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Prayer in Judaism
Blessings, formal prayers and appropriate dress for prayer
Prayer in Judaism
• Orthodox Jews pray 3 times a day (morning, afternoon,
night (one for each Patriarch)
• formal prayers include:
• Shema (“Hear O Israel”) and
• Amidah (the “standing prayer”)
• Communal prayer is preferable to private prayer (a
minyan)
Attire for Prayer in Judaism (note-taking exercise)
• Head covering. In most synagogues, it is a sign of respect for male
attendees to wear a head covering, either a dress hat or a kippah
(skull cap, plural kipot - Yiddish term yarmulke). It is common
practice for both Jews and non-Jews who attend a synagogue to
wear a head covering. Some Conservative synagogues may also
encourage (but rarely require) women to cover their heads. Many
Reform and Progressive temples do not require people to cover
their heads, although individual worshipers, both men and women,
may choose to. Many Orthodox and some conservative men and
women wear a head covering throughout their day, even when not
attending religious services.
• Tallit (prayer shawl) is traditionally worn during all morning
services, during Aliyah to the Torah, as well as the service of
Yom Kippur. In Orthodox synagogues they are expected to be
worn only by men who are halakhically Jewish and in
Conservative synagogues they should be worn only by men
and women who are halakhically Jewish. In most Orthodox
Ashkenazi synagogues they are worn only by men who are or
have been married. (tallit katan – a fringed garment worn all
the time by Orthodox men, between an undershirt and shirt)
Blessing for wearing tallit
• Tefillin - (phylacteries) are a set of small cubic leather boxes painted
black, containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from
the Torah. They are tied to the head and arm with leather straps
dyed black, and worn only by Jews, during weekday morning
prayers. In Orthodox synagogues they are expected to be worn only
by men; in Conservative synagogues they are also worn by some
women.
Tefillin
• How to Put On Tefillin
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezimCF8JDg
Blessing for laying tefillin
Tzenuit - modesty
• Tzeniut applies to men and women. When
attending Orthodox synagogues, women
will likely be expected to wear long sleeves
(past the elbows), long skirts (past the
knees), a high neckline (to the collar bone),
and if married, to cover their hair with a
wig, scarf, hat or a combination of the
above. For men, short pants or sleeveless
shirts are generally regarded as
inappropriate. In some Conservative and
Reform synagogues the dress code may be
more lax, but still respectful.
• What to wear on my hair? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6bUAtr
nHfU
Specific Hasidic and Orthodox styles of clothing
Hasidic rebbe with Sabbath coat,
payot and schtreimel
Hasidic men always cover their heads
and generally wear long coats