Holidays
Sheldon Low led us through a special meal for Rosh HaShanah.
What is the Rosh HaShanah Seder?
Jews traditionally pray this many times per day.
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This person led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Who is Moshe?
This is the blessing we say before eating challah
What is Hamotzi?
The Torah has this many books in it
What are 5?
The act of casting away your mistakes by throwing (traditionally) bread into running water.
What is Tashlikh.?
The name of this prayer means “happy”.
Ashrei
According to the Torah, this is the place where God gave the Torah to us:
What is Har Sinai?
On Shabbat, we imitate what God did on the seventh day of creation by:
What is resting?
The acronym name for the Hebrew Bible is:
What is TaNaKh?
The process of beautifying the Mitzvah, specifically the reason we made Sukkah decorations.
What is Hiddur Mitzvah?
The name of the tefillah that signifies the halfway point in a service.
Hatzi Kaddish
The name of the person God commanded to leave their land, their place of birth, and their father’s house and go to the land that God would show them.
Who is Avram/Avraham?
This ritual that starts Shabbat creates peace in the house.
What is Lighting Shabbat candles?
The second section of TaNaKh is:
What are Prophets?
This text that is traditionally read on Sukkot is attributed to King Solomon.
What is Kohelet?
The number of blessings we are required to say each day.
What are 100?
This biblical figure sold the firstborn birthright to his younger brother for lentil stew.
Who is Esav/Esau?
This ritual ends Shabbat and helps us transition into a new week.
What is Havdalah?
Hebrew words with these three letters have a meaning related to “bless”.
What are Bet.Reish.Chaf?
The holiday on which the Torah commands us to be happy.
Sukkot: Zeman Simhateinu
This service is done on many holidays throughout the year to express our thankfulness and praise for G-d.
What is Hallel?
The name of the Giant King which is mentioned in the Book of Devarim.
Who is Og of Bashan?
This is the blessing that marks Shabbat as a holy day
What is Kiddush?
Hebrew words with these three letters have a meaning related to “holy”.
What are Koof.Dalet.Shin?