The prophet that led the people of Israel from Egypt.
Moses
This holiday celebrates the Jewish people leaving Egypt
Passover
Translation of tzedakah + 3 examples
Giving charity or righteousness, many correct examples
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תוֹרָה
Torah
This prayer means "and you shall love"
V'ahavta
The prophet heroine in the story of Purim
Esther
This holiday celebrates the fall harvest
Sukkot
translation of "Repairing the World" + 3 examples
Tikkun Olam, many correct examples
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תָּנָ״ךְ
Tanakh
The Torah, and these two other books made up the focus of our class this year.
nevi'im & ketuvim OR prophets and writings
Name three things that King David did in his life/is famous for.
- Killing the Goliath
- Writing the book of David
- Star of David
- Former shepherd
- Many other valid answers
This holiday celebrates the Spring harvest, and includes a reading from the book of Ruth.
Shavuot
translation of kehillah + 3 examples of how we practice this in class
community, many correct examples
Pronounce & Translate
שׁוֹפֵט
Shofet, meaning is "judge"
Psalms are songs of ____, proverbs are phrases of _____.
praise, wisdom.
The son of King David, famous for building the first temple in Jerusalem
Solomon
The four letters on the Dreidel outside of Israel, and the sentence in hebrew that they represent.
- nun, gimel, hay, shin.
- nes gadol haya sham
The best way to give Tzedukah (from the tzedukah pyramid) + 1 example
Helping someone become self sufficient, many correct examples.
Pronounce & Translate
לְהִתְפַּלֵל
l'hetpalel, to pray
Name 3 of our "class intro" questions from this year
Sarah & class can judge
The prophet that took over leader from Moses after his death.
Joshua
Two mitzvahs associated with Purim
Giving gifts to the poor (Matanot l’evyonim)
Sending food to each other (Mishloach manot)
Having a feast (Seudah)
*Hebrew not needed
Name all 10 commandments
Write "Tikkun Olam" in hebrew
Name one Jewish activist & what they fought for.
Bernard Ades, civil rights.
Betty Friedan, woman's rights.
Alicia Garza, civil rights & LGBT+ activism
Robert E. Segal, disability rights.
* others answers possible.