These two letters are "silent" until a vowel is placed with them.
What are Alef and Ayin?
100
Abraham and Sarah.
Who do we consider to be the first Jews?
100
This holiday celebrates the ending of slavery of the Israelites in Egypt.
What is Passover (Pesach)?
100
We eat apples and honey during this holiday so we have a sweet year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
200
Candles, wine and challah.
In the correct order that they are recited, what are the blessings we recite at the beginning of Shabbat dinner?
200
These are the 4 Hebrew letters on a dreidl and the four words they stand for.
What are Nun, Gimel, Hay and Shin and Nes Gadol Hays Sham?
200
This jealous person killed his own brother.
Who is Abel?
200
Two important people in the Purim story. This woman saved the Jews by informing King Ahasuerus that this man wanted to kill the Jews in the kingdom.
Who are Esther and Hamen?
200
This holiday is the holiest day in Judaism, when we are required to atone for our sins by fasting, prayer and asking for forgiveness.
What is Yom Kippur.
300
Havdalah.
What is the name of the ceremony which marks the end of Shabbat?
300
These are three things that make Hebrew different from English.
What are: reading right to left, vowels are symbols not actual letters, Hebrew has some letters that have a special form when appearing at the end of a word.
300
These are Moses' sister and brother.
Who are Miriam and Aaron?
300
Another word for this holiday is "dedication."
What is Chanukah?
300
Passover and Tu BiShvat.
Which two holidays to we celebrate with a seder?
400
Going to services, having dinner with your family, turning off your computer and going for a walk.
What are some ways that we can honor Shabbat and keep it holy?
400
קָדוֹשׁ
How do you say "holy" in Hebrew?
400
Generosity to strangers is her policy.
Who is Rebecca?
400
These three holidays are called the pilgrimage festivals, since in ancient times the Israelites would travel to the temple in Jerusalem.
What are Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot?
400
V'Ahavta.
What prayer tells us to love God?
500
We do this to welcome the Shabbat "bride" when we sing "L'cha Dodi."
What is turning around and facing the entrance to the sanctuary?
500
This is the musical pronunciation associated with special marks used for chanting Torah.
What is trope?
500
These are the five books of the Torah.
What are Bereishit (Genesis), Shemot (Exodus), Vayikra (Leviticus), BaMidmar (Numbers) and Devarim (Deutoronomy.)
500
This holiday celebrates the Israelites receiving the Torah from God.
What is Shavuot?
500
These are the five books of Torah.
What are Bereishit (Genesis), Shemot (Exodus), Vayikra (Leviticus), BaMidbar (Numbers) and Devarim (Deuteronomy.)