Torah
Name the cycle of Judges (the four stages)
Sin, Punish, Judges & Repent
Name 5 major Jewish Holidays ( Bonus Points for which ones are NOT based on Bible events.)
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, Shavuot, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, Hanukkah and Purim
King David Played what musical Instrument?
Stringed instrument:
Harp, Lyre, Kinnor (modern word for violin)
What is the capital of modern day Israel?
Jerusalem
The numbers 1-5 in hebrew.
Echad, shtaiim, shalosh, Arbah & chamesh
What secret did Delilah reveal to the Philistines, that removed Samsons strength?
His hair must never be cut or he loses his strength (a Nazareth oath and gods specific instructions)
The Purim story takes place in what kingdom?
(bonus points for modern location)
Persia/ Modern day Iran
What did Jonah survive from? Direct translation only.
Being eaten by a giant fish (not a whale)
What is left of the Beit Hamikdash aka 1st/2nd temple?
Western outer wall
What type of game did we play for the Purim class?
tabletop role play or dungeons and dragons
Who is Ruth?
A widowed Moabite who converts and follows her Jewish mother in law to Bethlehem where she marries Boaz. She would become the great grandmother of David.
“Wherever you go, I will follow, for your people are my people,your god is my god”
Name the staple foods for these holidays:
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Passover
(the MAIN food, not extra traditions)
Rosh Hashana- Apple & Honey
Yom Kippur- Nothing at all
Passover- Maztah
We open the door for him, reserve a seat for him, set a cup of wine for him, and consider him to be somewhat immortal. Who is he?
Hints cost points!
Elijah/ Eliyahu
Name 3/4 groups that share Jerusalem.
bonus if you get 4/4
Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Armenians (the four quarters).
Class rule: if I don’t know an answer I will….
bonus point for what teacher says next and why
…Guess!
say your name! Practice thinking of saying something so we don’t practice saying nothing.
Name 3 kings of israel
Saul, David and Solomon.
What does Hannukah mean? (The word, not feelings or hyperbole)
To Dedicate or Rededicate. We rededicated the temple before the Roman’s completely destroyed our eternal flame.
What type of Angel is described as “a Fiery wheel?“ What type of Angel is described “like a child?”
Both for full points and half for one. hints cost you half points. Bonus point to say the third on we learned.
Ophanim and Cherubim
bonus:SepharI’m
At Passover, if we live in the diaspora, we say “__________ in Jerusalem”
“Next Year in Jerusalem”
How have Jews survived so much hardship, while others haven’t.
We taught and maintained our traditions to survive.
What caused both Diasporas? Internal and external. Bonus points if you have any details about it or prophets involved.
Idolatry and straying from God internally. Externally, The Beit Hamikdash/ The Temples where destroyed or burned. 1st by the Babylonian's second by the Romans. Prophets involved include Jeremiah (warned of destruction), Daniel (writing from a hand and lions den survival), and Ezra/Nehemaia (support by cyrus the great to rebuild the second temple and outer walls)
What Holy Day memorializes the Temples destruction?
(We barely touched on this so hints are available but cost points)
Tisha Be’Av
fill in the blank:
David battled ______.
David saw ______ bathing in the roof.
David sent her husband to _______.
The fate of David’s son was _____.
While David’s second son became ______.
4/5 for full points, 3/5 for half points.
1.Goliath
2. BatSheva
3. The front Lines/ To Die.
4. Death (punishment for murder and cheating)
5. King
who attacked and destroyed the temple/ Jerusalem? Not past Bible so 70CE and past.
guess 2 correct
Phillistines, Assyrians, babylonians, Romans.
1 person must write their name in Hebrew.
the whole team must know what their Hebrew name is and what their last name might mean/be from.
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