Important Items
What is the book the prayers are read from?
The Siddur
How many tefillot are there each day?
3
What position do we say the Amidah?
Standing
What is the name of the 2 boxes of tefilin
Shel Rosh & Shel Yad
what is the name of the person who leads a prayer service?
Chazzan
What is the light above the ark called?
Ner Tamid
Which is the longest tefillah of the 3?
shacharit
What is the first stage of the Amidah?
Praising Hashem
where should the Shel Yad be placed?
On the less dominant arm, on the muscle, and close to the heart
What do men wear during Shacharit?
Talit & Tefilin
(Shabbat only Talit
What is the cupboard where the Torah's are kept called?
The Aron Kodesh
Which is the shortest?
The afternoon prayer service
Mincha
What is the second stage of the Amidah?
Where should the Shel Rosh be placed?
Centered on top of ones nose, on the hair but not beneathe the hairline
In which of the daily tefillot is the Torah read during?
Shacharit
(Besides Shabbat and Yom Kippur)
What part of the shul is the Torah read from and prayer is led from?
The Bimah
Can you name all 3 services in Hebrew?
Shacharit, Mincha and Arvit (Ma'ariv)
What actions do we take at the beginning of the Amidah?
3 steps back and 3 steps forward, bending the knees, then bowing and then straightening your body.
Which one of the boxes has shins?
Shel Rosh
What is a minyan?
10 jewish men over th age of 13
What is the book that we read the torah from called?
Chumash
What does Shacharit and Arvit have in common?
The Shema is said in both of them!
Why do we take 3 steps back at the end of the Amida?
We show respect, as if we were backing away from a King
Which one of the boxes have 4 mini compartments?
Shel Rosh
Why dont we wear tefilin on Shabbat?
Tefilin is one of the signs or our special bond with Hashem. Shabbat is another.
Therefore, on days we have the sign automatically, we dont need to add another