The Story of Purim
This villain wanted to get rid of all of the Jews.
Who is HAMAN? BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
The number of times we are supposed to hear the Megillah on Purim.
What is twice?
The cookie shaped like Haman's hat.
What is a Hamentaschen?
The first Hebrew line in the song "Make 'em Laugh" in "Singin' in the Rain."
What is "Hatzchek otam, Hatzchek otam?"
The name of the director of the ECC (Preschool and Kindergarten)
Who is Mrs. Newman?
King Ahashverosh banished this Queen from the Kingdom.
Who is Queen Vashti?
We use this noisemaker to blot out the name of Haman during the reading of the Megillah.
What is a Gragger or a Rashan?
The Jelly filled fried delicacies we eat on Hanukkah.
What are Sufganiyot?
The number of grades in the lower school hallway.
What is 5: Pre-K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th?
The name of the 1 Rabbi that works at Schechter.
Who is Rabbi Ben?
The 2 names of the Queen who is the heroine of our story.
What are Esther and Hadassah?
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?
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?
The Schechter building is shaped like this.
What is the Hebrew letter shin?
The names of all of the GENERAL studies teachers in the lower school (including Kindergarten--NOT including specialists)
Who are Morah Rachel, Miss Kahn, Miss Goldstein, and Miss Greenfield?
These 2 men plotted against King Ahashverosh.
Who are Bigtan and Teresh?
The number of different foods we are supposed to include in Mishloach Manot.
What is two different foods to at least one person?
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!)
The names of the three characters that work in the flower shop in the musical "Little Shop of Horrors?"
Who are Seymour, Audrey and Mr. Mushnik?
The name of the ONE of the three math teachers in middle school.
Who is Mrs. S, Mr. Santora or Mr. Kleinman?
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?
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)?
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)
The number of people on the train in The Music Man--and their names!
What is 10? Charlie, Phineas, Henry, Yes, Tim, Jim, Slim, Fred, Terence, and Harold
Name the 4 maintenance people that help take care of our building!
Who are Jim, Ellis, Brian and Rotem?