The Synagogue Experience
In this interactive session pupils will explore the oldest synagogue in Manchester and investigate what a service in a synagogue is like. They will hear how the Torah is read and how the Hebrew language sounds, handling and trying on the prayer shawl and the skull cap. They will also take part in a mock "ceremony" to bring the Torah out of the Ark.
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The Sabbath Experience
Join us on this unique Jewish Sabbath experience! Pupils will be invited to a 'mock' Sabbath meal in which they play the roles in a Jewish family. At the end, children will take part in a 'mock' Sabbath service inside the oldest synagogue building in Manchester.
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Three Times a Year: Jewish Festivals
The Jewish Year is full of many fascinating festivals. Choose three from the following: Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Chanucah and Purim. Young people will explore the handling table and the festival artefacts to discover the hidden messages that the festivals offer. They could blow the Shofar, wave the palm branch and re-enact the Seder service.
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Introduction to Passover (Pesach)
Pupils will explore the mysteries of the Seder service that marks the start of Passover. They will experience a "mock" service in the oldest synagogue in Manchester and help bring the Torah from the Ark. They will discover that they know more Hebrew than they realised! Book a visit here
The Holocaust
More and more teachers of the Holocaust realise that it is important to "put a face" to the victims, rescuing them from the anonymity of numbers. Pupils will explore and investigate the history of Manchester Jewry as an example of Jewish life, religion and culture in Western Europe before the Holocaust. By exploring the oldest synagogue building in Manchester the enduring nature of the Jewish faith and its post- Holocaust survival will be emphasised.
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History of Jewish Manchester
In this interactive session pupils will explore the history of Jewish Manchester using photographs, audio and written testimonies to investigate the arrival, settlement and integration of Manchester's Jewish community.
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