Year 10 Homeworking RE Tasks 9 : Worship at home Please ensure you collate all work either in your RE book or together in a plastic wallet/folder for it to be checked and marked by your teacher

Prayer Title: Homeworking Tasks 9 : Worship at Home Prayer is part of Jewish life, it connects Jews to God and can bring comfort & joy. Jews may pray alone or collectively such as during Shabbat. There are three types 1. Recap your flash cards from Task 1 with the key terms – test yourself for five of prayers for Jews; thanksgiving, praise or requests. Some Orthodox Jews believe minutes. it is important to recipe prayers in holy language; Hebrew. • Siddur: Jewish prayer book containing daily prayers 2. Watch the below Youtube video and make a list of things you could identify • Shema: This is one of two prayers specifically commanded in the Torah. It is a Jew by e.g. clothing, worship practice, items in the home etc. recited in the morning and before bed. Youtube ‘What is Judaism?’ and select this video… • Amidah is another central Jewish prayer recited by many Jews three times a day: morning, afternoon & evening. It is also prayed during Shabbat and Jewish festivals. It contains 19 blessings and is usually prayed standing facing Jerusalem. It is found in the Siddur • Modeh Ani: This is a prayer of thanks to God for returning your soul to your Mezuzah • body and granting another day of life. They are the first words spoken every A mezuzah is a case that morning. contains a copy of the Shema (central prayer to Judaism). It is 3. Read the section on prayer carefully and answer these questions… hung next to every door in the A. Why do Jews pray? Give three reasons Tallit house (except the bathroom) • Prayer shawl worn during services by Jewish B. Why do you think having prayers that are set (formulaic), written by and reminds Jews to live men in Orthodox Judaism and worn by men someone else or included in the Torah for Jews to recite, beneficil to according to the words in the Jews? and women in Reform Judaism. Shema. • Some Orthodox Jews wear a small version • Many Jews believe it C. Why might some Jews struggle to pray to God and instead focus on under normal clothes everyday. their actions and living a good life? symbolises how God protects • It has tzitzit (fringes) to remind Jews of the them and their home. 613 mitzvot. • The Torah refers to the duty to wear fringes 4. Read the sheet carefully. Of all the things listed (Tallit, Kippah, Tefillin, in the corners of clothes. Tefillin Mezuzah and Siddur book) which item do you think Jews would find most • Worn during morning prayers, the tefillin are small, black boxes. beneficial to their worship and why? • One tied to the upper arm leaning towards the heart containing Kippah verses from the Torah • Traditionally, Jewish men cover their heads 5. Create a quiz with ten multiple choice questions (you could do two per each • One is placed on the forehead and contains two paragraphs of box of the right). Write down the question, three possible answers and then during prayer with a kippah (yarmulke) as a the Shema (daily Jewish prayer taken from the Torah) highlight the correct answer. Now have someone quiz you. sign of respect to God and as a reminder • Wearing them is a ‘sign for you upon your hand, and for a that God is always above them. memorial between your eyes’ that God is in to their hearts and • Some Jews wear it all the time and many minds. Reform Jews, both men and women wear • Usually worn by Orthodox Jewish men except on Shabbat and them now too during festivals More details on prayer…

6. The Amidah- CENTRAL prayer. a) How is it done? b) what are the blessings about Youtube “What is the amidah” and watch the pictured video below… c) what specific requests are made? d) link the Amidah to other Jewish beliefs (name 2) 7. The Shema a) What does ‘shema’ mean? b) What is the importance of it?

8. The Modeh Ani- Morning prayer Youtube “Word Study Shema” and watch the pictured video below… a) Why is it said? b) what other Jewish beliefs does it relate to (name 2)

9. Complete this exam question using the following instruction below… C. Explain the significance of prayer in Judaism [8 Youtube “Modeh Ani the Jewish Prayer for when you wake up” marks] and watch the pictured video below… Remember a C question should have three small paragraphs, each explaining and justifying one key feature of prayer.