Israel
Hebrew
Holidays
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Potpourri
100

What is the Hebrew name for Israel?

Yisrael

100

How many "ah" vowel sounds are in the Hebrew Language?

4

100

On which Holiday are children rewarded for finding something?

Passover

100

What is the name of the prayer you say when you get up in the morning?

Modeh Ani

100

Who was the bad guy in the Purim Story?

Haman

200

In what year was the modern State of Israel  established?

1948

200

Name 2 letters that are silent if they don't have a vowel.

"Hey" and "Yud."

200

What holiday do we celebrate every week?

Shabbat

200

What is the English word for B'racha?

Blessing

200

On which holiday do we build a little hut with branches for the roof and one side is completely open?

Succot

300

The design of the Israeli flag is based on what prayer garment?


Tallit

300

Name 2 letters that are always silent.

Aleph and Ayin

300

When lighting the candles on Friday evening during Chanukah, which candles do we light first, Chanukah candles or Shabbat candles?

Chanukah Candles

300

What prayer is written on parchment and rolled up inside a mezuzah?

Sh'ma 

300

Who was the son of Abraham and Sarah

Isaac / Yitzchak

400

What was the name of Israel in Biblical times?

Canaan

400

How can you tell a "shin" from a "sin?"

A shin has a dot on the right.  A sin has a dot on the left.

400

Put these Holidays in the order they occur: 

          Tu B'Shvat   Chanukah   Purim

Chanukah    Tu B'Shvat    Purim

400

Recite the first six Hebrew words of a blessing.

"Baruch Atah Adonai Elohaynu Melech Ha'Olam

400

In the Hebrew calendar, at what time does a new day start?

Sundown

500

Who was the man who created the Zionist movement in the late 1800s, inspiring the creation of the Modern State of Israel?

Theodore Herzl

500

What final letter always has a vowel?

Final chaf/chaf sofeet

500

How many days are there between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur?

10

500

What do the words, "Ein K'elohaynu" mean?

There is no one like our God.

500

How many books are in the Bible?  Name them in Hebrew or English.

3 Books in the Bible                                      1.Torah    2.N've'eem/Prophets    3.K'tuveem/Writings