Maintaining sanctity: All guests and participants are expected to respect the sanctity of the prayer service and Shabbat by:. Sitting and standing : Jewish worship services can be very athletic, filled with frequent directions to stand for particular prayers and sit for others.
Unlike kneeling in a Catholic worship service—which is a unique prayer posture filled with religious significance—standing and sitting in a Jewish service does not constitute any affirmation of religious belief, it is merely a sign of respect.
There may also be instructions to bow at certain parts of the service, and because a bow or prostration is a religiously significant act, feel free to remain standing or sitting as you wish at that point. Following along in the prayerbook: Try to follow the service in the siddur , or prayerbook, and the chumash , or Bible, both of which are usually printed in Hebrew and English.
Guests and congregants are encouraged to hum along during congregational melodies and to participate in the service to the extent that they feel comfortable. If you lose the page, you may quietly ask a neighbor for help although it is better not to interrupt someone in the middle of a prayer. During the Torah service , the entire congregation is encouraged to follow the reading of the weekly Torah portion in English or Hebrew. The Rabbi.
The major function of a rabbi is to instruct and guide in the study and practice of Judaism. The Cantor. A cantor has undergone years of study and training in liturgy and sacred music. The cantor leads the congregation in Hebrew prayer. The Ark is named after the wooden chest which held the stone tablets of the Covenant that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai.
The platform and the desk for Torah readings are called the Bimah pronounced beemar , and in an Orthodox synagogue are in the centre of the building. In a Reform synagogue, the Bimah is usually close to the Ark. At the proper moment in the service the Ark is ceremonially opened, and the Torah scroll is carried in procession to the reading desk, unrolled to the reading chosen for the day and laid on the reading desk.
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Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets CSS if you are able to do so. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. The Synagogue Last updated On this page Synagogue layout and services Clothing during worship Sacred items and ceremonies Find out more Page options Print this page. Synagogue layout and services Inside the synagogue The synagogue is the Jewish place of worship, but is also used as a place to study, and often as a community centre as well.
Segregation In Orthodox synagogues men and women sit separately, and everyone except young girls has their head covered. The service Synagogue services can be led by a rabbi, a cantor or a member of the congregation.
Traditional Jewish worship requires a minyan a quorum of ten adult males to take place. However, it is useful to take a look at their historical evolution. Traditionally, Jewish congregations were known as kehillot kodesh , or Holy Assemblies in single form, a kahal kodesh. They were also referred to as batei knesset , or Houses of Assembly. While the beth hamikdash the ancient Jerusalem Temple existed, the role of synagogues may have been quite different from today.
We do know that they existed in Palestine, Babylonia, and elsewhere; we know that the Torah was read in them on a regular basis and tefilot , prayers or psalms, were recited as part of the service.
When the Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE, the synagogue became more vitally central to the establishment of Jewish communities all over the world.
Synagogues were also called batei tefila , or Houses of Prayer, and batei midrash , or Houses of Study. In Eastern and Central Europe, this led to the synagogue being called a shul , the Yiddish word for school. It was a statement about the traditional belief in the restoration of the ancient Temple in messianic times.
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