On Tuesday 6 October Year 4 set off by train for Harrow Synagogue.  During the autumn term they had learnt about the Jewish faith and now would add to their understanding by visiting a place of worship.

First they gathered in the Synagogue itself.
The boys and men took caps because as a mark of respect 
males are expected to cover their heads.

A lady welcomed us and explained that during the visit we would be split into groups to experience a number of things to do with the Jewish religion.

One group heard about the scrolls containing the holy scriptures.
These were kept in a special cupboard in the centre of the synagogue.

One was taken out for us to look at.  
We couldn't read it, however, because it was in Hebrew.

Another learnt about the Hebrew script and even tried writing it.