https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci Common objects and symbols found in the Jewish religion en-us 2016-09-09 18:23:40 UTC 2023-05-09 12:11:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png gluder https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/122859401 A mezuzah  is a piece of parchment (often contained in a decorative case) inscribed with specified Hebrew verses from the Torah ]]> 2016-09-09 18:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/122859401 cartshep https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/122859664 The Star of David is a six pointed star composed of two overlapping equilateral triangles. Historically, the use of this symbol was not limited to Jewish followers. It would not be extensively used by the Jewish faith until the seventeenth century when it was adopted by the Jewish community of Prague. Many people do not know that although the star is associated with Judaism, it has no biblical or Talumdic authority. ]]> 2016-09-09 18:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/122859664 cartshep https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/122860023 A Tallit is a four cornered piece of cloth with four tzitzit extensions at each corner. It serves as a portable spiritual home for when a follower of Judaism is not at their synagouge. Jewish people usually receive their first Tallit at their Bar Mitzvah]]> 2016-09-09 18:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/122860023 5707035798 https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/122860697 Izzy Ludergnani 
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 A skullcap worn, especially during prayer and religious study, by Jewish males, especially those adhering to Orthodox or Conservative tradition.

]]> 2016-09-12 18:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123261940 gluder https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123263134 The tzitzit itself is commonly referred to as the Tallit katan. According to the Torah, the purpose of wearing Tzitzit is to remind Jews of their religious obligations.]]> 2016-09-12 18:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123263134 gluder https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123264820 Tefillin consists of two small leather boxes attached to leather straps. The two boxes each contain four sections of the Torah inscribed on parchment.  The tefillin is is worn on the body, often around the neck or arm.]]> 2016-09-12 18:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123264820 5707035798 https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123265109  A candelabrum having nine branches, for use on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues). A menorah can vary in the amount of candles for different events.]]> 2016-09-12 18:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123265109 cartshep https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123593848 A Shofar is a horn made from the horns of a ram. It is blown during the month leading up to the Jewish New Year and at the end of Yom Kippur, a day set aside to atone for the sins comitted in the past year.]]> 2016-09-13 19:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123593848 5707035798 https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123594633 This symbol, commonly seen on necklaces and other jewelry and ornaments, is simply the Hebrew word Chai (living), with the two Hebrew letters Cheit and Yod attached to each other.]]> 2016-09-13 19:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123594633 5707035798 https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123595690 2016-09-13 19:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123595690 5707035798 https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123596521 The hamesh hand hand is a popular motif in Jewish jewelry. Most hamesh hands are featured in very many gift shop and you will find necklaces and bracelets bearing this inverted hand with thumb and pinky pointing outward. As shown below, the design of a hamesh hand commonly has an eye in the center of the hand or various Hebrew letters in the middle ]]> 2016-09-13 19:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123596521 cartshep https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123654184 Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) is a lamp that hangs from the ark in all synagouges that remains lit all day and night each and every day. In the past Ner Tamid were oil lamps, but nowadays they are gas or electric light bulbs. ]]> 2016-09-14 02:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123654184 cartshep https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123852947 2016-09-14 17:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123852947 cartshep https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123854856 2016-09-14 17:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123854856 gluder https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123857097 When a Torah crown is not in use, rimonim are decorations sometimes placed on tops of the staves to which the Torah scroll itself is attached. in Hebrew Rimon means pomegranate , a shape of a pomegranete in the form of the Rimonim.]]> 2016-09-14 17:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123857097 cartshep https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123859385 2016-09-14 17:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cartshep/cci/wish/123859385