Parsha
After the clouds lifted, the sounding of this was used to tell the Jewish People it was time to start travelling in the desert
They would sound the trumpets
This famous magician’s word comes from the Aramaic meaning "I will create as I speak."
Abracadabra
French fries were invented in this country, not France, though it borders France
Belgium
This huge icy island sounds like it should be covered in vegetation
Greenland
Moneyball
Baseball
This Parsha contains a unique stylistic detail- a strange letter that appears nowhere else in the Torah
A backwards Nun
This name for a mindless monster comes from the hebrew word for piece of clay or raw material
Golem
Taekwondo, often associated with Japan, was actually first developed in this country.
Korea
These islands off Africa sound like they’re named after a yellow bird — but they’re actually named after dogs.
What are the Canary Islands?
(from canis = dog in Latin)
Mighty Ducks
Hockey
There was a group of Jews who were impure the first time the Korban Pesach was offered and they felt they lost out. According to the Midrash, carrying whose bones made them impure?
They were carrying the bones of Yosef
This "evil" word actual comes directly from the Hebrew word meaning "opponent" or "accuser."
Satan
The Scottish kilt actually traces its roots to immigrants from this bordering country who brought similar garments to Scotland.
Ireland
The battle known as the Spanish Flu pandemic actually started in this country.
US
Cool Running
Bobsled
Yehoshua told Moshe that Eldad and Medad should be thrown into jail for doing THIS- to which Moshe said, if only everyone would do that!
Receiving Prophecy
This word for a 50th anniversary celebration comes from the Torah's term for the 50th year, when debts were cancelled and slaves freed.
Jubilee
This famous ancient "Greek" dessert, baklava, actually has its roots in this country’s cuisine.
Turkey
Despite the name, this small rodent isn’t from the country in its name and isn’t a pig.
Guinea Pig
Rush
car racing
When Miriam gets sick with Tzaraat, Moshe offers a short prayer- the shortest recorded prayer that gives us a structure upon which other prayers are designed
אֵ֕ל נָ֛א רְפָ֥א נָ֖א לָֽהּ
This word for a giant, lumbering beast comes straight from Sefer Iyov, where it described a powerful animal created by God and it sounds like the hebrew word for lumbering beast
Behemoth
This ancient mathematical system, often called "Arabic numerals," actually originated in this country.
India
This planet’s name comes from the Roman god of the sea — even though it's made of gas and ice, not water
Neptune
Chariots of Fire
Running