Rituals
At this ceremony, a baby receives a Hebrew name.
What is a covenant ceremony (brith/bris or naming also acceptable).
Hamotzi lechem min ha'aretz
What is bread?
This book of the Torah is the only one whose Hebrew name is a vowel.
What is Leviticus (And He (God) called..
At this ceremony, a student is called to bless and read from the Torah for the first time as an adult.
What is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah?
Borei pri ha etz
What is fruit that grows on trees?
This book of the Bible transitions us from the era of Judges to the era of kings
What is Samuel
At this ceremony, we perform 14 ritual acts while sitting at the dinner table, and eating dinner is the 10th of them.
What is the Passover seder?
Borei pri hagafen
What is wine, or any fruit that grows on a vine (strawberries, for example)
This is the first word in the Torah.
What is Bereishit (In the beginning)
At this ceremony held on Yom Kippur and all major festivals, we hold this memorial service for all our deceased family members.
What is Yizkor?
Notein HaTorah
What is the reading of the Torah?
These last two words of the Torah tell us who witnessed all the signs and wonders God performed through Moses in Egypt.
Kol Yisrael/all Israel
At a Jewish wedding ceremony, the bride groom and rabbi stand under this small, temporary shelter.
What is a Huppah?
M'chayei hakol
What is Who gives life to all
This was the last book to be included in the Tanach, and while it does not mention God's name, it leaves us with a joyful holiday.
What is Esther?