Holidays
What is the holiday we celebrate every week?
Shabbat
If gevurah (גְבוּרָה) is about strength, what kinds of strength does it involve?
Inner and outer, mental and physical
What is the word we use for peace, hello, and good-bye?
Shalom (שָׁלוֹם)
Who is the hero of the Pesach story?
Moses.
What is the first thing God created?
The heaven and earth.
What holiday do we celebrate for 8 nights?
Hanukkah
True or False: Achrayut (אַחֲרָיוּת) is all about respecting our elders.
False: Acrayut is about responsibility.
What is a b'racha (בְּרָכָה)?
Blessing.
Who is the villain of the Purim story? (An extra 100 points if you can say the name of the cookie they're named after)
Haman. Extra answer: hamantaschen
What is the main food we eat during Pesach? (Bonus points for why)
Matzah (because when the Israelites were leaving Egypt, they didn't have time to let their bread rise and this is how we honor them).
How does Queen Esther save the Jewish people?
She stands up to the king and tells him about his advisor's plan to kill all the Jews.
What does b'tzelem elohim (בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים) mean?
To be created in God's image.
True or false: A shehecheyanu (שֶׁהֶחֱיָנו) is a blessing for firsts.
Answer: True! We say it whenever we begin something new (or during a holiday like Rosh Hashanah).
Who are the heroes of the Hanukkah story?
The maccabees.
Name one of the kosher laws.
You can't mix dairy and milk.
No pork or shellfish.
Land animals must have split hoofs and can only chew their own cud.
For what holiday do we say the manishtana?
Pesach (Passover)
How is Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech related to koach haddibur (כֹּח הַדִיבּוּר)?
Koach haddibur is all about the power of words, and the speech shows how powerful words can be.
How do we say thank you very much?
Todah rabah (ּוֹדָה רַבָּה)
Who is Miriam?
Moses's sister.
What is the primary phrase we start most blessings with?
Baruch atah adonai.
Tu BiShvat is the holiday about (blank).
Trees
What is the Jewish value of practicing gratitude?
Hakarot hatov (הַכָּרָת הַטוֹב)
What does lashon hara /לָשׁוֹן הָרַע mean? (Full points if you can give the literal translation and an example).
Literal translation: bad tongue
Examples: gossip, hurtful words.
Name the character based on the description:
His 12 brothers put him in a ditch because he was their father's favorite.
(An extra hint can be given but it will knock off 50 points).
Joseph
Why do we believe Pharaoh trusted the baby Moses?
Because when he had to choose between gold and hot coal, he chose hot coal and put it in his mouth.