Hebrew
The seventh day of the week in Hebrew
What is shabbat שבת?
When Jews turn 12 or 13, they become this
What is bar/bat/bnei mitzvah בר/בת/בני מצווה?
This is the name of the person who led the Israelites out of Egypt (brother of Aaron and Miriam)
Who is Moses?
On Rosh Hashanah, we eat this fruit and _____
What are apples and honey?
This is the number of plagues and of commandments given at Mt. Sinai
What is 10?
What yarok ירוק means in English
What is green in Hebrew?
One important part of the Jewish lifecycle event for an infant is giving the baby a Hebrew this
What is a Hebrew name?
This is the name of the so-called first Jew and patriarch, husband of Sarah and father of Isaac
Who is Abraham?
What is Yom Kippur יום כיפור?
On Purim, we celebrate the victory of the Persian Jews over the evil Haman, led by Mordechai and his cousin, this queen
Who is Queen Esther?
What lalechet ללכת means in English
What is to walk in Hebrew?
What is a brit ברית
This is the number of commandments in the Torah
What is 613?
This is the name of the tent or booth-like structure that we live and eat in for one week after Yom Kippur
What is a sukkah סוכה?
This is the name of the main activity we do on Passover, when we retell the story of our exodus from Egypt and eat lots of fun foods.
What is a seder סדר?
What chametz חמץ means in English
What is leavened bread in Hebrew?
This is the name of the Jewish marriage contract
What is a ketubah כתובה?
Isaac's servant decided that Rebecca would be a good wife for him because she gave water to him and these others
What are camels?
These are the letters on the dreidel, an acronym for "A Great Miracle Happened There."
What are nun, gimel, hey, shin נגהש?
What is Tu Bishvat טו בשבט?
What red is in Hebrew
What is אדום adom in English?
The number of blessings in a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony
What is 7 blessings (sheva brachot שבע ברכות)?
The Tower of Babel is the origin story for this
What is the diversity of human languages?
This is the holiday where we celebrate the "joy of Torah," ending Deuteronomy (death of Moses) and starting over again with Genesis (creation of the world)
What is simchat torah שמחת תורה?
On Shavuot, we celebrate receiving the Torah from this mountain
What is Mt. Sinai?