Vocabulary
הַגָּדוֹל
What is ״the great?״
מ - ל - כ
What are the root letters for the Hebrew word for ruler?
"and the awesome"
What is וְהַנּוֹרָה?
We imitate the angels
What is, why we rise up on our toes
This matriarch laughed when G0d told her she would have a baby when she was 90 years old
Who is Sarah?
What we do when we say, "קַדוֹשׁ, קַדוֹשׁ, קַדוֹשׁ" ("kadosh, kadosh, kadosh")
What is, we rise up on our toes"
עוֹזֵר
What is 'helper'?
ח- ס - ד
What are the root letters for the word "kindness"?
and shield
What is וּמָגֵן?
19
What are the number of blessings/prayers are in the weekday Amidah?
I'll accept 18 because that is one of the names of the Amidah and it used to contain only 18 prayers/blessings - Sh'moneh Esrei -שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְֹרֵה means 18
This ancestor welcomed strangers into his tent
Who is Abraham?
We do this, when we say, "בָּרוּךְ" (Barookh) at the beginning and end of the (אבות ואמהות) Avot V'imahot
What it bend our knees/bow
אַבוֹת וְאִמָּהוֹת
Who are the fathers and the mothers (our forefathers and mothers)?
ז - כ - ר
What are the root letters for the word 'to remember'?
The number of prayers/blessings that are in the Shabbat Amidah
What are seven (7)?
It's what some people do before beginning the Amidah
What is the take three steps back, then three steps forward?
עֶלְיוֹן
What is 'supreme'?
ג - ב - ר
What are the root letters for the word 'mighty/strong'?
our G0d
What is אְֶלֹהֵינוּ
Three (3) times
How many times do we recite the Amidah each day?
This patriarch was almost sacrificed by his father.
Who is Isaac?
The only prayer in the Amidah that we must have a minyan for [a minyan is 10 Jewish people over the age of 12 (girls) or 13 (boys)]
What is the Kedusha or קְדוּשָׁה?
וּמוֹשִׁיעַ
What is 'and rescuer'?
א - ה - ב
What are the root letters for the word 'love'?
One of G0d's names
What is...?
אֵל
אֶלֹהִים
אֲדוֹנָי
הַשֵׁם
I'll take any one of these!
T'fillah
What is another name for the Amidah?
Bonus answer/prompt: What is the third name for the Amidah?
Jacob's favorite wife who died during the birth of her second son
Who is Rachel?
What is: upright with our feet together (i.e., in a respectful, not "lazy" position).