Hebrew Words
What common Hebrew word has three meanings? (Bonus: what are the three meanings?)
Shalom שלום (hello, goodbye, peace)
How many candles do we light on Shabbat?
We eat this special bread every week in Judaism
Challah
Apples and honey, honeycake, and round challahs are often found at the _____ table
Rosh Hashanah
What is the Hebrew word for the section of the Torah read each week?
Parsha
On Hannukkah we eat latkes, gelt, and _____!
Sufganiot סופגניית - Jelly Donuts
Name a prayer that we recite with our eyes closed or covered
Shema, blessing over the shabbat candles
Why do we eat fried foods on Hannukah?
To celebrate the miracle of the oil in the temple lasting eight days instead of just one
What are the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel? (Bonus: what Hebrew phrase do they stand for?)
nun, gimmel, hay, shin (nes gadol haya sham - a great miracle happened there)
Which American activist, minister, and philosopher embodied the Jewish value of chesed (lovingkindness)?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Hebrew word has a numerical value of 18
chai (life) חי
Why do we cover the challah on shabbat?
So that it doesn't feel jealous of the attention given to the wine
Name one item you might find at a Tu B'Shevat seder
Nuts (walnuts, pistachios, etc), cherries, pomegranates, carob, cinnamon, rosemary, etc.
Passover and Tu B'shevat
Which rainbow coat wearing character in the torah interpreted Pharaoh's dreams?
Joesph
Which Jewish value translates to loving kindness?
Chesed חסד
What is the name of the blessing we say for new and/or unusual experiences?
Shehecheyanu
How many cups of wine do we traditionally drink at the Tu B'Shevat seder?
4
The name of which Jewish holiday translates to "prostrate" in Ge'ez?
Sigd
In which direction do we read Hebrew? (right to left or left to right?)
right to left
Name three different Hebrew words for God
Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), Elohim (אלוהים), Hashem (השם), YHWH (יהוה)
In which direction do we light the Hannukkah candles? (right to left or left to right?)
right to left
Name three items you can find on the passover seder plate
charoset (apples, nuts, wine), parsley, bitter herbs, shankbone, egg
This holiday gets it's name from it's date in the Jewish calendar, the fifteenth day of the month of Shevat
Tu B'Shevat
How many mitzvot (commandments) are there in the whole torah?
613