Parshas
What is the first parsha, Bereshit, about?
What happened on the ___ ___?
The creation of the world.
God said “let there be light” and there was light.
What does “Rosh HaShanah” mean?
What does “Yom Kippur” mean?
Head of the new year.
Day of atonement/day for saying sorry.
Who is Sarah?
The first Jewish woman.
What do we shake on Sukkot?
A lulav and etrog.
Why was Rebecca chosen to marry Isaac?
She got water for Eliezer AND his camels.
What is keva and kavanah?
Why is having kavanah important?
Keva are the prayers themselves, kavanah is the intention we have when we pray.
Our prayer, the keva, becomes stronger, more powerful, and has more of an impact when we bring to it real and meaningful kavanah.
Name at least 2 steps of Teshuva.
Why do we fast sometimes?
To show we have discipline. We want to show we have the discipline it takes to be good people.
Why do we have two challahs on Shabbat?
To remind us of the double portion of manna that came down on Fridays while the Jews were in the desert.