Jewish Values
These are the 4 types of strength we have been discussing in class over the past few weeks.
What are physical, mental, individual, and communal strengths?
This group of Jewish fighters stood up against King Antiochus.
Who were the Maccabees?
This is where the hanukkiah is normally placed.
What is the window?
This is the Hanukkah treat that is used to play dreidel.
What is gelt?
These are the 3 definitions for the word shalom.
What are hello, goodbye, and peace?
These are the 5 Jewish holidays that we have talked about in this class.
What are Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simcha Torah, Sukkot, and Hanukkah?
This hero of the Hanukkah story was the son of Mattathias and led the Jewish fighters.
Who was Judah Maccabee?
This is the order we light the Shabbat and Hanukkah candles.
Hanukkah candles first, and then the Shabbat candles.
These two foods are fried in oil to remind us of the miracle.
What are latkes or sufganiyot?
This Jewish actor plays a tiny superhero in the Marvel movies.
Who is Paul Rudd (Ant-Man)?
This is the Hebrew phrase for "created in God's image".
What is B’tzelem Elohim?
This item was found in the temple with only enough oil for one day.
What is the menorah?
The amount and names of the blessings said on the first night.
3 Blessings: the Hanukkah candles, the blessing for the miracle, and the Shehecheyanu.
If you spin a Shin, this is what happens.
You give one to the pot.
This popular Canadian rapper has a Jewish mom and is publicly feuding with another rapper who had played the halftime show at this past year's Super Bowl.
Who is Drake?
This is the Hebrew word for strength.
What is Gevurah?
This army was much larger and stronger than the Maccabees.
Who were the Greeks?
This is the direction we place the candles, then light them on the hanukkiah.
Candles are placed from right to left (just as Hebrew is written from right to left), but are lit from left to right?
If you spin a Gimmel, this is what happens.
You get the whole pot.
This is the number of mitzvot in the torah.
What is 613?
This value is related to a holiday that happened at the beginning of the school year. Hint: We fast for a whole day.
What is attonement (Teshuvah)?
This phrase means “The Hammer” and is the nickname given to Judah.
What is Maccabee?
This is what makes a menorah a hanukkiah.
9 branches and the Shamash being taller than the other 8 branches.
This is the phrase written on every dreidel outside of Israel.
What is "a great miracle happened there" (Nes Gadol Hayah Sham)?
This is why we use a yad to touch the torah.
The oils in our fingers would damage the scroll and its lettering.