What is the Torah?
A blueprint for our lives
How many books of the Torah are there? EC: Name them.
5! Bereishis, Shemos, Vayikra, Bamidbar, and Devarim.
In how many days did HaShem create the world?
Six
What did HaSehm do on the seventh day?
He rested!
What do we do to remember that HaShem rested on the seventh day?
We celebrate Shabbat!
How do we separate Shabbat when it starts, and how do we separate it when it ends?
We start Shabbat with Kiddush, and we end it with Havdalah.
What does Challah remind us of?
The manna which our forefathers ate in the desert
On which holiday do we celebrate the completion of the Torah?
Simchat Torah
What do we pray for when lighting Shabbat candles?
Health, happiness, success, and really pretty much anything!
When do we light Shabbat candles on Friday afternoon?
18 minutes before sunset
if I don't have a Torah scroll in my house, how do I learn Torah?
In a book called the Chumash
How many candles are lit before Shabbat?
A girl lights one, and a married woman lights two, and one for each of her children.
What are the three parts of Kiddush??
It talks about how HaShem rested on the seventh day, then we say the blessing on the wine, then we thank HaShem for Shabbat.
How do we go about washing for bread?
Make sure there's nothing on your hands
Fill cup wash three times on right and three times on left
Say the blessing of al netilat yadayim
Remain silent until eating bread
Why do we overflow the wine when we fill the kiddush cup?
The kiddush wine is wine of blessings, and we want to have overflowing blessings!
If we don't have wine, what can we use instead to make kiddush?
Challah
How does Shabbos help us make sure that we are becoming the people that we want to become?
All week we are running too involved Shabbat gives us the opportunity to step back and take a look at all that we are doing
How does resting on Shabbat help us recognize that HaShem is in control of the everything in this world?
Because even if we think we need to work we stop working and believe that HaShem will be in control
Why do we wash the right hand first?
Right represents kindness, and this reminds us to follow the right path.
What is the blessing on the Shabbat candles?
Baruch atah Ado-nai elo-heinu melekh ha-olam asher kid'shanu bemitzvotav v'tzivanu lehadlik ner shel shabbat kodesh