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The name comes from the last of the 10
plagues, when the angel of death
passed over Israelite homes but killed
first-born Egyptian children.
SHanukkah (“dedication”) The eight-day fes-
tival of lights is celebrated late in November or
in December. It commemorates when the Sec-
ond Temple was rededicated. When they want-
ed to light the temple’s lamp, there was only
enough oil for a day. But miraculously the light
shone for eight days until more oil could be
found.
Themenorah is a special candleholder that
can hold eight candles, as well as a ninth with
which to light the other candles. During Hanuk-
kah the menorah forms the centre of prayers.
SShabbat (“rest”) or Sabbath is the Jewish day
of rest and the seventh day of the Jewish week.
It commemorates God creating the world in six
daysandresting on the seventh. Shabbat
startsatdusk on a Friday and is observed until
duskonSaturday. Families eat special Shabbat
meals, sing traditional songs and pray
together.
TRANSITIONAL
CEREMONIES
Jewish people have special
eremonies to mark important transi-
ions in a person’s life. There are specif-
c rituals and traditions for the birth of
child, and again when someone dies.
Boys and girls who reach puberty
achhave a special ceremony to mark
etransition into adulthood – the bar
itzvah for boys and the bat mitzvah
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the Temple
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The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, in
erusalem is all that remains of the Jews’ Second Temple
andis a holy place where people come to pray.
People also place slips of paper containing written
prayersto God into the cracks of the wall.
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Orthodox Jewsfollowkashrut– a set of
dietary religious rules – and can only eat
certain foods prepared according to cer-
tain specifications. This food is kosher
(“fit”).
Jews may consume any fruit or vegeta-
bles not infested by insects.
They may eat all fish that have scales
and fins, but not seafood such as mussels
and crayfish.
They may eat the meat of animals that
both chew their cud (ruminate) and have
cloven (split) hooves, such as cows and
sheep. Animals with one of these charac-
teristics but not the other – such as pigs,
which have cloven hooves but don’t rumi-
nate – or animals with neither are forbid-
den. They may eat birds such as chicken,
but not birds of prey. Eating rodents, rep-
tiles and amphibians isn’t allowed.
Bought food or restaurant meals must
be kosher-certified. This is done by a
kashrut expert. Orthodox Jews also don’t
eat food that contains both dairy products
and meat.
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FESTIVALS
Observant Jews celebrate various fes-
tivals that commemorate important
events in Jewish history.
SRosh Hashanah (“head of the year”) The cel-
ebration of the Jewish New Year. It’s usually
sometime between September and October.
SYom Kippur The Day of Atonement is the ho-
liest day in the Jewish year. It’s a time for fasting
and asking forgiveness of one’s sins from God.
SPesach (Passover). This is when Jews com-
memorate being set free from slavery in Egypt,
and the exodus to Israel. The Passover story is
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