Holiday Foods
What shape is the bread we eat on Rosh Hashana and wh do we eat it?
Round bread
It represents that the world is round. It is the world's birthday.
What do the words Rosh and Shana mean?
head and year
How do you say boy and girl in Hebrew and mother and father?
yeled and yeldah
emma and abba
How many candles do we light in total during Chanukah? How many if you light 3 Chanukiot during Chanukah?
44
132
What is your favorite fall Jewish holiday and why?
Anything goes
What fruit do we eat on Rosh Hashana and what do we dip it in and why?
Apples and honey for a sweet year.
What do we build on this fall holiday and why do we build it?
A sukkah
To remind us that when we left Egypt, God told us to build booths and live in them as we crossed the desert.
How do you say house in Hebrew?
Bayit
A lot of people are coming to your house for Shabbat. You buy 8 challahs at $3.95 each. How much money do you spend?
$31.60
What are the two names of our rabbis and the name of the cantor
Rabbi Michelle
Rabbi Calvin
Shelly Fox
What do we eat on Yom Kippur and why?
We don't eat anything. We fast so we can focus on our prayers and we become more aware of those who are hungry everyday.
What is the name of the holiday when we celebrate reading the Torah?
Simchat Torah
How do you say cat and dog in Hebrew
Chatool and Kelev
The Challah cost $31.60. You paid with a $50 dollar bill. How much change will you get?
$18.40
How many books are in the Torah?
5
What animal do we put on the plate at Rosh Hashana, why, and how do you say it in Hebrew
The head of a fish, so we will always be at the head of things.
dag
What is the first story we read and name what happens on each day.
Creation- Bereshit
light, separated waters and sky, land and trees,
moon, sun, stars, fish and birds, people and animals, Shabbat- a day of rest.
How do you spell Shabbat in Hebrew letters
shin, bet, tav
You are going to play dreidle with 8 friends. You have 259 pennies to share with your friends. How many pennies will each friend get and how many do you put back in your piggy bank?
32 with 3 left over
Name the five books of the Torah in Hebrew and English
Genesis-Bereshit, Exodos-shmot
vayikra-leviticus, numbers-bamidbar
devarim- deutaronomy
what two foods do we eat on Chanukah and why?
How do you say them in Hebrew.
Jelly donuts, potato pancakes, they are fried in oil.
souvganiot and latkes
Name the main characters in the Chanukah story?
King Antiochus, Mattathias, Judah Maccabee, the Greeks
How would write la boo boo in Hebrew
lamed bet bet with an "ah" vowel, and two "ooh" vowels
The number of dreidles purchased in the state of California was 26 billion 12 million 8 hundred 9 thousand 31. How do you write out that complete number?
26,012,809,031
Tell us what you know about the story of Jacob and Esau
They are twins from Isaac and Rebecca
Esau was born first, he was hairy and like to hunt
Jacob liked to stay at home and study
Esau gave up his birthright for a bowl of soup
Jacob tricked his dad by pretending to be Esau
What are the three plants that make up the lulav at Sukkot and what does each remind us of?
myrtle- eyes- look for ways to help
willow- lips- use your words kindly and in helpful ways
palm-spine- when you do a mitzvah do it with strength
After Sukkot there is a prayer that changes until Passover is over. What is that prayer about and what changes?
We had been praying for dew and then we pray for rain.
We hope that God will bring us good and appropriate weather- not too hot in the summer( dew means it's not too hot. Rain in the fall and winter as we need rain for plants to grow well.
write the main vowels we use in Hebrew
two "ah" vowels
an "eee" vowel
an "oh" and "ooh" and an "eh" vowel
You need 12 bottles of grape juice for a Shabbat sleep over. Each bottle costs $6.92. How much money do you need?
$83.04
What are some of the main ideas in the v'ahavta prayer?
Love God with all of your heart, teach your children to love God as you go in and out of your house, let them have a sign on their hands, between your eyes, and on the door posts of your house. Speak about God when you wake up and when you go to sleep.