Words of the Week
"Blessing"
"What is a Bracha?"
"Etrog (citron), Lulav (palm), Arava (willow), Hadas (myrtle)"
"What is the Festival of Sukkot?"
Follows the "shema."
"What is the v'ahavta?"
"5"
"How many books make up the Torah, the first section of the Tanach?
This Hebrew letter makes an "S" sound... but it is not a "sin."
"What is the letter "samech?"
"LIGHT"
"What is "Ohr?"
"Wanted: PURE cruse oil."
"What is the festival of Chanukah?"
Translates as "Who is like you?"
"What is the Mi Camocha?"
One of these is NOT a book of Torah: Genesis, Jonah, Bereishit, Shemot, Leviticus
"What is the Book of Jonah?"
This Hebrew letter is silent. But it is not an "alef."
"What is an AYIN?"
"HELPER or the ATTENDANT (often, a candle)"
"What is the Shamash?"
"14th of Adar"
"What is the festival of Purim?" (date chosen by Hamen to destroy the Jews of the Kingdom)
The word for "stand" is one of the names for this central prayer.
"What is the AMIDAH?"
Adam
"What is the first human?"
The only FINAL letter without a long tail!
"What is a FINAL MEM?"
"FAMILY"
"What is Mishpacha?"
The number of days: "High Holy Days" or "Days of Awe"
"What is TEN DAYS?"
We welcome the "Shabbat Bride"
"What is "L'CHA DODI?"
The book of Torah where we meet Moses.
"What is Exodus (or Shemot)?"
"22"
"What is the number of Hebrew letters?"
"MASK"
"What is a Ma-say-chah?"
This civil holiday in Israel REMEMBERS those who died defending their nation. It is similar to the USA's "Memorial Day."
"What is 'Yom Hazikaron'?"
"Koof-dalet-shin" is a three letter root with this separate meaning:
"What is HOLY?"
"Dream interpretation is my jam."
"Who is Joseph?"
The tenth letter of the Hebrew alefbet.
"What is a YUD?"