Tetzaveh Values

What are they?

1. Worship
   1. The Hebrew word for sacrifice is Korban – קוֹרבָּן, which is also related to the English word for coming closer. Sacrifices were the way ancient people worshiped God. How do you think worship is connected to drawing closer and also to sacrifices?
   2. Why would there be rules about how the High Priests dress, when they offer sacrifices? How would the way we dress connect to how we worship?
   3. What do you pray for? How?
   4. When you go to synagogue (for Shabbat or for the High Holy Days), what do you do? What do you think you should be doing?
   5. Have you ever been to church or to a mosque? If so, what have you seen? How is it different from what we do in synagogue?
2. Holiness
   1. What does holiness mean? How do we become holy?
   2. How does worship make us holy?
   3. The Hebrew word for sacrifice is Korban – קוֹרבָּן, which is also related to the English word for coming closer. Sacrifices were the way ancient people worshiped God. How do you think worship is connected to drawing closer and also to sacrifices?
3. Mitzvot/commandments
   1. What is a commandment?
   2. What types of commandments do you know about?
   3. Why and when should you obey commandments?

THE MORAL OF THE STORY

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Parents and kids: Read this article together and discuss the questions below: http://valuesandethics.org/the-meaning-of-clothes-3/

1. What do your clothes say about you?
2. How do you feel about getting dressed up to go to a special event?
3. Is it important to get dressed up for special events? Why?