Describe what happens inside the Synagogue during the Saturday Sabbath Service.?

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Answer 1

Ah, I love it!

The service, if it's an Orthodox one, lasts about 3 hours. But not everyone comes early enough to stay for the whole 3 hours. People tend to kind of trickle in.

Me, I always came bright and early, because I loved the whole service. When you enter, there is a section for women, and a section for men. You take a Siddur (prayer book) and a Chumash (a book with the Torah and commentary in it) and then find a seat. The prayers are entirely in Hebrew if it is an Orthodox service. For some of the prayers, you stand and do various things, such as bow. At my synagogue, the rabbi always gave 2 different talks during the service. One in the early part, and one in the latter part. The early one I always loved a lot because it was intriguing and made you think. I always learned something about Judaism from his talks.

There is a Torah reading during the service, which is really the highlight. The Torah scroll is taken out of the ark and is taken to where it can be reached by the congregation. A man takes the end of his prayer shawl and touches it, to show respect, and a woman uses the Siddur to do so. The Siddur touches the Torah, then one kisses the Siddur. This is not worship of the Torah, but reverence for the commandments of God.

Then the Torah portion is read ceremoniously. Different people are called up for an "aliyah" (literally, "going up") and are honored to read from the Torah scroll. The scroll itself is not touched The reader uses a Torah pointer. It is read in Hebrew, and the congregation may follow along with their Chumash, which will usually contain an English translation, as well as commentary.

The Torah is divided up into parshas, or portions, so that by the end of a year, the whole thing is read.
After the Torah portion is read, a reading from the Prophets is read. Sometimes these are sung with a very nice, ancient sound.

The prayers are also chanted or sung with very old tunes, that go back thousands of years. It is very nice.

After the service, the people gather in another room, where Kiddush is done. Kiddush means sanctification, and it is a ritual of recognizing the holiness of the Sabbath, and a bit of wine is drunk, after a prayer. Then various foods may be eaten. People greet each other by saying "Shabbat Shalom" or "Good Shabbes."

Answer 2

I can not top Heron By The Sea. So, read it again-and pretend it is my rendition of the Shabbat service.

Answer 3

they have a dance of life with god of reality

Answer 4

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