Jewish Values
What is Ahavah?
Love <3
What was the first Jewish congregation established in the US?
Touro Synagogue
What happens at a B'nai Mitzvah Service?
A B'nai Mitzvah reads from the Torah
What is Tikkun Olam?
Repairing the world
What happened on the 7th day of creation? What do we have as a result?
What does it mean to set a Kavanah?
To set an intention
What is the horah? What song is it usually danced to?
A traditional Jewish circle dance, often performed at weddings and other joyous occasions, typically to the music of Hava Nagila
Where do people sit shiva?
In the home of the family who lost a loved one.
How many mitzvot are we commanded to do in the Torah? (Hint: it is over 100 and below 1000)
613
We have an orange on the seder plate to represent...
Women and LGBTQ+ individuals
What is B’tzelem Eloheim?
Being made in the image of G-D
What are the three major denominations in American Jewery?
Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox
What blessing is said over a child at a baby naming?
The Priestly Benediction
What does the word mitzvah mean?
Commandment
Why do Jews dress up for Purim?
To mask/hide our identity
What is the value for a loving home?
Shalom Bayit
This bread is a Jewish food because of restrictions on Jewish bakers, who were not allowed to bake bread in the same way as Christians
Bagels
How many blessings are said for a couple?
What does the line Tzedek, Tzedek, Tirdof mean?
Justice, Justice, You shall pursue
What is the 5th plague?
Death of livestock
What is Netzach?
Perseverance or Grit
What are the three types of Jews we have learned about?
Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Mizrahi
On what day is a Brit Milah?
The 8th day after birth
What is the highest form of Tzedakah according to Maimonides?
Helping someone become self-sufficient
What is the blessing in a mezuzah?
The Shema