PPT-Practices and rituals The Synagogue

For Jews the synagogue is a communal place of worship and is considered to be a place of gathering of prayer of study and of learning TASK Do a Google image search of synagogues Compare the different pictures what common features do you see How would you recognize a synagogue if you saw one. Klibanoff Aaron L Kischel Committee Chair Staff Consultant Richard Fishbane Dr Bruce Littman Biennial Convention Chair Biennial Convention ViceChair Rabbi Paul Drazen Biennial Convention Director Richard Skolnik International President Rabbi Steven Describe Synagogue services. Demonstrate how synagogue services express the beliefs of Judaism. Analyse the significance of synagogue services for both the individual and the Jewish community. Who goes to synagogue services and when?. Social events: In addition to our educational programs, we also offer an array of social programs. Movie nights and receptions, art fairs, book signings and dinners. All of these occur over the cou Meant to bring about harm. Ex: The Fore (from Ch. 1). Cause of . Kuru. – Sorcery ritual.. Steal something of the victim. ’. s, mix with leaves/bark/stones, bind into a package. Recite a harmful spell, bury into the cold, muddy ground. Victim then develops uncontrollable shaking of . To describe the key features of a synagogue. To contrast a synagogue with a Christian prayer service. To evaluate how important the synagogue is to Jews. Directions to label a synagogue.  . The . Ark. The enactment and performance of culture. Carey’s Definition. Communication is a symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired, and transformed. (Carey, . p. . 8). Your goal. Your goal. Practices, Ceremonies, Rituals and Festivals. PRACTICES. What is a Religious Practice?. The act of rehearsing a religion’s traditional, moral and ethical beliefs.. Shinto practices commemorate kami. Definition of Rituals The widely varying and often contested definitions of rituals (Roth, 1995) reflect a lack of scholarly consensus over the nature and scope of rituals. Within organizational stud Umberta Telfener. utelfener@gmail.com. www.systemics.eu. A common ritual: creating your safe place. Lets stand up, imagine the last time you felt very . very. well in situation in which you were alone. Where were . Dr. . Faydra. Shapiro. Guiding Questions. How does our (modern, Western, Christian) image of the synagogue match the synagogue of Jesus’ time? . What can we – Jews and Christians – learn from the synagogue of Jesus? . ‘. assemble or gather together’. . Jews go to the Synagogue to . meet. together with other Jews, to . worship. God and . learn. more about their religion. . Look at the pictures that follow. . What one may view as strange, may be very meaningful in another culture.. While some rituals can involve something as simple as a silent, individual prayer, others—especially those involving a larger group—can be extremely painful and violent. Here are some of the most unusual rituals from all over the world. Never ridicule rituals or beliefs from other cultures – keep in mind that some of our rituals and/or beliefs may seem just as strange or unusual to people from other cultures.. Family Science Extension Specialist. Oklahoma State University. OHCE Leader Lesson. March 2010. Objectives. What is family ritual?. How do rituals help my family ?. Why are family rituals important for divorce and remarried families ?. Secular Ritual. Religious. Ritual. Deeper Meaning of Ritual. Symbolic actions and objects. The Need for Ritual. Food . – ritual killing of animals, hunting. Eg. . Ainu (Japan), North American Indian Tribe .