Noach
Why did God decide to send a flood to destroy everything?
God saw that people thought about and did evil all the time. God regretted making people.
What is tashlich/ תַּשְׁלִיךְ?
We cast bread or dissolving paper into a river or lake to represent getting rid of our mistakes this last year.
How many species are included in the אַרְבָּעָה מִּינִים/ arba minim of sukkot?
+100 if you can name all of them in Hebrew or English!
FOUR!
לוּלָב/ lulav - date palm
הֲדַס/ hadas - common myrtle
עֲרָבָה/ aravah - willow
אֶתְרוֹג/ etrog - citron
What are visual symbols?
pictures or signs that stand for ideas, feelings, or important things
What is tefillah/ תפילה?
Prayer. A way to connect with God and community.
How many pairs of each kind of clean animal did Noach take on the ark?
+100 if you can name how many pairs Noach took of each UNCLEAN animal onto the teivah.
seven
What story or sefer/ספר do we read on Yom Kippur?
Jonah! !ינה
Which of the אַרְבָּעָה מִּינִים/ arba minim has spiky leaves with a waxy outside to help it stay healthy in the desert where it likes to grow?
date palm or לוּלָב/ lulav
Name or draw one visual symbol that Indigenous People use in their pottery.
+100 if you can also correctly tell me what that visual symbol means
spirals - learning something new
handprint - humans, our work or history
checkerboard - starry or cloudy sky
arrows - movement, direction, or power
whirls - clouds, or promise of rain
whirls with puffs - rainclouds
red lines - rain coming down
crisscrossing lines - corn growing
arc/rainbow - blessing
What does Jonah's name mean?
Dove
How many times did Noah send the raven from the ark/ תבה?
1
What are three things we can do to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
תשובה, תפילה, צדקה
tzedakah, tefillah, teshuvah
Which of the אַרְבָּעָה מִּינִים/ arba minim have small, round leaves that grow in groups of three?
common myrtle or הֲדַס/ hadas
What was one symbols of the Maccabees?
Menorah or Hanukkiyah
Dreidel
Lion of Judah
Hammer
What is the Hebrew word for rainbow?
Keshet! !קשת
How many times did Noah send the Dove from the ark/ תבה?
3!
+50 if you can correctly tell me which time the dove brought back the olive branch
What is t'shuvah/ תְּשׁוּבָה?
+150 if you can name the four steps of t'shuvah.
Being your best self
Realize mistake, Regret mistake, Apologize for mistake, Don't repeat mistake
Which of the אַרְבָּעָה מִּינִים/ arba minim have long, thin leaves that absorb water very quickly, which is great for this plant since it likes to grow next to rivers and streams?
עֲרָבָה/ the willow or aravah
What was one thing the Maccabees had to do to clean the temple after they recaptured it from the Greek soldiers?
Build the altar
Brought the menorah, altar of incense and the table back into the temple
Put bread on the table
Hung up or fixed the curtains
Celebrated the dedication of the altar for 8 days
How old was Noah when the flood started?
600 years old!
What finally got Noah to leave the ark/ תבה?
God told Noah to leave!
Why did Jonah/ ינה try to run away from God at the beginning of his story?
He did not want to warn Nineveh, because he knew they would repent and G-d would forgive them. He did not want them to be forgiven.
What is the white, bitter part of a citrus fruit called?
the pith!
How does this oil lamp work? (Morah Suzanne will pull up a picture now!)
The oil goes into the large hole on top. The wick comes out of the small hole on the side. The wick absorbs the oil so the fire can burn!
How old does a citron tree need to be to make an etrog fruit?
Between 4 and 8 years old!