IGCSE Religious Studies 0490 · Religious Studies · 140

0490.1.19.24 — (a) The Western Wall • Its historical significance as the last remaining fragment of the Temple • The importance for some Jews of visiting t: past paper questions

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0490/12 · October/November 2019 · Q6a(i)[3]
List three of the Ten Commandments.
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0490/12 · October/November 2019 · Q6a(ii)[4]
Where are the Ten Commandments usually found in a synagogue and why?
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0490/12 · October/November 2019 · Q6b[7]
Explain why the Ten Commandments are important to Jews.
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0490/23 · October/November 2019 · Q7a[7]
Describe the Western Wall.
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0490/23 · October/November 2019 · Q7b[7]
Explain why some Jews might wish to visit this historic site.
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What examiners said

Most candidates found this a straightforward question. A minority did however bring in ideas which were not part of the Ten Commandments.
— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0490/12 Q6(a)(i) (Cambridge)

Given the wide variety of practices within Judaism on the display of the Commandments, examiners allowed latitude in the answers.
— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0490/12 Q6(a)(ii) (Cambridge)

Most candidates managed to produce satisfactory answers. The best were very specific about how individual commandments affected specific practices and beliefs.
— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0490/12 Q6(b) (Cambridge)

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140 0490.1.19.24 — (a) The Western Wall • Its historical significance as the last remaining fragment of the Temple • The importance for some Jews of visiting t

(a) The Western Wall • Its historical significance as the last remaining fragment of the Temple • The importance for some Jews of visiting the site of the Temple • Jewish practices at the Wall. (b) Yad Vashem (Holocaust Memorial) • Its roles as a memorial to the Holocaust and as a source of information and education • easons why some Jews use the term ‘Shoah’ and the importance of remembering the events R for Jews today • ites of great significance; the cattle car, children’s memorial, Hall of Remembrance, Hall of S Names, Janusz Korczak Square, Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations.

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