Shabbat
Jewish Holidays
Ivrit
Judges & Prophets
Jewish Time
200
When does Shabbat begin and end?
Sundown Friday night to Sunday down Saturday night
200
Name all 5 characters in the Purim story
Queen Esther, Queen Vashti, King Ahashverosh, Haman, Mordechai
200
What are the two silent letters of the Hebrew alphabet?
Alef & Ayin
200
This Judge in the Tanakh had really awesome hair, and when it was cut he lost his immense strength. Who is he?
Samson
200
What is the Hebrew name for “New Month?”
Rosh Chodesh
400
There are three things we bless on Friday night, what are they?
Candles = Light
Challah = bread/food
Wine = fruit of the vine
400
This holiday's name means "rejoicing with the Torah"
Simchat Torah
400
What are the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel?
Nun, Gimel, Hay, Shin
400
She is one of the few female Judges in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). She sat under a fig palm tree to give her advice. Who is she?
Deborah
400
Does the Jewish calendar revolve around the moon or the sun, or both?
Both! It's a Lunisolar Calendar
600
What does the Torah say is the reason for Shabbat?
Because God worked for 6 days creating and on the 7th day (Shabbat) God rested.
600
What is the name of the family that lead the resistance against the Greeks to reclaim the temple and give us Hanukkah?
The Maccabees
600
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What sound does this vowel make?
"ooo"
600
Moses had a big job. When his father-in-law came to visit him after Hebrew people left Egypt he saw how much work Moses was doing. He told Moses to delegate the work and helped him have a better balance in life.
What is Moses's father-in-law's name?
Jethro
600
How many months are in the Jewish year?
Sometimes 12 and Sometimes 13 (on a leap year)
800
What is the name of the ceremony that ends Shabbat and starts a new week?
Havdalah
800
What are these items? What holiday are they used during?
Lulav & Etrog; used for Sukkot
800
What are the words for "Simon", "head", & "yellow"
Shimon, Rosh, Tzahov
800
Gideon was one of the judges we studied this year. He was told by God to select 300 men from his army to help win the battle he was going into.
How did Gideon pick this elite team of men?
He picked the men who were laying on their stomachs to drink from the river.
800
This set of Hebrew letters is a word and a number.
Chai - Life = 18
1000
In the 10 Commandments, which one tells us to "Remember and Keep Holy the Sabbath"?
- I am the Lord, your God.
- Thou shall bring no false idols before me.
- Do not take the name of the Lord in vain.
- Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.
- Honor thy father and thy mother.
- Thou shall not kill/murder†.
- Thou shall not commit adultery.
- Thou shall not steal††.
- Thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- Thou shall not covet‡ your neighbor’s wife (or anything that belongs to your neighbor).
1000
Name the 6 items on the seder plate for Passover
Charoset (apple paste), Beitza (the egg), Zaroa (the shankbone), Maror (bitter herb 1- usually horseradish), Hazeret (bitter herb 2-usually lettuce), Karpas (the parsley)
1000
How many letters have final forms in the Hebrew alphabet?
5- final mem, final tzadee, final fey, final chaf, and final nun
1000
The Mishkahn was the place where the Torah and Ten Commandments were kept. The priests were the ones who took care of this space. The head priest wore a special breast plate.
How many stones were there on the breast plate and what did they represent?
Twelve Stone - each one representing one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
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Name 4 of the 12-13 months of the Jewish calendar.
Tishrei (Sep/Oct) Heshvan (Oct/Nov) Kislev (Nov/Dec) Tevet (Dec/Jan) Shevat (Jan/Feb) Adar (Feb/Mar) Nisan (Mar/Apr) Iyyar (Apr/May) Sivan (May/Jun) Tammuz (Jun/Jul) Av (Jul/Aug) Elul (Aug/Sep)