Camp Traditions
What Friday night tradition will you find at Camp Newman (and other Jewish camps) that is not usually done in synagogues?
Wearing white clothes
What is Judaism's most important fasting holiday?
Yom Kippur
Where's Waldo?
Everywhere! (All answers are correct)
Name one famous pop singer who is Jewish
Doja Cat (there are many other correct answers too)
What do we yell from the top of the star?
"I love being Jewish!"
On which holiday do some Sephardic Jews use scallions or leeks to "whip" each other at the table?
Passover
What two things should you always have at camp?
Water and sunscreen
Tallahassee is the capital of what state?
Florida
When do you hear the song Heiveinu Shalom Aleichem?
When we arrive at camp
What do you call the ritual that ends Shabbat?
Havdalah
In addition to clearing our tables, what other routine happens toward the end of each meal?
Pill call
Name three types of wildlife commonly seen at camp
(Many correct answers) Turkeys, rabbits, snakes, deer, spiders, mosquitoes, hawks, etc
What two prayers do we say before eating at camp? (Not counting "Baruch el")
The blessings for hand-washing (al netilat yadayim) and bread (ha-motzi)
Why do we eat round challah on Rosh Hashanah?
To symbolize the cycle of the year.
What are the rituals that begin and end the camp day?
Mifkad Boker and Siyum
What is the plastic tip of a shoelace called?
An aglet
What special ritual do the counselors perform on Friday nights?
Blessing the campers/sheltering them with tallitot
On which holiday might you eat blintzes or cheesecake?
Shavuot
Who are Enzo, Nemo, and Kinkaid?
They are camp dogs
What mammal has rectangular pupils?
Goats