Jewish Calendar
Jewish time is marked by the...
What is the moon?
The Hebrew name for the book of Exodus.
What is Shemot?
Year Temple was destroyed.
Name of group of Jews who want a Judea for Jews only, even through violence.
Zealots
Name of Zionist leader.
Theodor Herzl
What is new moon (or no moon)?
The names of the five Jewish women who are the main heroes in the book of Exodus.
Shifra, Puah, Miriam, Bat-Pharoah, Yocheved.
Rav Judah Nasi was...
the editor of the Mishnah
Name of peace-loving Rabbinic Jews.
Pharisees
What Herzl famously said about envisioning the Jewish state.
if you will it, it is no dream
Hebrew word for "New Jewish Month"
What is Rosh Chodesh?
The way Moses described the burning bush IN Hebrew
מַּרְאֶ֥ה הַגָּדֹ֖ל
Name one famous pair of Zugot.
Hillel + Shammai
Name of corrupt, wealthy, priestly class of Jews who control the Temple and work with Romans.
Saducees
Year and location of the First World Zionist Congress.
1897, Basel Switzerland.
Name of secular calendar that is marked by the sun.
What is Gregorian?
Name one pattern in the plagues.
Pharaoh is forewarned 2 of every 3 times – before most of the plagues!
Pharaoh hardened his own heart 1st 5 times, God only did the last 4
God had Moshe & Aharon perform many of the plagues – even more than God did!
Moshe & Aharon perform an equal number of plagues (3½ each)
Pharaoh is always warned at predictable and regular times and places
God followed a clear, predictable pattern throughout the plagues
Number of Sedarim in the Mishnah.
6
Place where the Zealots fought their last stand against the Romans.
Masada
Techelet is...
A special blue dye used in the Tallit that no longer can be found
Name of the Rabbinic Court in Jerusalem where 2 witnesses had to report the sighting of the New moon.
What is the Sanhedrin?
Name all 10 plagues in Hebrew.
Dam / דָּם
Tzefardea / צְפַרְדֵּעַ
Kinim / כֵּנִים
Arov / עָרֹב
Sheḥin / שְׁחִין
Barad / בָּרָד
Arbeh / אַרְבֶּה
Ḥoshech / חֹשֶׁךְ
Makkat Bechorot / מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת
The names of the 6 Sedarim of the Mishnah, in Hebrew.
6. טָהֳרוֹת
5. קָדָשִׁים
4. נְזִיקִין
3. נָשִׁים
2. מוֹעֵד
1. זְרָעִים
Name of Rabbi who escapes Jerusalem in a coffin to establish a new center of learning in Yavneh.
The meaning of Herzl's white flag, with seven golden stars.
The white field symbolizes our pure new life; the stars are the seven golden hours of our working-day