1. Jewish Temple in Jerusalem
Junior Certificate

2. Jewish religious buildings
Jews had two kinds of religious buildings/places of worship
The Great Temple in Jerusalem
Synagogues in every town/village

3. The Great Temple in Jerusalem
Most sacred building for Jewish people
Situated in city of Jerusalem

4. History of the Temple First temple built by Solomon between
961 to 922BC
Destroyed during destruction of Jerusalem between 700 and 600 BCE
Second temple was built in 515BC, under Herod the Great the temple was enlarged work began in 20CE and didn’t finish until 64CE
Destroyed again by Romans in 70CE

6. The Temple

7. The Western wall Only part of the Temple in Jerusalem that remains today Holiest sit in the religion of Judaism

8. The Western wall

9. Outer Temple

10. Main entrance

11. Main entrance

12. Outside the temple

13. Temple
Beautiful
Gate

14. Court of women Court of Israel
Jewish men

15. Court of priests

16. Alter

17. Holy of holies

18. Temple Arches

19. Temple at night

20. Synagogues Meeting place for the Jewish community
Jews attended synagogue every week on the Sabbath
Pray and listen to scripture
Plain two story building
Women sat upstairs with children
Men and older boys remained downstairs in main part of building
Rabbi/teacher read from a scroll of Jewish scripture

21. Inside a Synagogue

22. A Rabbi

23. Torah scrolls Kept in Ark, Curtain drawn in front Light burns always to remind Jews that God is always with them

24. Parts of the Synagogue Menorah Story of ten commandments Ner tamid
Hangs over Ark

25. Jerusalem