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Thee prayer,

which we

recite every

day, can be

found in a

book called

the siddur.

It is a Mitzvah to pray to Hashem for whatever we need. We

ask Hashem to answer our requests for ourselves and otherpeople. Hashem always listens very carefully, especially to the

prayers of little children.

triple prayWe pray three times a day:

Shacharis, the morning prayer

Mincha, the afternoon prayer

Maariv, the evening prayer

Sop and hinkIn our prayers, we should concentrate and

think about:

Loving Hashem and fearing Him.

Asking Hashem to watch over and

protect

the Jewish people.

Learning the Torah and doing Mitzvos.

Eagerly waiting for Moshiach and the

redemption.

The best place to pray is in a synagogue. Its

even better if you can do so together with a

Minyan (a group of at least ten adult men).

Hashem hears and understands us in any

language, but the best way to pray to Him is

in Hebrew, if you can.

Now that youre ready to start praying, lets

learn about some of the important daily

prayers like the Shema and the Amidah.

Jus AskPraying for wha we need

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FishFish must have two

kosher signs:

Fins

Scales

Unlike animals and birds, fsh do not have to be slaughteredor salted. Examples o non-kosher fsh are: catfsh, sharks,

and eels. Shellfsh, such as clams, oysters, shrimp, crabs and

lobsters are also not kosher.

FowlThe birds which we are and are not

allowed to eat are mentioned in the

Torah. Some examples o kosher

birds are: chickens, turkeys, ducks,

geese, and doves. Some examples

o non-kosher birds are: hawks, owls,

vultures and eagles.

PoultryPoultry is treated like meat and must thereore be

slaughtered using the Shechita method and then soaked and

salted beore we can eat it.

eggsWe can only eat eggs rom kosher

birds. Eggs must be checked or

blood spots beore we can cook

with them. I the egg contains

even a tiny spot o blood, it may

not be eaten.

Milk and MatKosher milk (and milk products) must come

rom kosher animals, like cows, goats, and

sheep.

Meat and milk cannot be eaten during

the same meal. Ater eating a meat dish,we must wait a period o six hours beore

we can eat dairy products. Ater

drinking milk or eating cheese, ice

cream, yogurt, or any ood with

milk in it, we wait a hal hour (some

people wait one hour) beore eating

meat.

There must be separate dishes and

cutlery or dairy and meat.

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Yogatee velo motzosee al taamin; Loyogatee umotzosee al taamin; Yogatee

umotzosee taamin

WHaT does iT mean?

If someone says, I have worked hard and I have not

been successful, dont believe him. If someone says,

I have not worked hard and I have been successful,

dont believe him. If someone says, I have worked

hard and I have been successful, believe him!

(Megilla 6b)

Sometimes, it seems like a job takes such a long

time to fnish, or a homework assignment seems too

difcult to do. Dont give up! The Torah tells us that i

we try and try again, we will surely succeed. All it

takes is a lot o eort!

Vahavta Lereiacho komochaRabi Akiva omer zeh klal gadol batorah

WHaT does iT mean?

Rabbi Akiva says that, To love your fellow as yourself,

is a great basic principle of the Torah.

(Levit. 19: 18, Midrash)

As we try to make ourselves better people, we should not

orget about our riends and neighbors. As Rabbi Akiva said

we should love other people just like we love ourselves. This

is the main point o our learning. So, i we are lucky enough

to learn Torah, we should help our Jewish riends study

Torah too.

9)Yogatee 10)V'ahavta

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A Mezuzah is a small scroll o handwritten

parchment written by a Soer (scribe), just like a

Torah scroll is. It contains the the frst two portions

o Shema that command us with the mitzvah o

Mezuzah. The Mezuzah is rolled up in a case and

nailed or secured frmly to the doorpost. Even

though a Mezuzah should have a nice case, it is

most important that the parchment scroll inside

should be the best quality we can aord. A

Mezuzah that is written on paper or printed o

the computer is not kosher.It is a mitzvah to put Mezuzos on the doorposts

o every room in our home and place o

business, including basements, attics, and

garages. A Jewish home with a Mezuzah is a holy

place, and those who live in it are protected by Hashems

blessings.

Where gesThere are special rules or how the Mezuzah should

be placed:

on the right doorpost as you enter

at the bottom o the top third on the doorpost

in a slanted position, with the top o the Mezuzah

slanted towards the inside o the room.

right side up (not upside down)

Blessg When we attach the Mezuzah on the doorpost, we say this

bracha:

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Baruch atah Ado-noi, Elo-hainu melech

haolam, asher kidishanu bimitzvosov

vitzvanu, leekboah mezuzah.

W H a t d o e s i t m e a n ?

Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe,who makes us holy with His commandments and

commanded us to put up a Mezuzah.

chek Temperature and weather changes, as well

as age, may cause the ink to ade, crack

and invalidate the Mezuzah. Each

Mezuzah must be checked by areliable scribe at least twice every

seven years. Some people have

their Mezuzos checked once

a year. The best time to

check them is beore

Rosh Hashana or Yom

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