The Torah Service
What is it called, when you are brought up to the binary to recite the blessings before and after a Torah reading?
What does the Yiddish word Treyf mean in English?
It means that something is not kosher (for example, calamari dipped in a creamy cheese sauce topped with bacon bits)
The ratio of carrot stalks to celery stalks in Jacob’s stew is 3:4. If there are 12 carrots, how many stalks of celery are there?
16 stalks of celery
What does Mei’s and Nadav’s parsha, Beresheet, mean in English?
In the beginning!
In the late 1800’s, many many Jews moved to America. What modern day country did most of those Jews move from?
Russia
Is the haftarah chanted before or after the Torah is returned to the ark?
Before! Haftarah is still a part of the Torah service, putting the Torah away is the end of the service
What are the 3 Jewish movements that formed as a result of the Treyf Banquet? (Hint: They’re the 3 biggest movements in America today)
Reform, Conservative, Orthodox
Joseph is looking at purchasing a rainbow coat. The coat was originally $50 but is 20% today. What is the sale price of the coat?
$40
Asher’s parshah, Shemot, introduces us to Moses and both of his siblings. Name at least one of his siblings!
Aaron and Miriam
Aside from America, name one other area many Jews moved to in the late 1800’s?
Land of Israel/Ottoman Palestine, Argentina, Western Europe (England, France, Germany)
Where do “rimonim“ go on a Torah?
On top! (On top of the Atzei Chaim/wooden handles of the Torah)
If a food item is considered parve, what does that mean?
That it’s not dairy or meat (e.g. fruits, nuts, vegetables, eggs)
A kugel is cut into 12 pieces and 4 pieces are eaten at the oneg. What fraction of kugel is left? (Simplify the fraction!)
2/3‘s of the kugel is left
In Elie’s parshah, Vayakehel, the Israelits build the Mishkan (tabernacle) after the Exodus from Egypt. The Mishkan is a portable version of which building?
The Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple) in Jerusalem
True or False: There were Jewish colonists in early colonial America
True, as early as 1654, Sephardic Jews from Dutch Brazil moved to New Amsterdam (New York)
What is happening during Gelilah?
The Torah is raised!
True or False: A tuna fish salad sandwich with Swiss cheese is kosher
True!
Lynn Anne gives out 22 mishloach manot to 5 classes on Purim. How many mishloach manot did she give out total?
110 mishloach manot
Parshah B’haalot’cha, Orianne’s portion, details how G-d fed the Israelites as they traveled through the desert. What was the food called that they ate?
Manna!
Why did many Jews moved to America in the late 1800’s?
Discrimination/pogroms in their home countries
What kind of person is the Torah supposed to be dressed like?
The Kohanim (priests from the Temple), specifically the Kohain Gadol
Name at least two reasons why a caprese (tomato and cheese salad) with road kill pig isn’t kosher
No milk and meat, meat must be slaughtered properly, and pigs don’t chew their cud (aka: pigs don’t throw up and reaches their food like most mammals we eat)
High Priest Aaron had 2 1/2 pieces of manna today and 1 1/3 pieces of manna yesterday. How many pieces of manna has he had in total? (Give answer as mixed fraction)
3 5/6 manna
Liddy’s portion, parshat Ki Tavo, covers donations that are supposed to be made to the poor, and to the “helpers” of the temple. What is the name we usually use to refer to the group of people who were “helpers” of the temple?
Levites!
What document were the Rhode Island Jews trying to get George Washington to pass, when they wrote him a letter?
The bill of rights