Baby Naming
A Jewish boy might undergo this ceremony when he is 8 days old
bris/brit/circumcision
How old is a child who becomes b'nei mitzvah?
13 (or sometimes 12)
לָ
la
When do we hear the story of the Maccabees?
Hanukkah
The Hebrew word for community is _______ (hint, what do we call the opening of Gesher)
קְהִלָּה
kehillah
A person's Jewish name is usually in this language
Hebrew (or Yiddish)
At a b mitzvah service, the child reads from this scroll
Torah
שָׁ
sha
How many species of plant are part of the lulav/etrog?
4
When is havdallah?
Saturday night (when three stars can be seen in the sky)
Ashkenazi Jews typically name their children after a relative or friend who has
died
Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, B'nei Mitzvah, B Mitzvah, M'beit mitzvah
שֶׂ
seh
What scroll do we read on Purim?
Megillah
What do you call the prayer book in Hebrew?
Siddur
Sephardic Jews typically name their children after a friend or relative who is
alive
The b mitzvah writes a ______ called a d'var Torah in which they teach the community about the meaning and relevance of the Torah portion
speech
שֶׁל
shel
On Yom Kippur we apologize for our
sins/mistakes
Which song (a Gesher favorite) talks about how nice it is to be together like a family?
Hineh Mah Tov
This famous prophet (someone who God talked to) is said to be present at every baby naming or bris
Elijah (Eliyahu)
In addition reading/chanting Torah, the b mitzvah also leads many of the ___________ that make up the Shabbat service.
prayers
What does this word say and what does it mean?
שָׁלוֹם
Shalom. Peace, hello, goodbye.
Name two things on the seder plate.
egg, shankbone, parsley (vegetable) and salt water, haroset, bitter herbs, bitter lettuce
What type of Jewish community is Dor Hadash?
Reconstructionist