Emor/Holidays
This is what we call the prayerbook we use on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
What is a Mahzor?
This is the Hebrew word for judges.
What is Shoftim?
The kind of holiday where everyone came to the Temple. (Hint: 3 times a year.)
What is a pilgrimage?
Daily Double: Names of the three holidays.
This is the holiday that is now celebrated because of what happened during this time in Jewish history.
What is Hanukkah?
These two Rabbis had arguments for the sake of heaven.
Who are Hillel and Shammai?
Daily Double: This is the Rabbi we follow.
This is the memorial prayer recited on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Pesah, and Shavuot.
What is Yizkor?
These categorize the three different types of leaders we have had throughout our history.
What are military, religious, and humanitarian?
Name of the city the Temple was located in.
What is Jerusalem (Yerushalayim)?
This is the name of the people who were Jewish yet practiced the Greek culture.
What is Hellenism?
The last stronghold of the Jews defeated 3 years later by the Romans.
What is Masada?
What is known as Tashlich?
Names of all 4 judges we studied this year.
What are Otniel, Ehud, Devorah and Samson?
What is Tisha B'Av?
This is the translation of Judah "Maccabee's" nickname.
What is "the hammer"?
This is the group that gained control and ruled over Judea during this time.
Who are the Romans?
The plants that are beaten on the ground at the end of Sukkot on Hoshanah Rabbah.
What are willows?
This is what makes someone a shofet.
What is the spirit of G-d, or Ruach HaShem, resting upon someone?
Names of all 3 Israelite kings in order.
Who are Saul, David, and Solomon?
This is the name of the heroine of the Hanukkah story.
Who is Judith?
Named king of the Jews, this man also killed his wife and two sons, and built a fortress.
Who is Herod?
True or False, and give an example of then and now to support your answer. We practice holidays now exactly like we did back then.
False. Examples may vary.
This was the vicious cylce that was repeated.
What is the Israelites stop practicing Judaism, begin worshipping idols, G-d withdraws protection, enemies attack, B"Y cries out to G-d, G-d sends a shofet who defeats the enemies, bringing peace.....until it starts all over again?
This light in synagogues reminds us of the menorahs lit in the Temple.
What is Ner Tamid?
You sing these three blessings and this song when lighting the Hanukkah candles on the first night.
What are the brachot ....shel Hanukkah, shehecheyanu, and she'asa nissim, followed by Maoz Tsur?
Senseless hatred that the Jews had for one another.
What is Sinat Hinam?