Torah
What is the 1st book of the Torah?
Genesis or Beresheit
Which holiday do we eat the "ears of Haman" or known as Hamantaschen?
Purim
What is the hebrew word for "good deed"?
Mitzvah
Who was the brother of Jacob or Ya'akov, in which he stole his birthright?
Esau or Esav
What does this word say & mean? אַבָּא
Father
Which book of the Torah do we gain our freedom and leave Egypt?
Exodus or Shemot
What is the Hebrew name for Passover?
Pesach
What does it mean to turn from doing bad things?
(Hebrew word)
Teshuva
Which son of Jacob/ Ya'akov was given a coat of many colours?
Joseph/ Yosef
What does the word "אֲדָמָה" mean?
Earth (physical earth)
Which book of the Torah is all about laws?
Leviticus or Vayikra
In the holiday Chanukah, what is the middle candle called?
Shamash
What is it called when we give to those in need?
Tzedaka
Who was the first king of Israel?
King Saul
What does this word say & mean? אַהֲבָה
love
(in Hebrew this word is a verb/ action)
Which book of the Torah has a talking donkey in it?
Numbers or Bamidbar
Which month Hebrew month do we not celebrate Jewish holidays?
1 exception: The Jews of Ethiopian (Beta Community) the holiday is called Sigd (Renewing their covenant with HaShem)
Cheshvan
"Repairing the world" is a Jewish value what is it called in Hebrew?
Tikkun olam
Who was the first son of Avraham and the brother of Isaac/ Yitzhak?
Ishmael
How do you say the colour green in hebrew?
yarok
Which book of the Torah does Moses give his farewell speech?
Deuteronomy or Devarim
How many days do we count from the 2nd night of Passover till Shavuout? What is this called?
50 days / Counting the Omer
What is a girl called when she is turns 12?
What is a boy called when he turns 13?
Bat Mitzvah/ Bar Mitzvah
Which prophet of the Bible was swallowed by a huge fish?
Jonah or Yonah
What does the word "קְהִלָּה" mean?
Community