What is a mitzvah?
This is the LITERAL meaning of the word "mitzvah"
What is "a commandment"?
What is "other people"?
This is an example of a mitzvah you could perform if you volunteer at a soup kitchen or food pantry
what is מאכיל רעבים Maachil re-evim - feeding the hungry?
When Abraham welcomes three visitors, he is performing the mitzvah of .... (extra points if you get it in Hebrew)
What is Hakhnasat Orchim הכנסת אורחים (hospitality)?
The word "bat" means this in Hebrew
what is "daughter"?
This is the most popular understanding of the word "mitzvah"
What is "a good deed"?
"Keep Shabbat" and "Keep kosher" are examples of mitzvot between people and ....
What is "God"?
This is an example of a mitzvah you could perform with money
what is Tzedakah?
When Aaron the High Priest would visit people with leprosy, he was perfoming this mitzvah
what is Bikkur Holim ביקור חולים (Visiting the sick)?
The word 'bar' means this in Hebrew
what is "son"?
According to tradition, this is the number of mitzvot in the Torah
what is 613?
Lots of mitzvot in the Torah, like offering up sacrifices and certain purity practices, haven't been followed anymore ever since this happened 2000 years ago
what is the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem?
This is an example of a mitzvah you could perform if you know two people who are having an argument and you think you could help them to solve it
what is הבאת שלום Hava'at Shalom -- bringing peace?
When Moses got Pharaoh to let the Israelites go free from Egypt, he was doing this mitzvah
The traditional age for bar mitzvah is this
what is 13?
According to tradition, this is the number of positive mitzvot in the torah
what is 248?
In ancient times, and in some communities today, girls have a bat mitzvah at this age
what is 12?
According to tradition, this is the number of negative mitzvot in the torah (and it's also 613 - 248)
what is 365?
People who are over age 13 often wear this over their shoulders during synagogue services