Jews do to show they belong to a synagogue community?
- attend services to pray together ✓
- attend a Jummah prayer
- attend Hebrew school ✓
- attend a reading club
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- What is the coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish boys and girls called?
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah ✓
- Shabbat
- Rosh Hashanah
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- What is the Jewish New Year called?
- Eid
- Rosh Hashanah ✓
- Shabbat
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- Match each keyword to the correct description.
- kippah⇔a skullcap worn by Orthodox Jewish men ✓
- tallit⇔a prayer shawl used to cover during special prayers ✓
- service⇔an event or celebration held in a place of worship ✓
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Key learning points
- Many Jews belong to a synagogue.
- Special events and prayers are held in an Orthodox synagogue.
- Jews show they belong to the Orthodox synagogue in different ways.
Common misconception
All Jews go to the synagogue.
Some Jews pray at home.
Keywords
Synagogue - a place of worship for Jews
Service - an event or celebration held in a place of worship
Kippah - a skullcap worn by Orthodox Jewish males
Tallit - a Jewish prayer shawl worn during different services and celebrations
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