Holidays
These are two of the special foods Jews eat on Rosh Hashanah.
Apples and honey; pomegranates; round challah; fish heads.
This Hebrew word means "I am sorry."
S'licha
These are the three parts of the Jewish Bible (Hebrew or English OK).
Torah; Nevi'im/Prophets; Ketuvim/Writings
These are the three parts (Hebrew or English) you use to find a particular piece of writing in the Torah.
Book (Sefer); Chapter (Perek); Verse (Pasuk)
In 2022, Israel had this number of Jewish citizens for the #1 spot in the world. (Answer within 100,000.)
6,930,000 (accepting a range between 6,830,000 and 7,030,000).
The reason we celebrate Simchat Torah.
The ending of reading the Torah and starting it again.
This is when you might say to someone Yom Huledet Sameach.
To wish someone a happy birthday.
These are the "Five C's" themes of the Torah.
Creation, Covenant, Community, Commandments, Continuity
This Hebrew phrase is the name of the type of scribe who hand writes Torah scrolls, mezuzot, and tefillin.
Sofer Stam
This is about the year Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt (within 50 years; be as specific as you can).
1230 BCE (range of 1280 BCE to 1180 BCE)
This is what Teshuvah means.
Making things right with others and ourselves.
These are three of the five Brit Kehillah agreements.
We are kind. We are welcoming. We celebrate differences. We work together toward Peace and Justice. We stand up for each other.
These are the five books of the Torah in order (Hebrew or Non-Hebrew).
Bereshit (Genesis); Shemot (Exodus); Vayikra (Leviticus); Bamidbar (Numbers); Devarim (Deuteronomy)
This is what Parasha means.
Weekly Torah portion
This country has the sixth most Jews in the world with 150,000 Jewish citizens.
Argentina
This is what Tashlich is.
When Jews walk to a body of water and toss in breadcrumbs to "throw away our mistakes."
You might say this Hebrew word or phrase after someone asks you to join them in a favorite activity.
Sababa (cool) or Todah Rabah (thank you).
These are two of the key themes of the Book of Exodus (Shemot).
Freedom, Courage, Covenant
This is someone's creative or personal interpretation of a Torah passage.
Drash
In 70 CE, the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed, starting this movement of Jews living outside of the Jewish homeland.
The Diaspora. [Note: This is related to the word "disperse," which means to scatter away from a single spot.]
These are the four species of plants that go into the lulov.
Etrog (citron), Aravah (willow), Lulov (palm), Hadas (myrtle)
Our group thinks this Brit Kehillah agreement is the most important, and here's why...
Let's hear all answers. : )
In Genesis God created everything over six days. This is what was created on the fifth day.
Fish in the waters and birds in the sky.
The whole Torah has this number of Torah portions in a year.
62
These are three of the five categories we used for personal identity circles.
Myself and My Family; My Community; My City; My Country; My Peoplehood