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Worship in the synagogue and in the home.
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It is very important to Jews to be able to keep the beliefs, values and traditions of their religion, but this can be difficult when mixing with communities that have a different or no religion. Many of these different situations need the support of the family and the synagogue. Many Jewish children go to non-Jewish schools where kosher food is not provided at lunchtime. Daily school collective worship will most probably have a broadly Christian bias. Although Jewish boys may want to wear their little hats (kippah) as a mark of respect for G-d. Many people live in an area where there is not a synagogue and have to travel a long distance for communal worship. Orthodox Jews are expected to walk. Apart from the inconvenience of this, it makes it harder for them to get to know other Jewish families. A minyan, a minimum of ten men, is needed for a...
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