The Importance of the Synagogue for Jews by Ms Lock https://padlet.com/ilock/c9ok1hesd1gf en-us 2018-03-01 22:01:04 UTC 2024-04-06 00:40:01 UTC hello@padlet.com The Social Hall ilock https://padlet.com/ilock/c9ok1hesd1gf/wish/237209355 • Most synagogues have a social hall which is used for religious and non-religious activities.

• It can provide a venue for community meetings or collecting money or other donations to the poor.

• For example Jews frequently support the work of charities such as World Jewish Relief.

• Other uses include Youth clubs, music and drama clubs, senior citizens activities and sports clubs.
]]> 2018-03-01 22:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ilock/c9ok1hesd1gf/wish/237209355 The House of Study ilock https://padlet.com/ilock/c9ok1hesd1gf/wish/237209513 • This is known as Beit Midrash – house of study.

• Some synagogues provide classes for the learning of Hebrew – this is important to help young Jews to prepare for their Bar and Bat Mitzvah.

• The importance of education spans the whole of a Jewish lifetime – and most synagogues have a well stocked library to help with this.
]]> 2018-03-01 22:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ilock/c9ok1hesd1gf/wish/237209513 Focal Point ilock https://padlet.com/ilock/c9ok1hesd1gf/wish/237209662 • The synagogue is important because it is the central point for the Jewish community.

• It is a place of prayer, study and education, social and charitable work, as well as a social centre.

• It provides a focal point for the celebrations of festivals and rites of passage such as Bar Mitzvah.
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