Holidays
What holiday do we shake the lulav and etrog, sit in a hut for 8 days?
Sukkot
Name 4 great leaders from the Torah
Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Moses
Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah
-- Noah, Joseph, Miryam
Wine in hebrew is...
Ya-yeen
Gefen
מִי כָּמֹכָה
Mi - Kamocha
what mitzvah in purim is a form of tzedakah?
matanot la-ev-yo-nim
What holiday do we celebrate finishing reading the Torah + dancing with torahs?
Simchat Torah
What was Adam, Eve and the snakes punishment for eating from the tree?
Adam: would work the fields the rest of his days
Eve: would experience pain when giving birth
Snake: would crawl on the dust of the earth (no hands/legs to assist)
What is "seder"
order
בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי
Boreh Pri Hagafen
What is the mitzvah for shabbat?
Rest on the seventh day of the week - like god did during creation
What are 2 out of four commandments/mitzvot for Purim?
Listening to the Megillah reading
Mishloach Manot
Giving charity to the poor
Eating a celebratory Purim meal
Where do we believe the story of purim took place?
current day Iran (persia)
What is "Todah Raba"?
(תודה רבה)
Thank you very much
בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ben Yisrael
What is Tikun Olam?
repair the world
What are 3 things people do on Yom Ha'atzmaut?
Wear blue and white
barbecues
israeli dancing/music
Describe one of the dreams that Joseph explained/interpreted? (2 for extra c)
Joseph's stalk of wheat was bowed down to by his brother's stalk's of wheat.
The sun, moon and 11 stars (representing his family) bowed down to his star.
7 skinny cows devoured 7 fat cows. 7 full ears of corn eaten by 7 empty ones.
Name three body parts in hebrew
Beten
Sei-ar
ey-nayim
Ragla-im
Rosh
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם
Ve-shi-nan-tam
What is Kash-rut (kosher)
split hooves, chews its cud
What were the 2 miracles of Chanukkah?
1. a small bottle of oil made the candles of the menorah burn for 8 days
2. the maccabees (small in number) fought off the greeks in war.
What was Cain's punishment for killing Abel?
He was marked for life showing that no one could kill him.
He would wander the earth forever.
His crops wouldn't grow.
בּבקשה - Be-va-ka-sha
סליחה – Slicha
Please
Sorry
כּוֹס יְשׁוּעוֹת
kos- yi-shuot
What are 2 of the ten commandments?
shabbat, honor parents, You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, don't be jealous, etc