Long Answers
100 - What does Elul stand for and explain
This is a time when Hashem is closest to us and is listening to our tefillot
100- Fill in the blank: The month of Elul is also known as “The days of ____”
Good Will/Mercy
100- Ta’aser Shetitaser
Give ma'aser (10%) so that you will be wealthy
100-Ask this question all day long, but always get completely different answers, and yet all the answers will be correct. What is the question?
what time is it?
200-What is blown every day in Elul (except Shabbat) and what does it remind us
The Shofar, it reminds us to wake up and do teshuva
200- What are the 3 things we do to get ready for Rosh Hashana?
Teshuva, tefilla, tzedaka
200-Translate Kabalat Ha’atid and explain what it is
Deciding for the future (not to do it again)
200-What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only contains one letter?
An envelope
300-Explain what happens to our relationship with HaShem when we do Teshuva using the example of a retied rope
We become closer to Hashem; like a rope that is tied and becomes shorter
300-Which animals horn is the Shofar blown from?
Ram
300- What is the Shoresh of Teshuva and what does it show us?
שוב- to return to Hashem and make things good again
300- who was the first person to make it to the moon?
Neil Armstrong
400- Explain the Mashal of the king in the field and how it has to do with Elul
Hashem is easily available for us to come to Him during this month.
400- What is our relationship with HaShem compared to? 2 answers
Father and King
400- What is the Shoresh or Tefillah and explain what it teaches us about it?
פלל- to judge (do introspection on how you can be better)
Also means to connect
400- what is the only number spelled out in English that has the same amount of letters as its number value?
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500- Explain 4 steps of Teshuva?
Regret, apologize, decide not to do it again, and feel bad
When someone realizes they’ve been doing something wrong, what’s the first thing they should do?
Stop doing it
500-What is the Shoresh of Tzedaka and how does the definition differ from the idea of giving charity?
Tzedek- justice. We are doing our part by giving to the poor
How many bones are in the human body?
206