Torah
Who were the first people, according to the Torah?
Adam v'Chavah (Adam & Eve)
What's the first blessing we usually do with Cantor Benjamin? Sing it once!
Mah tovu ohaleicha ya'akov mishkenoteicha yisrael.
Va'ani berov chasdecha avo beitecha, eshtachaveh el heichal kodesheca beyiratecha.
מַה טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ, יַעֲקֹב; מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל.
וַאֲנִי בְּרב חַסְדְּךָ אָבא בֵיתֶךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ בְּיִרְאָתֶךָ.
What is the Jewish New Year called?
Rosh HaShanah
What's Tzedakah?
How many sons did Ya'akov (Jacob) have?
12, and one daughter
What is "la'asok b'divrei Torah"?
The Blessing for Torah study
What are the things you shake in the Sukkah?
Lulav & Etrog
What is the lifecycle event we learned about in Moomhim this year?
Weddings
Name the foremothers and forefathers in order
Abraham, Sarah, Yitzach (Isaac), Rifkah (Rebecca), Ya'akov (Jacob), Leah, Rakhel (Rachel), Yosef (Joseph)
Sing the first line of Vayomer
Vayomer Adona! el Moshe lemor
Which of these holidays is not "Chag"?
A) Rosh HaShanah
B) Hanukkah
C) Passover
D) Shavuot
B) Hanukkah
Name 3 denominations of Judaism in America
Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Reform, Humanistic, Hasidic, Secular, etc...
Who tricked Yitzach (Isaac) into giving him the blessing & birthright?
Who was supposed to get it?
Ya'akov (Jacob) tricked him.
Esav (Esau) was supposed to get it.
What's the name of the ritual item we constructed in class that has the words from the Shema and V'ahavtah in it?
Tefillin
shank bone (zeroa), egg (beitzah), bitter herbs (maror), vegetable (karpas) and haroset.
What kind of government does Israel have?
a Democracy (it's really parliamentary)
Who was banished to the desert TWICE and worried that her baby might die?
Hagar
How many ties do TzitTzit have?
613
What is the difference between Chag/Shabbat and Chol HaMoed?
There are some kinds of work that some Jews don't do on Chag/Shabbat that they do on Chol HaMoed
Name a major piece of the Jewish wedding process in Hebrew
Shiddukin, Erusin, Nissuim