Luah (calendar)
The holidays of Tishrei
What is Rosh Ha'Shana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret & Simhat Torah?
The most righteous person of his time.
Who was Noah?
He brought them into the promised land and warned them to follow God's ways.
Who is Joshua?
The way of the land or manners
What is Derekh Eretz?
Market days (M- Th), Shabbat and Rosh Hodesh
On what days is Torah read in shul?
The Jews who brought us SIGD
Who are the Beta Israel of Ethiopia?
The tower failed because it was not being built for this purpose.
What is for the sake of heaven? (as opposed to selfish power)
These were the first set of Jewish leaders, most, except Deborah and Samuel, were corrupt.
Who were the Judges?
Jewish virtues and actions
What are m&ms - Middot (virtues) and Mitzvot (commandments)
Trope provides these 3 elements
What is MAP (Melody, Accent, Punctuation)?
A calendar that's based on both the sun and the moon.
What is a Luni-Solar calendar?
The first Jewish couples (Avot)
Who are Abrahahm & Sarah, Isaac & Rebecca, Jacob & Rachel, Leah?
This is what the Israelites demanded of Samuel.
What is a king?
It comes from the root meaning heavy, because it is a heavy responsibilitiy.
What is Kavod (respect)?
Israel's 4 neighbors
What is Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt?
A second Adar Bet is added every 3-4 years.
What adjustment is made to the Jewish calendar to keep it in sync with the sun.?
He was a good fighter but didn't follow God's commands, he united the kingdom but had Bat Sheva's husband killed, he built the Temple but splurged in many ways.
What were the good and bad traits for the first 3 kings of Israel: Saul, David and Solomon?
He was a good fighter but didn't follow God's commands, he united the kingdom but had Bat Sheva's husband killed, he built the Temple but splurged in many ways.
What were the good and bad traits for the first 3 kings of Israel: Saul, David and Solomon?
The phrase meaning we are responsibile for one another
What is Am Yisrael Arevim Ze ba'Ze.
Jew who wrote White Christmas
Who was Irving Berlin?
It starts in Kislev but ends in Tevet
What is Hanukkah?
The most well known prophets who tried to persuade the Israelites to repent so that the Temple would not fall.
Who were Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jeremiah.
The most well known prophets who tried to persuade the Israelites to repent so that the Temple would not fall.
Who were Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jeremiah.
The top 10 of the 613 commandments
What are the 10 commandments:
1. One God 2. No idols
3. Don't swear in God's name 4. Keep Shabbat
5. Honor your parents 6. Don't murder
7. Be faithful to your partner 8. Don't steal
9. Don't be a false witness 10. Don't Covet
The common reason Yitzhak Rabin was murdered and the Temples destroyed.
What is Sinat Hinam or baseless hate? (This is not hatered for no reason, this is hate when one refuses to have empathy for the other side, whether its Jews on the right and left of the Palestinian issue, or Hellenized vs traditional Jews; if we don't remember Am Yisrael Arevim Ze ba Ze, we're destined for destruction).