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Where are we today?
What is a
Synagogue?
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• Think of a place that is special to you.
• A place where you feel safe, happy or
peaceful.
• Where are you?
• This is how Jews feel in a Synagogue.
Horrid Henry has been on a trip to a
Synagogue to meet his mum and dad and to
talk about the features of a Synagogue.
Here they are to tell you what they have
learnt……..
PAY ATTENTION FOR THE QUIZ THAT WILL
FOLLOW!
Visits a Synagogue
The Star of David will be
found on the outside of a
synagogue, it is the
symbol for Judaism.
The word ‘synagogue’
means ‘meeting place’
Stained Glass Windows
In many synagogues
there are stained glass
windows showing
important symbols of faith
including the Star of
David, The Menorah or
the Ten Commandments.
The Ark is the most
important feature in the
synagogue.
Inside the ark, the
handwritten holy scrolls
The‘Sefer
Ark
known as the
Torah’ are kept.
The Torah are the first
five books of the Jewish
Bible.
The Jewish
holy book, the
Torah is kept
inside the Ark.
A Yad or pointer
used to read the
scrolls.
Why do you
think they
need a Yad?
The Bimah
This is a
platform in the
centre of the
synagogue. The
scrolls are
read from
here.
Eternal Light
Also known as
Ner Tamid. This
light is kept
burning to show
God is always
present.
The Ten
Commandments
decorate the Ark,
reminding Jews
of their most
important rules.
The Pulpit
The Rabbi
(religious
leader) takes a
sermon from
here.
The Gallery
The seating
area upstairs is
just for the
women.
Why?
Now, using this information
record your findings on the
work sheet provided.
Make sure you take your
time, these will be stuck in
your topic books. Take your
completed sheet your class.