פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת
Whose wife turned into a pillar of salt?
לוֹט
What was the name of Avram's birthplace?
חָרָן
Name me one thing we DON'T wear on Yom Kippur and why.
Leather - not to remind us of the golden calf (leather is cow skin)
Yellow gold - because of the golden calf
How many brachot do we say on the first night of Chanukah?
3
Name me a mitzvah we do on Tu B'Shvat.
1) Plant different plants
2) Have a Tu B'Shvat Seder
What is the date that Moshe Rabbeinu was born on and passed away?
ז אֲדָר
How old was Avram when he left his birthplace?
75 years old
Why do we eat pomegranates on Rosh Hashana?
To remind us of the 613 mitzvot.
What is the bracha after we shake the lulav, etrog, arovot and hadasim?
עַל נְטִילַת לוּלָב
Which Hebrew month is it a mitzvah to listen to the shofar the whole month?
אֱלוּל -Elul
What are the names of Adam and Chava's 2 sons who fought with each other?
קַיִן and הֶבֶל
What does the שֹׁרֶשׁ of ה.ל.ל mean in English?
Praise or chant
Who did the Jews fight against in the story of Chanukah?
The Greeks
Which 2 holidays do we add the bracha of עַל הַנִּסִּים?
Chanukah and Purim
Explain the mitzvah of מַתְּנַת לָאֶבְיוֹנִים.
Giving gifts to at least two poor people.
How old was Avraham Avinu when he passed away?
175 years old
What does the שֹׁרֶשׁ of ר.כ.ש mean in English?
possess
Why is holiday of Chanukah called "Chanukah?"
חָנוּ means "they parked" and כ"ה equals to 25 -on the 25th of Kislev is when the war and the fighting "parked" (stopped).
What is the bracha for sitting in a sukkah?
לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה
What is the holiday that we stay up all night learning Torah?
Shavuot
Which שֵׁבֶט/brother had the idea to throw Yoseph in the pit instead of killing him?
רְאוּבֵן
What were the names of Avram's brothers?
הָרָן and נָחוֹר
What were the names of Haman's spies in the story of Purim?
בִּגְתָן and תֶרֶשׁ
When is the bracha we say after we do בְּדִיקַת חָמֵץ (checking for Chametz)?
עַל בִּעוּר חָמֵץ
Which holiday do we start reading the Torah from the beginning (from Bereishit)?
Simchat Torah