Prayer
The Misheberach is a prayer for...
Healing
What are רִמּוֹנִים?
The handles of the Torah
At the end of the תוֹרָה, _____ dies. His assistant _____ is the first prophet in נְבִיאִים.
Moses, Joshua
Sing this from Psalm 114 properly in response to Ethan,
מַה־לְּךָ֣ הַ֭יָּם כִּ֣י תָנ֑וּס הַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ן תִּסֹּ֥ב לְאָחֽוֹר
"From generation to generation"
לְדוֹר וָדוֹר
The וִדּוּי, the prayer of confession on Yom Kippur, starts every sentence with...
"We"
The מחזור is a special prayer book for...
High Holy Days (RH and YK)
How did Joshua crumble the walls of Jericho?
Marching around them for days then blowing the shofar, as God commanded.
Kohelet says,
"There is nothing new _____ the _____."
"A generation goes, and a generation comes... everything is pointless and like _____ the wind."
Under the Sun
Chasing the wind
Are you going to keep your folders and remember our learning?
Yes! We will remember the lessons from Ethan's class.
We do NOT say הַלֵל on _____ because _____
High Holy days (RH and YK)
It would be like buttering God up when God is judging whether to seal us in the Book of Life or not.
This Jewish device allows you to "wrap yourself in holiness."
Tefillin / תְפִלִין
Why did the Jews ask Shmuel for a king?
To be like other nations, for stability, and because they rejected God.
What did Queen Esther do that was brave?
She approached King Ahashverosh without an invitation, to talk with him about Haman.
Young Shmuel was living with his Uncle Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; God did not talk with that many human beings.
יקָר
Where does the הפטרה, the additional reading after the Torah reading, come from?
נְבִיאִים or כְּתוּבִים
What are the roles of the following during the Torah service?
הַגְבָּהָה, גְלִילָה, גַּבַּאי
Lift the Torah, dress the Torah, support the leyner ie correct their mistakes
What did King Solomon do as ruler of the Kingdom of Israel?
Known for his wisdom, he wrote prolifically.
He built the first Temple in Jerusalem.
He made the people pay high taxes to fund his 1,400 chariots, 12,000 horsemen, tons of silver and gold, and 700 wives. Eventually he started to follow the gods of some of his wives. After Solomon, the kingdom was split into two, and the Temple was destroyed in 586 BCE.
What is the last line of Psalm 150?
"Let everything that breathes praise God."
כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָה הַלְלוּיָה׃
Why is the holiday of the trees called ט״ו בִּשְׁבָט? Specially, why ט״ו to make 15?
Well, י and ה are holy letters, from God's name – so they cannot go together for another reason.
The Misheberach and the Amidah both invoke the God of...
Our ancestors
This is a blue dye that was once used for making tzitzit (צִיצִית). The dye probably came from a small type of snail; when the snail gets scared, it releases blue slime.
תְכֵלֶת
Would you describe the Kingdom of Israel as a success?
[Any answer valid with evidence]
Why is Purim the queerest of Jewish holidays?
Hidden identities, pretend love, coming out, questioning authority and the shape of society…
What is the value of אברהם?
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