Hebrew -> English
עולָם
World
King
מֶלֶךְ
When do you say Maariv Aravim and Yotzer Or?
Maariv Aravim = evening
Yotzer Or = morning
Why do we say the Barachu?
To signal the start of the prayer. To praise God.
What's the Hebrew name for the prayer book?
The Siddur
אוֹר
Light
Form/Make/Create
יוֹצֵר
עֹשֶֹה
בוֹרֵא
Why do we say the Maariv Aravim and Yotzer Or?
To thank god for the morning and evening.
What is the root of the word ברכו and what does it mean?
Praise
ברכ
Name 3 of the 5 final Hebrew letters.
Chaf, Mem, Nun, Fay, Tsadeek
וְקַיָּם
and eternal
חי
Which prayer do we say Maariv Aravim/Yotzer Or before?
The Shema
What does לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד mean?
Forever and ever.
Name 3 ways you'd see God's name in the Siddur.
יי
ה'
השם
אדוני
יהוה
חשֶׁךְ
Darkness
Evening
ערב
Roll into dark. Roll into light. Night becomes day. Day turns to light.
What does the Barachu mean?
Praise Adonai who is praised. Praised is Adonai who is to be praised forever and ever.
Which Jewish holidays have we celebrated since the start of Hebrew school?
Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Succot
(and Shabbat)
וּבוֹרֵא אֶת הַכֹּל
Creates all things
The lights
הַמְּאוֹרוֹת
Why are there so many ways to say create/form/make?
To express the never-ending possibilities of God's power.
Recite the Barachu from memory.
בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְיָ הַמְבֹרָךְ! בָּרוּךְ יְיָ הַמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד!
What do you call the special dot sometimes found in the middle of a Hebrew letter that usually does not actually change its sound?
The Dagesh
דגש