Words of the Week
What does the word Tzedakah mean?
Justice!
In the parashah "Noach", what type of bird was sent out by Noah and returned?
A dove!
What are we celebrating on Rosh Hashanah?
The Jewish New Year!
Which Hebrew letter is this: א
Aleph
How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun one timw?
One year!
Happy Holiday!
In the Parashah "Beresheit", God creates the world. On which day of creation did God create light and dark?
The first day!
What is the main point of Yom Kippur?
To repent or atone for the things you did wrong during the previous year!
What Hebrew letter is this: ל
Lamed!
Name two of the Founding Fathers
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton (note: these are the main ones, but there are more)
What does the phrase "Shanah tovah u'm'tukah" mean?
A good and sweet year!
In the Parashah "Lech-Lecha", what land was promised to Avram?
The land of Canaan
What is Tashlich?
When you throw breadcrumbs/bird seed/pocket lint into a moving body of water to represent casting away your sins!
What Hebrew letter is this: ּּּב
Bet!
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci!
What does the phrase "G'mar chatimah tovah" mean?
May you be inscribed in the Book of Life
OR
May you finish by being inscribed for Good
What did God prevent Moses from doing before he died?
What are we celebrating during Simchat Torah?
We are celebrating the fact that we have complete another full reading of the Torah! It also celebrates the fact that we will be reading the Torah from the beginning once again!
What Hebrew letter is this: מ
Mem!
What continent does Fiji belong to?
Oceania! (But I'll accept Australia too!)
What does the word Simchah mean?
Happiness!
Why does Avram/Abraham laugh in the Parashah "Lech-Lecha"?
Because God tells him that he is still going to have a child with Sarai/Sarah even though Abraham is 100 and Sarah is 90!
What is the name of the material that you put on top of your sukkah as a roof?
Schach!!!
What Hebrew letter is this: ג
Gimmel!
What canal became blocked by a ship during the pandemic and cut off global shipping routes?
The Suez Canal!