Worship at home

• Jews celebrate Shabbat at home together.
• The family home is where the values and beliefs of Judaism are learnt / taught.
• Jews pray Shema twice a day.
• Jews have mezuzahs on their doors to remind them of the Torah - for many Jews it symbolises God’s protection of the house. God watches over wherever they go.
• MEZUZZAH - Small parchment scroll containing verses from Torah
• • PLACE OF WORSHIP (prayers)
  • When waking up, Jews will give thanks God by saying the modeh ani while still in bed. ​(‘I offer thanks before you living and eternal king, for you for you have mercifully restored my soul within me. Your faithfulness is great.’ ​)
  • Shema is recited 3x a day (during prayer AND throughout day)
• • PLACE OF WORSHIP (Mezuzah)
  • a parchment scroll which is placed inside a case on the front door post of their house and each of the door posts inside, apart from the bathroom.  
  • On scroll = Shema
• • PLACE OF CELEBRATION (shabbat)
  • Weekly festival celebrated Friday sunset > Saturday sunset
  • "keeping of Shabbat obeys the mitzvoth contained in the Torah."  Exodus 20:8
  • "The Sabbath to remember and keep it holy."
  • Shabbat = celebration of creation. ​
  • Showing it's holy through worship in the home and synagogue.​
  • Reminds Jews of their covenant history.  ​