High Holy Days
Hebrew Words
Minyan
Torah Celebration
Potpourri
100

What do the words Rosh Hashanah mean?

Head of the year

100

Chessed

Kindness

100

What is the name of Temple Emanuel's small sanctuary and what does it mean?

Beit Hatifillah - House of prayer



100

What are the 4 consecutive holidays we celebrate in the fall (in the correct order)?

S'lichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Shemini Atzeret

100

What is Rabbi Aaron's last name?

Meyer

200

What does Yom Kippur mean?

Day of Atonement

200

Tikkun Olam

repair the world

200

What is needed to have a minyan?

Ten Jewish people

200

Son or Daughter of the commandments

Bar or Bat Mitzvah

200

Where does Mrs. Reverri work or what is her profession? 

The Pie Place; she's studying to be a Pastry Chef.

300

What is the mitzvah of the shofar during the high holidays?


To hear the sound of the shofar

Bonus:  What does it represent?

300

Kavod

Respect

300

What is the section of the service that includes the Avot v'Imahot, G'vurot, and K'dushah?

Tefillah or Amidah


300

What holiday celebrates the Torah?

Simchat Torah

300

Where does Miss Freed's favorite beverage come from?

Starbucks

400

Tashlich

What is the ritual of tossing bread into a body of water to cast off our shortcomings and transgressions. 

400

Teshuvah

Returning to G-d

400

Which prayers make up the concluding prayers section of the service?

Aleinu and Kaddish

400

What do we do to celebrate Simchat Torah? 

Parade and dance through the congregation with the Torah scrolls.

Bonus:  What is the Hebrew word for this action?

400

What does Emanu-el mean, as is Temple Emanuel?

God is with us

500

Machzor

What is the prayerbook for the High Holy Days

500
S'lichot

Forgiveness 


500

What is the section called that starts with the Bar'chu?

The Shema and her blessings
500

What ritual do we perform on Simchat Torah?

Reading the end of Deuteronomy, rolling the Torah scroll back to the beginning and reading the start of Genesis.   

500

Who were the first couple ever to be married at Temple Emanuel in 1952?

Miss Freed's parents, Marilyn and Charles Freed


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