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Lesson 16-17
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The synagogue is more than a place of worship. many
Synagogues combine a prayer hall, community centre, a
jewish school, a library and a meeting place.
The synagogue is like part of the old
The first ones probably began 2,500 years ago
because the Jews could not go to Jerusalem from
Babylon where they were exiled.
The Ark contains the scrolls of the
The lamp, the Ner Tamid is always
The is the desk from which the Torah
is read. The Torah is the handwritten
of the first five books of the Old Testament. They are
the teachings of . There are
mizuot or commandments, 365 telling Jews
what not to do and 248 telling them what to do.
The is a seven-branched
candlestick representing the seven days of
.
On the doorposts of the synagogue are Mezuzahs.
These are small with a scroll inside.
On the scroll is the , the prayer in
6:4-9. Jews touch it as a mark
of respect.
613 Torah creation scrolls burning temple Deuteronomy
Moses Bimah Menorah boxes Shema
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