High Holidays
What is the Mitzvah of Yom Kippur?
To Fast
What does the Hebrew word Bris mean?
Covenant or treaty
What is a Pidyon Haben?
Redeeming the firstborn son from the Kohen for 5 silver coins
What custom is there when a child turns 3 years old?
To give him a haircut
How many plagues were there?
10
What things don’t we do on Yom Kippur to be like angels?
We don’t eat or drink, wash our hands, wear ointments, wear leather shoes, no marital relations
If a child is born on Monday when would the Bris be?
The following Monday morning
How old is a child when he has the Pidyon Haben?
30 days old
What is the Mitzvah of Payos?
Not to cut the corners of our hair
How did the first plague begin?
Aharon hit the Nile with Moshe's staff
Name 2 foods that we eat on Rosh Hashanah and what do they represent?
Head of Ram- to be like a head not a follower
Apple in honey- to have a sweet year
Why is a Bris done on the 8th day not when the child is older and can understand?
To show that our connection to Hashem is beyond understanding
Whose obligation is it to make sure the firstborn is redeemed?
Father’s responsibility until the son is 13 then it’s the sons
What is the reason given for the commandment of keeping Payos?
To be different from the Idol Worshippers
How did Yocheved save Moshe from being killed by the Egyptians?
She put him in a basket in the Nile
What are two other names for Rosh Hashanah?
What is special about the mitzvah of Bris Milah that comforted King David?
It is a constant reminder of our connection to Hashem
How did the Kohanim support themselves without having land in Israel?
We are obligated to give them specific gifts
What is the parallel between a tree and a child?
First 3 years he can’t talk the 4th year we teach him to praise Hashem after that we teach him to learn Torah
What did the Jews put on their doorposts before the Plague of firstborn?
Blood of the Korban Pesach and blood of Milah
What is the difference between saying “head of the year” or “beginning of the year”?
The head affects the rest of the body Rosh Hashonah affects the rest of the year
Why didn’t Moshe give his son a Bris before he left Midyan?
It would be dangerous to circumcise him right before travelling
What reasons did we give for redeeming our firstborn sons?
Because Hashem saved the firstborns in Egypt during the plague
To show that the first of what we have we give to Hashem
What two lessons do we learn from the Torah being an inheritance?
Every Jew has a connection to the Torah no matter how religious
We take upon ourselves to keep the Torah
What 3 signs did Hashem show Moshe by the burning bush?