Each Day
What was created on the first and second day?
Light and Darkness (to produce evening and morning).
The sky.
What did God say to the humans that he created?
to rule over the sea creatures, land animals and multiply.
כ
This is a Chaf. It makes a ch sound. Like challah or Chanukah.
What holiday do we dance with torahs?
Simchat Torah
What was created on the fourth day?
The sun, moon and stars (to tell what time it is in the day)
Why is the seventh day "holy"?
God finished creating the heaven and earth. He blessed the 7th day and rested on the 7th day.
This is a tzadi. It makes a tz sound like tzedaka.
What holiday do we fast and make up for our wrongdoings?
Yom Kippur
What was created on the third day?
Dry land and the sea.
What does it mean for humans to be created Btzelem Elohim?
We are like god in that we can create and care for not only ourselves but for others and the world.
א
This is Alef. it's silent and takes on the sound of the vowel.
What holiday do we shake the lulav/etrog and live in huts?
Sukkot
What was created on the fifth day?
Sea creatures (fish) and birds that fly
Why was the fruit/vegetables created with seeds?
ע
This is ayin. Like alef, it is silent.
What holiday do we welcome in the new Jewish Year?
What was created on the sixth day?
animals of every kind.
humans.
On the sixth day God said that "it was good". What made the sixth day good?
ר
This is Resh. It sounds like red, ring, roof.
What is the next major holiday coming up in the winter season?
Chanukah