Holidays
What holiday is the birthday of the trees?
Tu Bishvat
What does "sheket" mean?
Quiet
Who was the first Jew?
Abraham
What are the books of the Torah?
Double points for correct order
In order: Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, Deuteronomy
How many services are there in a typical day?
Three
What holiday marks the beginning and end of the Torah reading cycle?
Simchat Torah
What does "chaverim" mean?
Friends
Who are the forefathers?
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
What is the name for money used in Israel?
A shekel
What is the afternoon service called?
Mincha
Why do we build sukkahs?
To represent the huts we slept in during the harvesting season
To represent the temporary shelters we used while we wandered through the desert
What does "kavod" mean?
Honor/respect
Who was the first convert?
Ruth
Name one country that borders Israel
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, or Syria
Recite the first paragraph after the chorus of Lecha Dodi
Shamor v'zakhor b'dibur eḥad, hishmiʿanu El hameyuḥad, Adonai eḥad ushemo eḥad, L'Shem ul'tiferet v'lit'hilah
On the dreidel, there are four letters. Each one stands for a different word. What phrase do they make up and what different phrase might you find on a dreidel in Israel? (State your answer in English)
Double points if you say it in Hebrew as well
Everywhere else: A great miracle happened there (Nes gadol haya sham)
In Isreal: A great miracle happened here (Nes gadol haya po)
What does "cohen" mean?
Priest
Who was the original Cohen?
Aaron
Why was the first set of Tablets broken?
Moses threw them down when he saw the people worshiping the Golden Calf
Recite the first part of the Amidah (I'll say when to stop)
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu v’elohei avoteinu, Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak, v’Elohei Ya’akov [Elohei Sarah, Elohei Rivka, Elohei Rachel, v’Elohei Leah.] Ha’El ha’gadol ha’gibor v’ha’nora, El Elyon, gomel hasadim tovim v’koneh ha’kol, Zocher hasdei avot [v’imahot], Umevi go’el livnei v’neihem l’ma’an shemo b’ahavah, Melech ozer umoshiya umagen, Baruch ata adonai, magen Avraham [u’foked Sarah]
What holiday is also known as the Feast of Tabernacles?
Sukkot
What does "kadosh" mean?
Holy
Where did Judaism originate?
Modern day Iraq
What does Rambam stand for?
Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon
Rectie the entire Aleinu
Aleinu Ishabei ach la adon hakol, lateit g'dulah l'yotzeir b'reishit, shelo asanu k'goyei ha'aratzot, v'lo samanu k'mishpchot ha'adamah, shelo sam chelkeinu kahem v'goraleinu k chol hamonam. Vranachnu korim umishtachavim umodim lifnei Melech malchei ham' lachim haKadosh Baruch Hu. Shehu noteh shamayim v'yoseid aretz umoshav y karo bashamayim mimaal, ushchinat uzo b'govhei m'romim. Hu Eloheinu ein od, emet malkeinu efes zulato. Kakatuv b'Torato, viyadata hayom vachashvota el 1'vavecha, kee Adonai hu ha' Elohim bashamayim mima'al vial ha'aretz mitachat, ein od. Vine'emar, v'haya Adonai l'Melech al kol ha'aretz. Bayom hah yih'yeh Adonai echad ushmo echad.