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The central part of a morning synagogue service on Shabbat (Sabbath) and holidays is the reading from the Torah or Hebrew Bible from the parchment scroll. An adult who knows how to chant the words in Hebrew (cantillation) reads each section of the passage. Before and after each section, prayers are said acknowledging the gift of Torah... more »
A Bat Mitzvah celebration is a celebration for Jewish women who are celebrating their coming of age and religious as well as spiritual maturity. It is basically identical to the celebration that occurs when young Jewish men celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah. There are several important parts to the celebration, and they occur at a very... more »
Rosh Hashanah is an ancient and highly ritualized celebration. As the Jewish New Year, it is celebrated with all kinds of events, but the traditional Rosh Hashanah meal takes center stage in many Jewish households. more »
The Haftarah is a passage from one of the Books of the Prophets which is chanted in Hebrew in synagogues on the Sabbath and festivals. It is chanted using special melodies called “tropes” which evolved to indicate phrasing and punctuation to listeners who could not read the text. A Bar or Bat Mitzvah usually is the first time that a... more »
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, commemorates the Jews' exodus from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. It ranks as one of the most important and beloved of all Jewish holidays, and it's definitely the one with the most elaborate domestic rituals. Passover begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan and lasts for seven or eight... more »
A holiday honored with quiet contemplation, resolution and renewal Rosh Hashana offers an...
Reading Torah in a synagogue is an honor. It is also overwhelming for many people, particularly if they only did it for their b'nai mitzvot (often... more »
Chametz means "leavened bread" in Hebrew and is generally defined as bread that has been allowed to rise. This is of particular significance... more »
The Jewish holiday of Shavout occurs during late May or early June. The significance of Shavout is that it marks the day on Mount Sinai that the... more »
Most bat mitzvah celebrations begin at the synagogue on a Saturday that is on or near the girl's birthday. The service begins with the traditional... more »
The period between when the Jews were released from slavery in Egypt and their being granted the Torah on Mt. Sinai is known as the Counting of... more »
The term "Torah" (Hebrew: תּוֹרָה, "teaching" or "instruction", sometimes translated as "law""The ancient Greek translation of the Tanak translated the word Torah as name, or law," Wylen, Stephen M. Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism. Paulist Press, 2001. p. 16 , however, the degree to which this is accurate or potentially misleading is a matter of debate. See Torah#Meaning and names and see also Philip Birnbaum, Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts, Hebrew Publishing Company, 1964, page 630, and Coggins, R. J. Introducing the Old Testament (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990), pg 3.), refers either to the Five Books of Moses (or Pentateuch) or to the entirety of Judaisms founding legal and ethical religious texts. at the Jewish Virtual LibraryPhilip Birnbaum, Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts, Hebrew Publishing Company, 1964, page 630. A "Sefer Torah" (סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, "book of Torah") or Torah scroll, is a copy of the Torah written on parchment in a formal, traditional manner by a specially trained scribe under very strict requirements.
The Torah is the most holy of the sacred writings in Judaism."Coggins, R. J. 1990 pg 1">Coggins, R. J. Introducing the Old Testament (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990), pg 1. It is the first of three sections in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), the founding religious document of Judaism,Philip Birnbaum, Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts, Hebrew Publishing Company, 1964, page 648 and is divided into five books, whose names in English are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, in reference to their themes (Their Hebrew names, Bereshit, בראשית, Shemot שמות, Vayikra ויקרא, Bemidbar במדבר, and Devarim דברים, are derived from the wording of their initial verses). The Torah contains a variety of literary genres, including allegories, historical narrative, poetry, genealogy, and the exposition of various types of law. According to rabbinic tradition, the Torah contains the 613 mitzvot (מצוות, "commandments") read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah
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