Torah/TANKH/Talmud
Which Mount was the Torah received on?
Mount Sinai
What game do we play at Chanukah?
Dreidel or Sivion
What months are Chanukah in?
Kislev & Tevet
Which Hebrew month has no holidays?
Cheshvan
What is another name for the Holy Temple in Jerusalem?
Beit hamikdash
Abraham has two sons what is the name of his eldest son?
Ishmael
What dessert is popular for this time of year?
Hint: It's a jelly doughnut
sufganiyot
The sign Libra is connected with which Hebrew month?
Hint: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzret, Smichat Torah all fall in this month
Tishrei
Which holiday do we celebrate the receiving of the Torah?
Shavuot
Which king built the Temple?
King Solomon
What is the symbol that represents the covenant between HaShem and humans that is found in the story of Noah?
Rainbow
What is the name for the middle candle on the chanukiah?
Shamash
Which day of the week is associated with the planet Jupiter?
Thursday
Which Jewish holiday is in the month of Nissan and we eat unleavened bread throughout the holiday?
Pesach or Passover
What is the name of the day we observe he destruction of the Holy Temple?
Tisha B'Av
In which book of the Torah does a talking donkey appear?
Answer in Hebrew get 100 bonus pts
Numbers or bamidbar
What language is the song Ocho Kandelikas sang in?
Ladino
Rashi has a commentary about symbolism of the menorah. What does it represent as a whole? Name all 7 that the candles represent and earn an extra 1000pts
The Planets
Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn
What is the period called where we count 49 days. The 50th day is Shavuot. We begin the count starting the 2nd night of Passover?
Hint: Lag B'omer is within this period
Counting the Omer
In the Temple there was the Ark of the Covenant, what were the two beings that were facing each other on top that were made of gold?
Hint: Its a class of angel
Cherubim
Which Rabbi believed we should start with 8 Chanukah candles (not including the Shamash) and decrease each night (8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1)?
Shammai
What does Chanukah mean?
Dedication
How many Jewish new years are there?
If you can name them you get 100pts for each one named.
If you get all 4 correct you an 100pts for a bonus of 500pts?
4
1) The 1st of Nissan
2) Tu B'shvt (Birthday for trees)
3) ELUL (tithing of animals)
4) Rosh Hashanah (birthday of humans)
Which will we celebrate even when Moshiach comes?
Hint: A queen established this holiday
Purim
What is the left hand pillar of King Solomon's Temple called?
Boaz