Sects and Sacred Sects and Sacred PracticesPractices

Sacred PracticesSacred PracticesIdeal is to remember Ideal is to remember God in everything one God in everything one does, through prayer does, through prayer

and keeping the and keeping the commandments.commandments.

PurityPurity•Circumcision-Circumcision-

– Boys at 8 days oldBoys at 8 days old•symbolicsymbolic

• Mikva- Mikva- – Orthodox women immerse Orthodox women immerse

themselves in this special deep themselves in this special deep bath structure to signify their bath structure to signify their completion of the menstrual completion of the menstrual periodperiod

PurityPurity

•Marital SexMarital Sex– SacredSacred– Adultery forbiddenAdultery forbidden

•KosherKosher– Ritually acceptableRitually acceptable– Warm-blooded, cloven hoofs, chew cudWarm-blooded, cloven hoofs, chew cud– Some poultrySome poultry– Drain blood, no meat and milk mixedDrain blood, no meat and milk mixed

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PrayerPrayer• WeekdayWeekday

– T’fillinT’fillin•Small leather boxes containing verses about the Small leather boxes containing verses about the

covenantcovenant

– TalitTalit•Fringed prayer shawl, to keep heads covered at Fringed prayer shawl, to keep heads covered at

all timesall times

• Daily prayer- morning, afternoon, Daily prayer- morning, afternoon, eveningevening

• Prayer daily in synagoguePrayer daily in synagogue

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Sabbath PraiseSabbath Praise• SabbathSabbath

– Sunset Friday night to sunset Saturday Sunset Friday night to sunset Saturday NightNight

– No workNo work– SynagogueSynagogue– Torah scrolls kept in ArkTorah scrolls kept in Ark

• Study of TorahStudy of Torah• Friday/SaturdayFriday/Saturday

– Dinner- family timeDinner- family time– Havdala ceremony- Saturday nightHavdala ceremony- Saturday nighthttp://www.bethor.org/who_we_are/facilities.php?

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• Shabbat WorshipShabbat Worship• The community and congregation are welcome to worship The community and congregation are welcome to worship

with us each Shabbat. Throughout the year, there are some with us each Shabbat. Throughout the year, there are some special Shabbats with different start times such as special Shabbats with different start times such as Synaplex. Please check the calendar on this website for any Synaplex. Please check the calendar on this website for any change in service times. change in service times.

Friday night:Friday night:

Shabbat worship is at 8:00 p.m, except the first Friday of Shabbat worship is at 8:00 p.m, except the first Friday of the month when we have Family Shabbat worship at 7:15 the month when we have Family Shabbat worship at 7:15 p.m. p.m.

Saturday morning:Saturday morning:

Shabbat worship is at 11:00 a.m. when there is a Bar or Bat Shabbat worship is at 11:00 a.m. when there is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. On other Shabbat mornings worship is at 10:45 Mitzvah. On other Shabbat mornings worship is at 10:45 a.m. following Torah Study. Several times during the year a.m. following Torah Study. Several times during the year there is also a 9:00 a.m. Shabbat service at which one of there is also a 9:00 a.m. Shabbat service at which one of our young people becomes a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. It is best our young people becomes a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. It is best to check the calendar on this website or in your Beth Or to check the calendar on this website or in your Beth Or News for service times on Saturday mornings.News for service times on Saturday mornings.

• http://www.bethor.org/worship/times.php

OtherOther

• Bar Mitzvah-boysBar Mitzvah-boys

• Bat Mitzvah-girlsBat Mitzvah-girls

• Becoming a full fledged member of Becoming a full fledged member of the Jewish communitythe Jewish community

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SectsSects•Orthodox/HasidicOrthodox/Hasidic

•ConservativeConservative

•ReformReform

•ReconstructionistReconstructionist

•Secular*Secular*

•Havurot*Havurot*

Orthodox Orthodox http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/orthodox.htmhttp://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/orthodox.htm

• TraditionalTraditional• Entire Torah given to MosesEntire Torah given to Moses• Daily worship, dietary laws, traditional Daily worship, dietary laws, traditional

prayers and ceremonies, regular and prayers and ceremonies, regular and intensive study of the Torah, separation of intensive study of the Torah, separation of men and women in the synagogue, strict men and women in the synagogue, strict observance of Sabbath and religious observance of Sabbath and religious festivals, no instruments during servicefestivals, no instruments during service

• Accept other groups as Jewish but not Accept other groups as Jewish but not marriages, divorces, conversions on grounds marriages, divorces, conversions on grounds not done in accordance with Jewish lawnot done in accordance with Jewish law

HasidicHasidic

• Baal Shem TovBaal Shem Tov

• Influenced by KabbalahInfluenced by Kabbalah

• Emphasizes personal experience of God Emphasizes personal experience of God over religious education and ritual.over religious education and ritual.

• Common activities hold religious valueCommon activities hold religious value

• Tzaddik or rebbe- leader- enlightened and Tzaddik or rebbe- leader- enlightened and close to God, look to him for guidanceclose to God, look to him for guidance

http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/orthodox.htmhttp://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/orthodox.htm

ConservativeConservative

• Wish to conserve traditional elements Wish to conserve traditional elements while allowing for modernizationwhile allowing for modernization

• Observe Sabbath and dietary laws, Observe Sabbath and dietary laws, three daily prayers, holidays and life-three daily prayers, holidays and life-cycle events, women may be rabbis, cycle events, women may be rabbis, Jewish nationalism, study Hebrew, Jewish nationalism, study Hebrew, ZionismZionism

• Strive to live by Jewish law in daily livesStrive to live by Jewish law in daily liveshttp://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/orthodox.htmhttp://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/orthodox.htm

ReformReform

•Liberal- Germany- early 1800’sLiberal- Germany- early 1800’s

•Deemphasizes Jewish people-hood, Deemphasizes Jewish people-hood, services in vernacular, instruments services in vernacular, instruments in service, lack of observance of in service, lack of observance of dietary laws, monotheism, focus on dietary laws, monotheism, focus on ethical behavior, women rabbis, ethical behavior, women rabbis, interfaith families accepted, gays interfaith families accepted, gays and lesbiansand lesbians

http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/orthodox.htmhttp://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/orthodox.htm

ReconstructionistReconstructionist

•Mordecai KaplanMordecai Kaplan

•Do not hold supernatural Torah Do not hold supernatural Torah given by Godgiven by God

•Denied Jews chosen people of Denied Jews chosen people of God, new prayer book, deleted God, new prayer book, deleted portions found offensive, no portions found offensive, no physical resurrection, denied physical resurrection, denied God rewards or punishes IsraelGod rewards or punishes Israel

OthersOthers

•Havurot- Community of Jews- Havurot- Community of Jews- not belonging to any groupnot belonging to any group

•Secular Jews- cultural/origins Secular Jews- cultural/origins but not practice- Jewish by but not practice- Jewish by birth but not survive-marry birth but not survive-marry non-Jews, etc…non-Jews, etc…