General Prophets
What is a prophet?
Someone who speaks for G-d, and someone who speaks out against injustice
What is a judge?
A charismatic leader of the Israelites when they lived in loose tribes without a unified government
What gift did Solomon ask for from G-d?
Wisdom
What idea or theme does the book of Job explore?
Why bad things happen to good people
What cause are we donating our tzedakah to?
Split between endangered animals and an animal shelter
Which prophet do we invite in at Passover?
Elijah
How many Israelite tribes were there?
12
Where did David move the Israelite capital?
Jerusalem
Who stopped Haman's plot in the story that the holiday Purim celebrates?
Queen Esther
What does Tu B'shvat celebrate?
The new year for the trees
What was Amos's job before he became a prophet?
He was a shepherd
Where did Samson's power come from?
His hair
Who was king before David?
Saul
Why did Job lose everything?
G-d and the Satan were testing to see if he would still be a good person if his fortunes changed
What holiday do we give out mishloach manot for?
Purim
What holiday do we read the book of Jonah on?
Yom Kippur
When we had our class debate, what was one argument for having a king and what was one argument against having a king?
For: keep up with neighboring countries
Against: kings can be oppresive
What was King David's special talent?
He was a musician
What is the following an example of:
"Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
The man who attains understanding.
Her value in trade is better than silver,
Her yield, greater than gold."
A proverb
What artist inspired the project we worked on for four weeks in the art special?
Marc Chagall
What do the letters in "Tanakh" stand for?
Torah, Nevi'im (prophets), Ketuvim (writings)
How did were the walls of Jericho knocked down?
The sound of the shofar
What are cherubim?
The winged statues in the temple King Solomon built
Who is credited with writing many of the Psalms?
King David
Sing a couple lines from the version of Hashkiveinu that we're singing as a class at the Family Shabbat next week
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