Order of the Service
Which t'filah/prayer comes right before the Sh'ma during the morning service?
Ahava Raba (God's great love)
In art minyan, you practiced tying ritual fringes because, during the prayer Ahava raba, people gather these fringes together. What are these fringes called?
Tzitzit
In Israel minyan, you learned that some Jews recite the blessing that ends "Blessed is God, who crowns Israel with splendor" when they put their _________ on their heads.
kippot
The full name of Mi She'beirach is Mi She'beirach L'cholim. What does Cholim (חולים) mean?
People who are sick
What word do we say at the end of each line of Birchot HaShachar (morning blessings)?
Amen
Which t'filah/prayer is often recited while the Torah is out?
Mi She'beirach L'cholim (Prayer for healing)
In nature minyan, you wrote your own prayer about enlightenment. In the prayer Ahava Raba, we ask God to enlighten us with _______________. Hint: starts with t/ת
Torah
In the story "God works in mysterious ways," a man named Joshua meets the prophet E_______ who teaches him that people do not have as much wisdom as God.
Elijah
Ahava raba teaches us about ____________'s love for the _______________. (must get both blanks correct)
God's love for the Jewish people
When we recite the opening line of the Amidah (which contains Avot V'imahot), what do we do with our feet?
take three steps back and three steps forward
Which t'filah/prayer is the first blessing of the section known as the Amidah?
Avot V'imahot
In art minyan, you created a family tree with names of your relatives and their Jewish __________. (Hint: starts with v)
Values
When we say Chatzi Kadish or Mourner's Kaddish, the community recites the following words out loud: y'hei sh'mei _____________ ________________ l'alam ul'al'mei almaya yitbarach. (Fill in the two words)
Another name for the prayer Morning Blessings/Birchot haShachar is Daily ___________ or Nisim B'chol Yom.
Miracles
Ahava means ___________
love
Which t'filah/prayer is near the end of the service, right before Mourner's Kaddish?
Aleinu L'shabeach (It is up to us to praise)
In nature minyan, you learned a story about Honi. He meets someone planting a carob tree. The tree will not bear fruit in his lifetime, so instead he is planting the tree for his __________________.
Children/grandchildren/descendants
In the story "Abraham's Impatience with the Old Man," God teaches Abraham (one of the Avot) to be more _____________ like God.
patient
The prayer Aleinu teaches us that it is our responsibility to praise God and to repair our broken _________________.
world
Bowing during t'filot (prayers) reminds us to be h_____ before God.
humble
Which t'filah/prayer is part of the opening section of the service? Hint: it is a series of lots of different blessings
Birchot HaShachar
Walt Whitman's poem "Miracles" reminds us to live every day as if it is a miracle. Which prayer reminds us of the same thing?
Birchot haShachar, Morning Blessings
When learning about Mi Shebeirach in Israel minyan, you learned from Dr. Levine who spoke about the importance of ____________when it comes to healing (starts with the letters "res")
Resilience
In Avot V'imahot, we pray for God to protect us like God protected our _____________.
ancestors (matriarchs and patriarchs)
Name all seven Avot V'imahot (hint: think of each "Elohei ____")
Abraham (Avraham), Yitzhak (Isaac), Ya'akov (Jacob), Sarah, Rebecca (Rivka), Rachel, and Leah