T'Shuva תשובה
B'Tzelem Elohim בצלם אלוהים/G'vurah גבורה
Shalom שָלוֹם/Achrayut אחריות
Holidays חָגִים
עִבְרִית/Israel
100

This is the meaning of the Hebrew term תשובה

(what is) repentance?

100

This is the meaning of the Hebrew phrase b'telem Elohim.

What is "in the image of God"?

100

These is the meaning of the Hebrew word shalom

(what is) peace, hello and goodbye

100

This holiday is the first one mentioned in the Torah.

What is Shabbat?
100

Name one country that borders Israel

Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon

200

This prophet was swallowed by a big fish, and his story is read on Yom Kippur.

Who is Jonah?

200

The first place that the term בצלם אלוהים appears is in the book of the Torah.

(What is) Genesis?

200

This is the meaning of the Hebrew term Achrayut.

What is responsibility?


200

Instead of challah, this bread is eaten during Passover meals. 

What is Matzah?

200

He was the first Prime Minister of Israel

Who is David Ben-Gurion?

300

The Akeida, a story from the Torah about a father nearly sacrificing his son, tells the story of this father-son pair.

Who are Abraham and Isaac?
300

This is the meaning of word גבורה G'vurah

What is bravery?

300

This the name of the Israeli communal living places. 

What are kibbutzim?

300

Yom Ha'atzma'ut marks the anniversary of this occasion?

What is the independence of the State of Israel?

300

This is the meaning of the Hebrew word b'racha ברכה

What is blessing?
400

This is the month in which we see Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.

What is Tishrei?

400

This is the holiday that coincided with our lessons about G'vurah גבורה

What is Hanukkah

400

Etz Chayim literally means the tree of this. 

What is the tree of life?

400

This holiday occurs at the end of the counting of the omer.

What is Shavuot?

400

The Hebrew word "separation" is also the name of a ceremony that occurs every Saturday night as Shabbat is coming to an end.

What is הבדלה Havdalah?

500

Name a Jewish fast day that is NOT Yom Kippur

Tisha B'av

Asara B'Tevet

Ta'anit Esther

Tzom G'dalia

Shiva Asar B'tamuz

500

The famous debate that we learned about in class, is between these two foods, each from different holidays.

What is the latke/Hamantashen debate?

500

This is the name of the early 1900s Jewish woman garment worker who played a big role in the labor movement. 

Who is Clara Lemlich?

500

This holiday's name is the same as the date on which it occurs. 

What is Tu Bishvat?

Tu B'av, Tisha b'av and Asara b'Tevet are also acceptable

500

This person is the current Prime Minister of Israel

Who is Naftali Bennett