Naming
"Ariah" means ____ in hebrew
What is Lion?
"brit" means?
Covenant
What happens for boys when they turn 8 days old?
Brit Milah or Circumcision
What is Yom Kippur?
"Day of atonement"
What happens on the 7th day of the week?
Shabbat
What would an Ashkenazi Jew name their kid after?
A relative who was passed away.
The word "milah" means?
Circumcision
What ceremony happens around the age of 12-13?
What is Rosh Hashannah?
The New Year
What do Jews where on their heads?
Kippah or Yarmulke
What would a Sephardic Jew name their kid after?
A relative who is still alive.
Who is the mohel?
Performer of the circumcision
What ceremony happens for the first born child when they're 31 days old?
Pidyon Ha-Ben
What practice is done by Jewish adults on Yom Kippur?
Fast (food and water)
This "festival of lots" involves groggers
Purim
The Rabinowitz family name is attached to what job?
What is Rabbi?
Two parts: 1. What does Brit Bat mean? 2. What is one way families celebrate a Simchat Bat?
1. "Covenant over a Daughter" 2. Read from Torah, ceremony on bima on first friday after shabbat, light candles and use tallit similar to Brit Milah.
What ceremony is performed when children turn three years old? (hint: it involves scissors)
upsherin
How many days is Rosh Hashanah?
2
What is Havdallah?
Marking the end (of the week, of the year)
What does a Hebrew name look like (For girl or boy)?
______ bat/ben (father's hebrew name) v' (mothers hebrew name)
Who is the "sandek"?
Holder of the baby during circumcision.
After a relative has passed away it is customary to sit ____ between burial and the first shabbat.
Sit "Shiva"
What is "vidui"? Vidui is done throughout the day on Yom Kippur.
Confessions
What are the 6 days of the year where "fasting" is often practiced?
Yom Kippur, Fast of Gedilah (Minor), The Tenth of Tevet (Minor), Fast of Esther (Minor), The seventeenth of Tammuz (minor), and Tisha B'av