Hebrew 1
פֶּה
peh, means "mouth"
What is the name of the bad guy in the Purim story?
Haman.
זֶה
zeh, means "this"
What does "Tikkun olam" mean?
Healing or repairing the world. As the Talmud notes, "You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it."
טַל
tah-l, means "dew"
אֶמֶת
eh-met, means "truth"
"Head of the Year"
דֶרֶךְ
deh-rech, means "way, path"
What does the word "mitzvah" mean?
"Commandment."
עֶרֶב
eh-rehv, means "evening"
בְּרָכָה
b'rah-cha, means "blessing"
What was the name of the leader in the Hanukkah story?
צַדִיק
tza-deek, means "righteous"
What is "the golden rule"?
"Love your neighbor as yourself." It comes from Leviticus 19:18. Rabbi Akiba stated that this is the deepest meaning of Judaism. Rabbi Hillel inverted the formulation, stating "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the entire Torah, and the rest is commentary."
גַּאֲוָה
gah-ah-vah, means "pride"
חֲמִשִׁים
cha-mee-sheem, means "fifty"
What is the name of the holiday referred to as "the birthday of the trees"?
Tu B'Shevat.
תְּפִילָּה
t'fee-lah, means "prayer"
What is the literal translation of the word "tzedakah"?
Justice.
עִבְרִית
eev-reet, means "Hebrew"
מִסְפָּרִים
mees-par-eem, means "numbers"
Name the ten plagues.
Blood, frogs, lice, wild beasts, cattle disease, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, killing of the firstborn.
אַרְבָּעִים
ar-bah-eem, means "forty"
What is "b'tzelem elohim"?
"B'tzelem elohim" means "made in the image of
G-d." It means that we should respect other people because everyone has a spark of godliness in them.
בִּנְיָמִין
been-yah-meen, means "Benjamin"