Chanukah
What are the letters on a dreidel?
Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin
What did Hashem tell Noach to build and why?
An ark, because Hashem was going to send a flood because the people were not behaving in a good way.
What is Tzedakah?
Giving money or objects to poor people.
what does the word Shalom mean?
Hello, Goodbye and Peace
When do we light Shabbat Candles?
Right before Shabbat begins.
Where is the Menorah traditionally lit in one's home?
By the Window
(or a door if a window is not available)
What did the moon say to Hashem, and what happened next?
The Sun and the Moon should not be the same size. Hashem said ok so I will make the moon smaller. The moon was then upset so Hashem created stars for him.
What is the mitzvah of Chanukkah?
To light the menorah.
How do you say red in Hebrew?
Adom
What day of the week is Shabbat?
Friday night and Saturday until it is dark.
What are the 2 miracles of the Chanukkah story?
1. The Jews won the war.
2. The oil lasted for 8 days.
When Avram broke all the idol in his father’s store, what did Avram say happened?
That the big idol smashed the little idols.
What is writing inside a mazuzah?
The words of Shema.
In what direction do we read in Hebrew?
Right to left
What is Shabbat, and why do we celebrate it?
Shabbat is the day of rest. We rest on Shabbat because Hashem created the world in 6 days and on the 7th day He rested.
What was the name of the Greek king in the Chanukah story?
Antiochus
When Avraham and Sarah went back to Eretz Yisrael, Hashem told them to look up at the stars. What did Hashem say about the stars?
Hashem told Avraham and Sarah that they were going to have a son. From that son, they were going to have many children. Their children would become a nation so great that they would be as many as the stars in the sky.
What is the mitzvah of hashavat aveida?
Returning lost objects to their owners.
How do you say brown in Hebrew?
Choom
What is the blessing for Kiddush/wine?
borei p’ri hagafen
What do the letters on the dreidel symbolize?
Nes Gadol Haya Sham
What where the names of Yitzchak and Rivka’s twin babies?
Yaakov and Eisav
What is kibud av v'em?
The mitzvah of honouring one's parents.
what does this say?
מִצְרַיִם
Mitzrayim
What is the ceremony done at the end of Shabbat called?
Havdala