Level 1
Who lights the shabbat candles?
Women and girls
What number day of the week is shabbat?
the 7th
What is the bread we eat on shabbat called?
Challah
True or false:
We rest on shabbat because hashem rested on shabbat
True
Is shabbat 12 hours long?
No
(Its actually 25 hours long!)
How many days was hashem creating the world for?
6
What drink do we make kiddush on?
Grape juice or wine
Who makes the kiddush?
Men and boys over bar mitzvah
True or false:
Shabbat is only for people who had their bar / bat mitzvah already
False
(Shabbat is for every jew, even babies)
True or false:
You are supposed to enjoy shabbat
True
(Its actually a mitzvah to enjoy shabbat)
What do we give before lighting candles?
Tzedaka
When does shabbat start?
Friday night
How many meals do we have on shabbat?
2
Say one thing we do on shabbat to make it special
- eat a meal with family
- wear nice clothes
- go to shul/synagogue and say special prayers
- sing shabbat songs
Is the day of shabbat any different than all the other days of the week?
Yes! Hashem's light shines extra bright on shabbat
True or false
We get 4 extra neshamas on shabbat
False
(We got 1 extra special neshama for shabbat)
If shamor is all the things hashem tells us not to do to keep shabbat different and special, what us zachor?
All the things we do on shabbat to make it different and special
When does shabbat end?
Saturday night after it's all dark
We light shabbat candles:
A) 18 minutes before sunset
B) 18 minutes after sunset
A) 18 minutes before sunset
Which Hebrew letter does the word shabbat start with?
A shin - ש
What do we dip our challah into?
Salt
(Salt never expires, just like our relationship with hashem which will never end)
What is the ceremony we do to end shabbat?
Havdala
Kiddush is talking about:
A) hashem created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th
B) we eat a meal on shabbat?
A) Hashem created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th
Do we wash our hands before making kiddush or eating challah?
We wash netilat yadayim (a special kind of hand washing) before we eat challah
Challah reminds us of
A) The fact that hashem created all food including bread
B) The bread the Jews ate in the desert called manna
B) The bread the Jews ate in the desert called manna