Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Bar or Bat Mitzvah is literally translated as
Son or daughter of the commandment
Two names for the little hat people wear in a synagogue
Kippah and yarlmukah
The Yiddish word for a synagogue
Shul
How many books are there in the Torah?
Five
Rosh Hashanah
The first Bar Mitzvah was held in:
The time of the Bible/The Middle Ages/The 1800s
The Middle Ages
A special cup used for holding wine or juice on Shabbat
A Kiddush Cup
The light above the ark (in Hebrew or English)
Ner Tamid/Eternal Light
The name of the section of the Torah that is read each week is called
A holiday with no bagels (in Hebrew)
Pesach
The first Bat Mitzvah in North America happened in what city?
New York City in 1922
A prayer shawl with knotted strings on the ends
The place where you read the Torah
Bimah
What is the name of the book which has the text of the Torah (hint...five)
Chumash
The New Year of the Trees
Tu B'Shevat
In addition to reading from the Torah, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah also usually chants:
the Haftarah
Leather boxes and straps that hold special prayers that are wrapped around the arm and head
Tefillin
The Hebrew name for a prayerbook
Siddur
Most columns of Torah scroll begin with which letter and why?
Vav--and, to show that everything is connected!
The day means "Lots"
Purim
The piece of fabric often used to wrap the Torah during a Bar or Bat Mitzvah
A wimple
The fabric canopy used for a wedding
a Huppah
The Hebrew word for synagogue Beit K'nesset means
House of meeting
When a person is called up for a special blessing as the Torah is read
Aliyah
The day when we finish reading our Torah and start again
Simchat Torah