Vocab
Kehilah
Community
What happens if you don't join your youth group in cleaning up litter at the local park?
If everyone thinks this way, no one is helping to clean up the park. The park will be dirty
Name something ordinary, something special, and something holy
For example, pencil, birthday, Shabbat
What do we call the birthday for the trees?
Tu B'shevat
What do vegans/vegetarians use instead of a shank bone on their seder plate?
A beet!
Refugee
Someone forced to flee their home because of a well-founded fear of persecution
Name 2 steps a convert has to do to become a Jew-by-choice
Meet with the Rabbi, Study, Participate in Jewish home practice and Synagogue life, Beit din, Circumcision, Mikveh, Choosing a Hebrew name, Conversion ceremony
Name 2 things we are not allowed to do on Shabbat
Make money, Extreme physical activity, Starting a fire, Creating things, Cooking, Travelling, Have extreme negative emotions, Speaking poorly of others
What are the 2 miracles of Channukah?
1. The oil that was supposed to last one day, lasted eight days
2. The smaller Jewish army beat a much larger army
What is Melacha?
Work that cannot be done on Shabbat
Kadosh
Holy
Name a Jewish organization that helps jewish people in Vancouver
JCC, Jewish Family and Child Services, Jewish Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Jewish Federation, The Synagogue, Hebrew Free Loan Association, etc.
Name a kosher land animal, water animal, and bird
For example: cow, salmon, chicken
What does the shank bone represent on the seder plate?
The lamb blood that was put on the doorposts of the Jewish people so the angel of death would pass over their homes
What is an important part of the etrog that makes it kosher for Sukkot?
It has to have an intact stem!
Mitzvah
Commandment (NOT good deed)
What was the purpose of the secret chamber of tzedakah?
People would leave money in secret for other people to take in secret to avoid embarrassment
Name 2 things we can do to make Shabbat holy
Cleaning BEFORE Shabbat, giving tzedakah, Studying Torah, Eating a festive meal, Appreciating music and art, Caring for others
What do we eat on Rosh Hashanah?
Apples and honey, Round challah
What is Shmita
The Shabbat year, every 7 years, for the earth
Midrash
Stories and commentaries that help us understand the meaning of the torah
What was the highest level of Maimonides' ladder of tzedakah?
Helping someone to help themself
What does it mean to not put a stumbling block in front of a blind man?
Not purposefully hurting someone or misleading them
We eat hamantaschen on Purim. What does hamantaschen mean in English?
Haman's hat, pocket, ear
How many days are between passover and Shavuot?
49 days!