Starter quiz
- What do Jews do to show they belong to a synagogue community?
- attend services to pray together ✓
- attend a Jummah prayer
- attend a Hebrew school ✓
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- Which of these is a coming of age celebration for Jewish boys and girls?
- Shabbat
- Bar and Bat Mitzvah ✓
- Rosh Hashanah
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- What is the Jewish New Year called?
- Shabbat
- Rosh Hashanah ✓
- Diwali
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- What is the sacred text for Jews?
- a Bible
- a Qur'an
- a Torah scroll ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is something you might find in every synagogue?
- a copy of the Torah ✓
- a separate place for men and women to sit
- a Bimah at the centre
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- In a Reform synagogue, men and women sit ...
- 'together ' ✓
- Match the item with the description.
- the Bimah⇔a raised platform from which the Torah is read ✓
- the Ner Tamid⇔a light that is kept lit to remember God ✓
- the Ark⇔contains Torah scrolls ✓
- Which of these is true about synagogues?
- They are always built as a synagogue.
- They were always another building first.
- They are sometimes built as a synagogue and sometimes changed into one. ✓
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Key learning points
- There are a range of different synagogues.
- All synagogues will have an Ark to house Torah scrolls.
- There are similarities and differences between synagogues.
Common misconception
There is only one type of synagogue.
Synagogues come in different shapes and sizes.
Keywords
Orthodox - a major branch within Judaism which teaches strict following of Jewish laws
Progressive - a form of Judaism which has reformed or adapted to modern changes in life
Ark - a place where the Torah scrolls are kept
Bimah - the raised platform in the synagogue from which the Torah is read and services led
Ner tamid - a special light that hangs in a synagogue and reminds people about God
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