Life Cycle Rituals and Jewish Community
Clergy
Master of prayer who leads worship service
Usually lead by a Rabbi (Jewish priest)
Rabbi's serve many purposes in jewish faith
Synagouges
Place of worship outside Jerusalem
All synagogues contain a ark
Ark is placed on the east wall towards Jerusalem
Place for teaching the Torah
Torah is placed upon a high platform
Rabbi's speak from this platform
Death
The kiddish (Special prayer for death)
Said every day twice for 11 months
Said by children of parents who died
7 days after death mourners gather for sitting Shivah
Marriage
Strongly encouraged in Judaism
Marriage ceremony
Rings given under Chupah
7 blessings given
Marriage contract
Breaking of glass
Bar Milah
Takes place 8 days after birth
circumcision and given hebrew name
Honours abrahams covenant
