The Story of Purim
The Laws of Purim
Holiday Foods
Schechter Miscellaneous
Schechter Staff
100

This villain wanted to get rid of all of the Jews.

Who is HAMAN? BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

100

The number of times we are supposed to hear the Megillah on Purim.

What is twice? 

100

The cookie shaped like Haman's hat.

What is a Hamentaschen?

100

The full name of the Joseph musical.

What is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?

100

The name of the director of the ECC (Preschool and Kindergarten)

Who is Morah Tracey?

200

King Ahashverosh banished this Queen from the Kingdom.

Who is Queen Vashti?

200

We use this noisemaker to blot out the name of Haman during the reading of the Megillah.

What is a Gragger or a Rashan?

200

The Jelly filled fried delicacies we eat on Hanukkah.

What are Sufganiyot?

200

The number of grades in the lower school hallway.

What is 5: Pre-K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th?

200

The names of the 2 Rabbis that work at Schechter. 

Who are Rabbi Ben and Rabbi Berger? 

300

The 2 names of the Queen who is the heroine of our story.

What are Esther and Hadassah?

300

The name of the fast day before Purim--to commemorate when the Jews fasted when Esther went to Ahashverosh without permission.

What is Taanit Esther?

300

We eat this to remind us of the thick mortar that Bnai Yisroel had to use to make bricks when they were slaves in Egypt.

What is Charoset?

300

The Schechter building is shaped like this.

What is the Hebrew letter shin?

300

The names of all of the specialists including the PE teachers we have now!



Who are Coach Alex, Coach David, Mrs. Clerget, Mrs. Lash, Morah Sydney, Mr. Lurie and Morah Sheri? 

400

These 2 men plotted against King Ahashverosh.

Who are Bigtan and Teresh?

400

The number of different foods we are supposed to include in Mishloach Manot.

What is two different foods to at least one person?

400

There is a custom to eat the head of a fish on this holiday.

What is Rosh Hashana? (Be the head, not the tail--and it is the head of the year!)

400

The name of the character in Fiddler on the Roof that sings about being a rich man.

Who is Tevye?

400

The name of the ONE of the two of the math teachers in middle school. 

Who is Mrs. S or Mr. Santora?

500

The reason that Mordechai did not bow to Haman.

What is because he was a Jew and Jews do not bow down to anyone but Hashem?

500

The 4 main mitzvot of Purim.

What is hear the Megillah, have a Purim Seudah (festive meal), give Mishloach Manot (sending gifts), and Matanot L'evyonim (gifts to the poor)?

500

It is customary to eat dairy on this holiday.

What is Shavuot? (One explanation:  When we were given the Torah, we were just then given the laws of Kashrut. We did not have any prepared Kosher meat yet, so we ate dairy)

500

All of the 6 locations for recess this year. (not including your classroom)

What is the playground, circle, blacktop, field 1, field 2, and the gym? (If you say the sledding hill, that can count as one of the fields :-) )

500

Name the 4 maintenance people that help take care of our building!

Who are Jim, Ellis, Brian and Rotem?