T'fillah
Puns
Everyday Hebrew
Reading rules
Letters and Vowels
100

It's the opening prayer of our service

What is the  

             ?בָּרְכוּ  Barechu

100

It is cold in the......

What is "cold" in Hebrew? 

קַר

100

This word has three meanings

שָלוֹם

100

The location of vowels in Hebrew are......

Under or beside a letter

100

This combination makes the sound.....

ֲע

ah

200

This prayer tells us many different ways to show our love to God.

What is the

וְאָהַבְתָּ

V'ahavta?

200

The Elephant slipped on the...

What is "Elephant" in Hebrew? 

פִּיל

200
This word means "please" and "You're welcome" 

בְּבַקָשָׁה

200

There are two letters that make a "s" sound.

There are two letters that make a "K" sound

There are two letters that make a "V" sound

S-  שֹ ס

K ק כּ

V ו ב

200

These letters have "sofit" forms.


What are

כ מ נ פ צ 


300

This prayer lists the names of our ancestors. 


What is the 

אָבות וְאִמָּהות

Avot V'Imahot

Bonus: What are their names in Hebrew?


300

I can't get it because I forgot my ........

What is "because" in Hebrew?  

כִּי

300

These six words start most blessings in the siddur.

בְּרֹךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵנוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם

300

This letter vowel combination sounds like this when it is at the end of a word 

חַ

What is "ach"?

300

these two vowel forms have the same sound "oo"

ֻ   וּ

400

This prayer reminds us of the cycles we experience every day.

What is the 

מַעַרִיב עֲרָבים

Ma'ariv Aravim

400

Dr. ______ wrote about a horse in a Porsche on a golf course.

What is "horse" in Hebrew? 

סוּס

400

This sentence wishes someone a happy birthday!

יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת שָׂמֵחַ

400

The word "and" is attached to the beginning of the word and can have two forms.  What are they?

וְ      וּ

400

These two letters have three forms, depending on where the letter is in the word.

What are:

כּכך.   פּפף

500

This prayer changes some words, depending on the time of year.  

What is the 

גְבוּרוֹת

Gevurot

500

That was ______ to buy blood.

What is "blood" in Hebrew?

דָם

500

You want to get Ritz Bits (crackers and cheese) from our Snack bar in a very polite way.  What do you ask?

אֲנִי רוֹצֶה קְרֶקֶרִים עִם גְּבִינָה בְּבַקָּשָׁה.

500

Pronounce these two words correctly.  They have two different rules you will need to remember.

כָּל.     מִצְוֹת

Kol (not Kal)

Mitz-vot (Not Mitzot)

500

There are several letters that are silent depending on where they are in the word.  Two of them make a letter sound if they have a vowel.  

  א.  ע.

  ה.  י.  




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