Torah service
When you go up for an aliyah, you begin the blessing with these words.
What is
בָּרְכוּ אֶת יהוה הַמְבֹרָךְ
Whenever the ark is open, the whole congregation does this.
What is standing up?
This word means hello, goodbye, and peace.
What is
שָׁלוֺם
This is the body of water that Hashem parted for Bnei Yisrael to cross on dry land.
What is the Red Sea / Sea of Reeds / יַם סוּף ?
These 2 major holidays bookend the Yamim Nora'im, or Days of Awe.
What are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippor?
This moment is when we say these words:
אֵין־כָּמֽוֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִים, אֲדֹנָי, וְאֵין כְּמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃
What is the beginning of the Torah Service?
There is a custom (not a law!) for members of the congregation to fast for 40 days collectively if this happens during the Torah service.
What is the Sefer Torah dropping?
The words יֵשׁ and אֵין mean these opposite things in Hebrew
What is "there is" and "there is not"?
This 2nd king of Israel is known for slaying Goliath.
Who is King David?
We might eat cheesecake and blintzes on this holiday, which celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
What is Shavuot?
The person holding the Sefer Torah does this when they say this line during the beginning of the Torah Service:
גַּדְּלוּ לַיהוה אִתִּי וּנְרוֹמְמָה שְׁמוֹ יַחְדָּו׃
What is turn around and bow towards the Ark?
Some people use this finger to point at the Sefer Torah when it's being put away.
What is the pinky?
This prayer that is said when we get up in the morning is slightly different if you are a girl or a boy.
What is Modeh/Modah Ani?
Who is Elijah / אליהו ?
On this "new year of the trees," we might have a mystical seder where we eat fruit.
What is Tu BiShvat?
The prayer Ana BaKoakh is written in this language, not Hebrew.
What is Aramaic?
This is the term for lifting the Sefer Torah to display it to the congregation, after the Torah is read.
What is Hagbah?
This is the customary response to יִישַׁר כּוֹחֱךָ / כּוֺחֶךְ
What is בָּרוֺךְ תִּהְיֶה / תִּהְיִי
Who is Deborah / דבורה ?
What is Lag BaOmer?