How do festivals/family life show what matters to Jewish people

According to the Torah, Shabbat is a day of:

• rest and holiness

• fasting and mourning

• work and labor

• celebration with music

During a Saturday morning Shabbat service, what often happens?

• The Torah is read

• A wedding ceremony is held

• Fasting takes place

• Christmas is celebrated

All Jewish people celebrate Shabbat in the same way.

• No, there are different ways Jewish people celebrate Shabbat.

• Yes, all Jewish people celebrate Shabbat in the same way.

• Only some Jewish people celebrate Shabbat at all.

• Shabbat is not celebrated by Jewish people.

Jewish people in the UK today celebrate Shabbat by:

• Lighting candles, sharing a meal, and attending synagogue services

• Exchanging gifts and decorating a tree

• Fasting for 24 hours and wearing white clothes

• Visiting graves and reciting prayers for the dead

Jewish people celebrate Rosh Hashanah in which of the following ways?

• By eating apples dipped in honey and attending synagogue services

• By lighting menorahs and spinning dreidels

• By fasting for 25 hours and breaking the fast with a meal

• By building and sitting in a sukkah

Forgiveness and saying sorry are important at Yom Kippur because:

• They help people reflect, seek forgiveness, and make amends for their actions.

• They are only traditions with no real meaning.

• They are required for celebrating with food and music.

• They are only important for children.

The story of Pesach is about:

• The Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt

• The building of the Tower of Babel

• The giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai

• The creation of the world

The story of Pesach is linked to freedom because:

• It tells of the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt.

• It describes the creation of the world.

• It explains the laws of kosher food.

• It celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people by:

• Highlighting important values and traditions

• Focusing only on individual achievements

• Ignoring religious practices

• Emphasizing material wealth