Exploring 3 Faiths Day~ Class 3

Last week the children in class 3 visited 3 places of worship in one day which was organised by Equilibria Experience. 

First stop was the Sinai Synagogue.

 We had the opportunity to ask lots of questions about Judaism and we saw and handled lots of artefacts .

  We all enjoyed looking at the Torah scrolls.

 We found out lots of information about how the scrolls are written and handled.

We completed some worksheets identifying different features of the synagogue.

 We then got back on the bus and went to Leeds Minster.

The nativity scene was all set up ready for Christmas and we talked about the season of Advent.

 This stained glass window shows an image of Jesus being baptised by John the Baptist. 

The Christmas tree looked very impressive in the entrance of the church. It was donated by the Harewood Estate. 

We spotted this kneeling prayer cushion embroidered with our school name. 

We found out that the Bible is made up of different books and that the first 5 books of the Old Testament are the same as the books in the Torah. 

 We stood in the pulpit where the vicar would stand to address the congregation. 

We saw the Advent candle and the Leeds cross is in the background. 

 We found out about why the Holy Communion is important to Christians.

We were lucky that the church organist happened to be in the building. He showed us behind the organ pipes and we listened to him playing different pieces of music. 

After a very busy morning it was time for lunch...

...  and then back on the bus to the Masjid-E-Quba Mosque. We all took our shoes off as we entered to keep the carpets clean. 

We saw this screen that had 5 different times on it. It showed the prayer times for the day. 

We found out lots of information about Islam and saw different features of the mosque. 

 The minbar where the Iman might stand to address the worshippers. 

The book stand and cover for the Quran. 

   There was lots of space in the mosque, when the worshippers come in they sit on the floor to pray.

This is the charity box which is an important feature in the mosque. 

 

We were made to feel very welcome and everyone had a drink and a biscuit. 

We played a game where we had to name artefacts and think what they might be used for or why they are important to a Muslim. 

We had a brilliant day and learnt lots of new facts about Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It was a really good opportunity to think about the similarities between these religions and we all have lots of first hand experiences now to draw upon in our R.E. lessons.