Prayer
According to tradition, this is the number of adults, called a minyan, required in order to pray together
What is ten?
After the rains stopped and the ark settled on top of Mount Ararat, Noah sent out two birds on successive missions to see if they earth was inhabitable yet. The second bird was a dove, which came back with an olive branch in its mouth. However, this was the first kind of bird he sent, which came back quickly because it had no place to land
What is a raven?
This athlete’s seven Olympic gold medals in his sport were an all-time record until it was broken by Michael Phelps in 2008.
Who was Mark Spitz?
Associated with the Luciano crime family, this gangster was the driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip
Who was Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel?
What is Nina’s shoe of choice?
What are Crocs?
During this song in the Kabbalat Shabbat evening service, we turn and face the door to symbolically let in the Sabbath bride.
What is L'cha Dodi
She secretly hid her son, Moses, when the Pharaoh ordered the death of all firstborn Hebrew boys in order to reduce the population of the Israelites.
Who was Jochebed?
This former owner of the Milwaukee Brewers is the current Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball and pledged to rid baseball of performance-enhancing drugs.
Who is Bud Selig?
This Torah portion is also known as Moses' swan song.
What is Ha'azinu?
Where is Jennifer’s home state?
What is Indiana?
The Talmud states that anyone who recites this reading from the Book of Psalms three times a day is sure of life in the world to come; therefore it is read twice in the morning and again at the commencement of the afternoon service
What is Ashrei?
When the Israelites left Egypt and crossed the Red Sea, this woman took a timbrel in her hand and led the women in a triumphant procession, singing and dancing.
Who was Miriam?
On September 24, 2004, this athlete suited up, but stayed in the dugout and did not play in his game in deference to it being Yom Kippur.
Who is Kevin Youkilis?
This colloquial term refers to the now defunct summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains and was a popular vacation spot for New York City Jews up through the 1960s.
What is the Borscht Belt?
How long has Amelia Ender served as Jewish Chaplain to the JSU?
What is 16 years?
When reading this part of the Amidah, taken from the book of Isaiah, it is traditional for everyone to rise on their toes three times
What is kedusha?
Isaac and Rebecca’s twin sons had a horrible relationship with each other because this son tricked his father and stole his brother’s birthright
Who was Jacob?
This Olympic gold medalist performed to the tune of “Hava Nagila” and spoke out passionately against Larry Nassar
Who is Ali Raisman?
This romance language was spoken mostly by Sephardic Jews after they were expelled from Spain and migrated throughout the Ottoman Empire.
What is Ladino?
What is Natalie’s favorite restaurant?
What is Sweetgreen?
Called “tefillin” in Hebrew, these leather-clad boxes with straps are called this in English
What are phylacteries?
In the story of Joseph, all of his brothers except this one want to kill him because they are jealous of how much their father, Jacob, favors him
Who was Rueben?
This player was a quarterback at Kent State and the MVP of the 2018 Super Bowl.
Who is Julian Edelman?
This French rabbi, sometimes called “Shlomo, Son of Yitzhak,” and who was famous for his commentary on the Talmud, has a name that’s a Hebrew acronym for “Rabbi of Israel.”
Who is Rashi?
What was Emma’s extracurricular activity of choice in middle school?
What is cheerleading?