12 Tribes
Foes of the TANKH
Hebrew Letters & Kabbalah
Seder Plate
Blessings
100

In my linage is Moses & Aaron. Which Tribe am I?

Tribe of Levi

100

My descendants took Joseph to Egypt to be enslaved. Later my descendant Mohammad created Islam.  Who am I?

Ishmael

100

I am a silent letter. I represent the number 1. Unity is my meaning.  Which letter am I?

א

100

What 3 holidays have a seder plate?

1. Tu B'shvat

2. Peasch/ Passover

3. Rosh Hashanah 

100

What is the blessing over the wine?

Baruch atah HaShem melek haolam borieh pri hagfan.

200

King David & King Solomon are my descendants. Which tribe am I?

Tribe of Judah

200

David defeated me with a slingshot before he was king.  Who am I?

Goliath the Philistine

200

I am in the divine name of HaShem. My numerical value is 10. I represent the essence of HaShem and completion. What letter am I?

י

200

What does the egg on the Passover seder plate represent?

Rebirth

200

What is the the blessing over anything that is not a plant, or bread?

Baruch atah HaShem melek haolam shehakol nihiyah bed'varo.

300

My sons are Ephraim & Menasha & my father gave them his blessing before he died.  Which tribe am I?

Tribe of Joseph

300

After the Israelites cross the reed sea, our tribe attack them from behind.  Who are we?

The Amalakites

300

My meaning is house.  I represent the number 2. What letter am I?

ב

300

What type of bread is on the Passover seder plate?

Matzah/ unleavened bread

300

What is the blessing over fruits?

Baruch atah HaShem melek haolam borei pri haetz.

400

Which tribe has a wolf as its symbol?

Tribe of Benjamin

400

I am a son of Isaac. My descendants are called the Edomites.  We eventually became the Romans. Who am I?

Esav

400

I represent a door and the number 4. What letter am I?

ד

400

The head of a fish is on which type of seder plate? 

hint: which holiday?

Rosh Hashanah 

400

What is the blessing that separates shabbat from the rest of the week?

Bonus points: What is the name of this ceremony?


Barukh ata Adonai, ha-mavdil bein kodesh l'chol. Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Ruler of the universe, Who distinguishes between the sacred and the profane, between light and darkness, between Israel and other people of the world, between the seventh day and the six days of the week.

500

Name all 12 Tribes of Israel

1. Rueben, 2. Simeon, 3. Levi, 4. Judah, 5. Dan, 

6. Naphtali, 7. Gad, 8. Asher, 9. Issachar, 

10. Zebulun, 11. Joseph, 12. Benjamin

500

The two tribes of people that the Israelites were forbidden to have offspring with? This because of the sin that Lot daughter did after the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah.

The Ammonites & The Moabites

500

I am also in the divine name of HaShem twice. I represent the divine feminine flow and divine grace. which letter am I?

ה

500

On the Tu b'shvat seder plate there are the 7 species.  What are the 7 species?

  • Seven Species: The fruits of the Land of Israel: dates, figs, grapes, olives, pomegranates, wheat, and barley 




500

What is the blessing over the bread on shabbat?  Extra points for what you dip it in after saying the blessing and before the challah is given to everyone.

Baruch atah HaShem melek haolam hamotzei lechem haeretz